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Iraqi Political Battles on Social Media

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 19, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – The electronic armies (e-armies) have caused concern for the head of State of law Coalition and former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to an extent that he issued a statement accusing websites and TV channels of fabricating news without any evidence. Over the...

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Bahrain’s foreign minister Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed al-Khalifa attends a GCC meeting in Riyadh. June, 2015/ Reuters

Bahrain Upset by Iraqi Statements

by Obaid Al-Suhaymi | Jan 17, 2017 | Middle East

Manama – Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry summoned on Monday the ambassador of Iraq in Manama and asked him to convey Bahrain’s distress over the statements delivered by Iraqi vice president Nouri al-Makili and the Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesperson denouncing...

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Nuri Al Maliki (AFP)

Iran Prepares for a Post-Sistani Era

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 21, 2016 | World

London – Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is no longer bothered by accusations and attacks from Muqtada al-Sadr, head of Sadrist Movement, the most popular among Shiite movements in power after 2003. Based on what an Iraqi Shiite leader at one of the...

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Iraqi former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki

Amnesty Bill in Iraq Faced with Political Contempt, Appeals

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 30, 2016 | Middle East

Baghdad- Iraq’s amnesty bill parliament voted on last week faces more challenges as appeals continue to be filed against it. The bill’s poor drafting, with article that might open up legal loopholes, had given rise to heated controversy across the country. The...

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Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Iraqi Foreign Minister on the Syrian Crisis

by Michel Abu Najm | Jul 16, 2013 | Interviews

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following the aftermath of the 2003 US-led invasion and occupation, Iraq has struggled to reassert itself as an independent actor on the international scene, both regionally and globally. Plagued by domestic instability, sectarian strife, and...