by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 6, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—A spokesman for Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition said on Tuesday it was pressing ahead with the nomination of Maliki for a third term as premier, and denied reports that he had demanded immunity from...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 28, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, AP—Iraqi troops on Saturday arrested a Sunni lawmaker sought on terrorism charges and killed his brother and five of his guards after they opened fire on the arresting officers, an incident that will likely to add to the nation’s sectarian tensions. The...
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...
by Ma'ad Fayad | Apr 17, 2013 | Interviews
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Osama Al-Nujaifi, the speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives and a leading figure in Al-Iraqiya coalition led by Iyad Allawi, was once among the most optimistic of Iraqi leaders and officials about the direction of the country’s...
by Ma'ad Fayad | Apr 6, 2013 | Interviews
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Until recently, the Kurds of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq referred to Nechervan Barzani as prime minister, but today they call him Kaka Nechervan, or Brother Nechervan. In the eyes of many, he is responsible not only for the region’s economic...
