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Iraqi women wait behind a window to receive their electronic voter ID cards in the capital Baghdad on February 25, 2014, ahead of legislative elections in April. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)

Iraq: Nearly 3,000 female candidates expected in parliament elections

by Afrah Shawqi | Mar 8, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Campaigning for the Iraqi parliamentary elections, scheduled for April 30, will begin in just a few days. This election is seeing the widest participation by women to date—there are almost 3,000 female candidates, all of whom are promising...

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A soldier inspects a burnt vehicle a day after a triple bomb attack in Baghdad’s Sadr City, on September 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Saad Shalash)

Iraq: Dozens killed, injured as parliament discusses escalating violence

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 27, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 21 people were killed and 50 injured in a series of bombings that ripped through several Baghdad markets on Thursday, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. Interior ministry sources said at least 15 people were killed and 35 were injured in...

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Residents gather at the site a day after a triple bomb attack in Baghdad’s Sadr City, on September 22, 2013. (REUTERS/Saad Shalash)

Iraq: Dozens killed, injured as parliament discusses escalating violence

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 27, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 21 people were killed and 50 injured in a series of bombings that ripped through several Baghdad markets on Thursday, Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. Interior ministry sources said at least 15 people were killed and 35 were injured in...

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Iraqi Hezbollah scouts parade with a portrait of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei as they mark Al-Quds Day or Jerusalem Day in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)

Khomeini image sparks brawl in Iraqi parliament

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 27, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi parliamentary speaker Osama Al-Nujaifi was forced to adjourn a parliamentary session yesterday after a fight broke out between two MPs. A physical confrontation took place between Iraqiya bloc MP Haidar Al-Mulla and Sadirist movement MP...