Various news outlets have reported on recent comments by Nouri al-Maliki stipulating that he will not seek a third term as Iraq’s prime minister. From The Washington Post: Prime Minister Nouri ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

The State of Law Coalition, led by former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, led by Qais al-Khazali, are two of the most influential Shiite political parties in Iraq ...

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 ...

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MOSCOW, July 25. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will meet with Iraq’s visiting Vice-President Nouri al-Maliki in St. Petersburg, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov ...

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