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Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi speaks at a news conference during his visit to Najaf, south of Baghdad, in this file photo taken October 20, 2014. REUTERS/Alaa Al-Marjani /Files
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Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Haider Al-Abadi speaks during a news conference in Baghdad on August 25, 2014. (Reuters/Mahmoud Raouf Mahmoud)
Talks on new Iraqi government collapse
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Talks between the Sunni Iraqi Forces Alliance and the Shi’ite National Alliance on the formation of a new Iraqi government led by Prime Minister-designate Haider Al-Abadi collapsed on Saturday. Salman Al-Jumaili, head of the Sunni delegation...Caption:
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, center, waits for US Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of a meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, June 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)
Iraq: Political divisions threaten to delay first parliament session
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi political blocs are facing sharp divisions over whether to hold or postpone the first session of parliament scheduled to take place on July 1 amid ongoing disagreements over the election of a new government, including the posts of...Caption:
An Iraqi man reads a local newspaper the day after results revealed that Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki won the most seats in parliamentary elections, in Baghdad on May 20, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/AHMAD AL-RUBAYE)
Tension mounts in Baghdad after initial election results announced
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s electoral authorities announced the preliminary results of the country’s parliamentary elections on Monday amid mounting tension in the capital. Incumbent prime minister Nuri Al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition fell short of an outright...Caption:
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)