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Iraq’s Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki speaks during a news conference with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Baghdad on January 13, 2014. (Reuters/Ahmed Saad)
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The president of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, Massoud Barzani, leaves the Elysée Palace in Paris on May 23, 2014, after a meeting with the French President.
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Barzani threatens referendum in Kurdistan if Maliki gets third term
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region, Massoud Barzani, threatened on Monday to hold a referendum on renegotiating the autonomous region’s relationship with Baghdad if incumbent Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki wins a third term in...Caption:
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki casting his vote at a polling station in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone on April 30, 2014. (AFP PHOTO / ALI AL-SAADI)
Iraq: Mutahidoun set to establish a new coalition
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The largest of Iraq’s Sunni political blocs announced on Saturday that it will form a new coalition to negotiate the terms under which it will participate in Iraq’s next government. The Mutahidoun bloc, led by incumbent speaker of parliament...Caption:
Iraqi policemen on a foot patrol in central Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 19, 2014. (AP Photo/ Karim Kadim)
Iraq: National Alliance could be reformed as Maliki eyes third term
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki has called for the formation of a majority government under the leadership of his Shi’ite political bloc, signaling a bid for a third term in office, amid opposition from major Shi’ite rivals. The State 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)