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A man rides his motor bike past a large election campaign banner showing Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki (R) along a street in the central Shiite Muslim shrine city of Karbala, on April 6, 2014. (AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED SAWAF)

Iraqi PM’s opponents seek to deny him a third term

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 8, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Opponents of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki broadened the coalition of groups seeking to prevent him winning a third term in office on Monday, as the campaign for the parliamentary elections at the end of this month reaches its peak....

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Mourners carry the flag-draped coffins of two Iraqi army officers during their funeral in the Shi’ite holy city of Najaf, 100 miles south of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday April 1, 2014. (AP Photo/Jaber al-Helo)

Opinion: Iraq’s Bloodied Words

by Diana Moukalled | Apr 8, 2014 | Opinion

Iraqi MP Hanan Al-Fatlawi banged her hand on the table during a TV program on which she appeared, speaking angrily but effortlessly, and said: “For every seven Shi’ites killed, we want seven Sunnis [killed] in their place.” Of course, the seriousness of the situation...

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Election posters are hung along a street in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, on April 1, 2014 ahead of Iraq’s April 30 general elections. (AFP/Marwan Ibrahim)

Iraq: State of emergency considered as elections approach

by Hamza Mustafa | Apr 5, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi parliamentarians said Friday that the government is seeking to send a draft law to parliament that would allow the announcement of a state of emergency ahead of elections scheduled for April 30. Iraqi parliamentary rapporteur Mohamed...

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Iraqis walk past an election poster fronted by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki (R) on March 25, 2014, in Baghdad, ahead of the parliamentary elections in April 2014. (AFP Photo/Ahmad Al-Rubaye)

Iraq elections heat up following election commission resignation

by Hamza Mustafa | Mar 27, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s parliament is set to issue a resolution giving the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) judicial immunity following its decision to resign this week, in a bid to preserve its independence and impartiality. In comments to...

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Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr delivers a speech from the southern Iraqi city of Najaf on February 18, 2014. Al-Sadr slammed Iraq’s government as corrupt and headed by a “dictator” while calling on citizens to vote, just days after announcing his exit from politics. (AFP PHOTO/Haidar Hamdani)

Iraq: Sadr calls for high turnout as election battle heats up

by Hamza Mustafa | Mar 21, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—In his second media appearance since he announced his intention to quit politics, Iraqi Shi’ite leader Moqtada Al-Sadr called on the people of Iraq to participate in the forthcoming parliamentary elections to prevent “thieves” and...