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A file picture taken on February 5, 2011 shows outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki listening to a question during an interview in Baghdad, Iraq. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

Maliki claims to have “Plan B” if government talks fail

by Hamza Mustafa | Aug 28, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s outgoing Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki said on Wednesday he was prepared to form a new government from among Iraq’s Shi’ite parties if ongoing talks on the shape of the new government fail. Speaking in his weekly national address,...

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Osama Al-Nujaifi, right, speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, and Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister Rose Nuri Shaways sit as they attend a session at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq on July 1, 2014. (Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani)

Iraqi politicians move closer to forming new government

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...

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(FILES) – A file picture taken on June 23, 2014 shows Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki meeting with US Secretary of State (unseen) at the Prime Minister’s Office in Baghdad. (AFP PHOTO/POOL/BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI)

Iraq: Maliki’s bloc resists pressure for new PM candidate

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 7, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Members of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition are continuing to resist pressure to nominate another figure for prime minister, according to sources within the movement. The pressure comes amid continuing infighting...

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In this Saturday, June 28, 2014 photo, Iraqi and Russian aircraft technicians unload warplanes aircraft at the Al-Muthanna Air base in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo)

Iraq receives Russian fighter jets to help quell ISIS advance

by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 30, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq has received five Sukhoi-25 fighter aircraft from Russia as it seeks to contain the advance of extremist fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) across its territory. A statement issued by the Iraqi defense ministry said:...

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In this 2007 file photo, Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani talks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban, File)

Iraq’s leaders set to sign honor code in the absence of Talabani

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 18, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Vice-President Khodair Al-Khozaei has announced that the leaders of Iraq and the country’s political blocs will sign a “national honor code” on Thursday, in an attempt to end the country’s political crisis, saying at the same time that...