Iraq: Basra MPs to vote against new government
Iraqi lawmakers of the southern oil-rich Basra province said on Sunday they will vote against the new government, unless a plan to resolve civic problems of the…
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Trump puts Iraq in a bind over Iran
As we reported this week, a dispute over Turkey’s continued detention of an American clergyman has spiraled into the worst crisis between the two countries in…
Protesters in Iraq’s Basra decry murder of demonstrator
Dozens of Iraqis on Thursday staged a sit-in in the southern, oil-rich city of Basra to protest the reported death of a protester — and…
Iraq protests leave 14 dead, hundreds injured
Ongoing demonstrations in southern Iraq — which erupted earlier this month and have since spread to the capital — have reportedly left 14 people dead…
Kuwait intervenes to help Iraq through electricity crisis
Although more than $40 billion was spent on electricity in Iraq, the electricity crisis continues to spark popular anger due to mismanagement by energy ministries…
One killed as Southern Iraq protests resume with main road to Iran blocked
The southern region of Iraq continued to face crisis as hundreds of people from Basra resumed demonstrations on Friday, protesting in front of the of…
Iran’s Syria predicament
As Syria’s civil war draws to a close, Iran’s activity in the country is coming under increasing scrutiny. The US, Israel, and the Gulf states…
Car bomb near ballot box site in Iraq’s Kirkuk kills one
One person was killed in Iraq’s Kirkuk on Sunday when a suicide car bomb went off near a storage site housing ballot boxes from a…
Iraq’s Abadi orders immediate executions of ISIS militants on death row
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Thursday ordered the immediate execution of all convicted ISIS militants on death row, in a swift retaliation for the…
Syria’s Assad defies U.S., presses southwest assault
Syrian government helicopters dropped barrel bombs on opposition areas of the southwest on Friday for the first time in a year, a war monitor and…