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Iraq’s Defence Minister Khaled al-Obeidi speaks during a news conference in Baghdad, December 19, 2015. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Iraqi Parliament Impeaches Minister of Defense

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 26, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Iraq’s parliament impeached Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi on Thursday over corruption allegations, removing him from office as the army gears up for an assault on ISIS’ Iraq stronghold of Mosul. Two lawmakers said parliament voted 142-102 to withdraw...

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Iraqi parliament speaker Osama al-Nujaifi speaks during a news conference in Baghdad July 31, 2011. REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen (IRAQ – Tags: POLITICS) – RTR2PHJW

Osama Al-Nujaifi: Jabouri Failed in Managing Iraqi Parliament

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 8, 2016 | Interviews

Baghdad – Iraqi prominent leader Osama Al-Nujaifi said that his government has held several meetings with the Turkish government, before and after the failed coup against President Recep Tayyib Erdogan. During an interview with Asharq al-Awsat newspaper on...

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Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jabouri. Asharq Al-Awsat

Mashhadani, Mutlaq most Prominent Candidates to Succeed Jabouri

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 7, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad-At a time when Parliament Speaker Salim Jabouri confirmed on Saturday that Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi will be judicially held accountable whether the latter’s accusations of corruption were proven or not. Obeidi denounced the leaking of confidential...

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Iraq’s President Fouad Massoum (L), Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (R) and Ammar al-Hakim (C), leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), attend a conference dialogue among religious sects in Baghdad January 31, 2015. REUTERS/Khalid al-Mousily

Iraq’s Defense Minister Accuses Deputies of Corruption

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 2, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Iraq’s Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi, accompanied with prominent officers, has entered on Monday the Iraqi parliament to be questioned over corruption allegations brought forward by Iraqi parliamentary Alia Nasif. There, Obeidi dropped a bomb when...