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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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Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Osama Al-Nujaifi speaks to the media in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 25, 2013. (AP)

Iraq: Nujaifi says won’t seek new term as speaker if Maliki drops premiership bid

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 4, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Prominent Iraqi Sunni figure and Mutahidoun coalition leader Osama Al-Nujaifi has said that he will not seek another term as speaker of parliament if Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki abandons his attempts to secure a controversial third term in...

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Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki, center, waits for US Secretary of State John Kerry ahead of a meeting at the Prime Minister’s office in Baghdad, Iraq, on Monday, June 23, 2014. (AP Photo/Brendan Smialowski)

Iraq: Political divisions threaten to delay first parliament session

by Hamza Mustafa | Jun 29, 2014 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi political blocs are facing sharp divisions over whether to hold or postpone the first session of parliament scheduled to take place on July 1 amid ongoing disagreements over the election of a new government, including the posts of...

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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: Mutahidoun set to establish a new coalition

by Hamza Mustafa | May 25, 2014 | Middle East

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...

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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

by Hamza Mustafa | May 21, 2014 | Middle East

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...