Iraq's government appears to be ready to part ways with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. But after two terms in office, Maliki isn't ready to go. On Monday, President Fuad Masum — a 76-year-old ...

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Both former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and incumbent Nouri Maliki insist that they are best placed to lead the war-torn country. March's elections left Mr Allawi's Sunni-backed secular Iraqiyya ...

Nouri al-Maliki’s Western-backed rule in Iraq was a disaster that lead to the growth of Isis, argues Struan Stevenson. Disclaimer - All opinions in this column reflect the views of the author(s ...

Armoured vehicles and thousands of soldiers masked in black balaclavas guard the entrance to the city of Mosul, 350 kilometres northwest of Baghdad. Arriving here gives one the unmistakable feeling of ...

Baghdad: Head of Iraq’s Sadrist movement influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr announced on Friday that he was boycotting the upcoming parliamentary elections, citing the involvement of “corrupt” figures ...

We’re urging the Iraqi Government to reach on agreement .. . with the international oil companies to resume oil exports ...

A report by The Washington Institute for Near East Policy warns that the PMF Service and Retirement Law is less about genuine ...