by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 3, 2016 | Middle East
Irbil-Brawls peaked within the Iraqi Kurdistan-based Patriotic Union of Kurdistan(PUK) as Kosrat Rasul Ali – a prominent member of former president Jalal Talabani’s party- alongside a handful of bloc members announced forming a new decision-making body for...
by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 25, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—It was one step forward and two steps back for Iraq on Thursday as parliament successfully elected a new president, but appeared no closer to choosing a prime minister or forming a new government. Lawmakers elected veteran Kurdish politician...
by Ma'ad Fayad | Jul 21, 2014 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Amid continuing political deadlock in Iraq, the selection of the country’s next president remains mired in confusion despite the return of incumbent president Jalal Talabani from medical treatment abroad on Saturday. Reports say that Iraq’s...
by Dalshad Abdullah | Jul 19, 2014 | Middle East
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ailing Iraqi President Jalal Al-Talabani will return to his country on Saturday after a year and a half in Germany receiving medical treatment, his Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party said Friday. The 80-year-old, who has been receiving...
by Hamza Mustafa | Jul 8, 2014 | Middle East
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi politicians on Tuesday appeared to move closer to forming a new government despite embattled Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki refusing to give up his controversial bid for a third term in office. Kurdish political parties have narrowed down...
