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An Iraqi man walks past campaign posters as he walks on a street in the capital Baghdad on April 29, 2014. AFP/Ali Al-Saadi)

Iraq: Accusations of ‘foul play’ a day before elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 29, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Iraqis across the country prepare to head to the polls on Wednesday, several parliamentary hopefuls are already complaining of electoral violations. Candidates have raised questions about the issuance of voter’s e-cards, in addition...

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An Iraqi employee of a printing house puts together campaign posters showing former Baghdad governor Salah Abdul Razzaq and Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) on March 31, 2014 in the Iraqi capital, ahead of a general election due to be held on April 30. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Opinion: Moving Beyond Iraq’s Nightmare

by Amir Taheri | Apr 25, 2014 | Opinion

Next week’s general elections in Iraq are the first to be held since the US military withdrawal in 2011. Some analysts claim that because the Americans are no longer present the exercise is attracting less attention. However, there may be another reason for the...

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A man rides his motor bike past a large election campaign banner showing Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki (R) along a street in the central Shiite Muslim shrine city of Karbala, on April 6, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED SAWAF)

Iraq parties trade accusations over security crisis

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 24, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rival political parties in Iraq traded accusations of politicizing the security crisis on Wednesday, one week ahead of legislative elections and amid reports that a suicide attack south of Baghdad killed at least 10 people. Iraqi Prime...

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Election posters are hung along a street in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, on April 1, 2014 ahead of Iraq’s April 30 general elections. (AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)

Iraq: Fatwa stirs controversy ahead of elections

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 19, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Shi’ite community remained divided this week ahead of nationwide elections on April 30 after Iraqi Grand Ayatollah Hussein Ismail Al-Sadr criticized a controversial fatwa banning the election of secular candidates. Kazem Al-Haeri, a...

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A man walks past an election campaign poster of Mohammed Abed Al-Kazem Aqeeli (C) of Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition in Baghdad April 3, 2014. (REUTERS/Ahmed Saad)

Iraqi Sunni MPs accuse security forces of sectarianism

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 6, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s parliamentary speaker and leader of the Mutahidoun bloc, Osama Al-Nujaifi, accused the Iraqi security forces of conspiring with sectarian militias to exclude Sunnis from the forthcoming elections on Saturday. Following a meeting with...