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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki gives a joint press conference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (unseen) in Baghdad about the situation in Iraq and Syria on January 13, 2014. (AFP/Ahmed Saad)

Iraq: Political parties exchange ISIS accusations

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 18, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad and Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Sunni Arab, Shi’ite and Kurdish political parties are exchanging accusations over the recent victories by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the country, amid fears of the outbreak of a sectarian civil war. The...

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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: Key Shi’ite coalitions urge withdrawal of Maliki’s bid for third premiership

by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 5, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Rival Shi’ite political blocs have reiterated their strong opposition to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki’s bid for a third term in office, amid claims by each side that they secured the majority required to form a government. The...

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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

by Hamza Mustafa | May 20, 2014 | Middle East

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...

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Election commission officials stand near ballot boxes as they talk during the counting of votes in the central city of Karbala on May 2, 2014 following the country’s general elections. (AFP/Mohammed Sawaf)

Iraq: Ballot count underway, with parties no closer to forming ruling coalition

by Hamza Mustafa | May 3, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—As the Independent Higher Electoral Commission (IHEC) continues the difficult task of counting Iraqis’ votes, the post-election political scene remained fractured as parties began the potentially lengthy process of forming a coalition...

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A handout picture released by the Prime Minister’s Office shows Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki casting his ballot during the Iraqi legislative election at a polling station in the green zone in Baghdad, Iraq, on April 30, 2014. (EPA/PRIME MINISTER)

Iraq: No signs of Maliki–Mutahidoun post-election rapprochement

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 1, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Erbil and London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The UN Security Council called for the Iraqi leadership “to engage as quickly as possible, to form a government that represents the will and sovereignty of the Iraqi people,” after the polls closed in Wednesday’s legislative...