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Sadrists quit Iraq’s parliament, but al-Sadr isn’t going away

The Sadrist bloc’s resignation from parliament throws up a number of scenarios, including new elections in Iraq.

Al Jazeera

Iraqi MPs from Sadr's bloc resign in bid to end months of political paralysis

This week, Iraq was plunged into more political uncertainty. Lawmakers from the parliamentary bloc of powerful Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr resigned en masse at their leader's request. The Sadrist bloc is the largest in parliament and since an election last October, parties have been unable to form a government. The…

France 24

Life in the Slow Lane for Iraq's Gridlocked Traffic

Five years ago, Iraqi taxi driver Osama Mohammed would make about six trips a day across Baghdad. Today, traffic is so bad he feels lucky to do three. "The first thing you see in the morning is traffic jams," said 40-year-old Mohammed, describing his "exhaustion" at the stop-and-go traffic he…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Family of 'loving retiree' Brit jailed abroad 'terrified' of Iraqi prison conditions

Leila Fitton said her "loving retiree" dad Jim, who was sentenced to 15 years in an Iraqi jail, was subjected to 13 weeks of "emotional purgatory" before being hit with a "ridiculously harsh" verdict

Daily Mirror

Sadr Raises the Stakes in Struggle for Iraq

Moqtada al-Sadr has raised the stakes in the struggle for Iraq with a major political escalation that could lead to conflict with his Iran-backed rivals or force a compromise in their tussle over government. Frustrated at being unable to form an administration eight months after his party won the biggest…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Yazidi women survivors of ISIL crimes yet to find justice

Iraqi Yazidi women survivors of ISIL sexual slavery still have no knowledge of what happened to their missing family.

Al Jazeera

Iraq's Sadr: from outlaw to top politician

Populist Iraqi Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr went from a mercurial outlaw wanted dead or alive during the U.S. occupation to a kingmaker in politics before transforming himself into the most powerful figure in the country.

Reuters

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Analysis - Sadr raises the stakes in struggle for Iraq

Reuters

Iraq Swept by Tenth Sandstorm in Weeks

Iraq temporarily closed Baghdad airport Monday as choking clouds of dust blanketed the capital, the latest crippling sandstorm in a country that has warned climate change poses an "existential threat". It was the tenth such storm since mid-April to hit Iraq, which has been battered by intense droughts, soil degradation,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Destroyed Several Iranian Arms Convoys in Iraq

Israel has carried out numerous strikes against truck convoys smuggling Iranian weapons to the Hezbollah party in Lebanon, revealed an Israeli source. Israel would target the convoys as they were making their way from Iraq to Syria and carry out the strike in either country. The announcement was made after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘It will be the end of my life’: the people fearing removal from UK to Rwanda

Asylum seekers from Sudan and Iraq share their worries about Home Office deportation plans

The Guardian - UK

Iraqi Leaders Vow to Move Ahead after Sadr MPs Quit Parliament

Iraqi leaders vowed Monday to move forward with efforts to form a government following the shocking resignation of 73 lawmakers from parliament during a prolonged political impasse. But the unprecedented mass withdrawal by members of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s bloc dramatically alters the political landscape, throwing government formation talks into…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi leaders vow to move ahead after dozens quit parliament

Iraqi leaders say they will move forward with efforts to form a government following the shocking resignation of 73 lawmakers from parliament during a prolonged political impasse

The Independent UK

Tony Blair protesters campaign outside Windsor Castle to oppose knighthood for ex-PM

Campaign group Stop the War said former prime minister Sir Tony Blair has "blood on his hands" and is responsible for the deaths of thousands of innocent civilians and troops in Afghanistan and Iraq

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Evening Standard

The Rwanda deportation policy is horrifying, but that’s the plan

IT’S hard to imagine what it will feel like for any migrant from Afghanistan, Iraq or similar country to be dumped in Kigali this week if Priti Patel’s first deportation flight to Rwanda manages to clear last-ditch court hurdles and take off tomorrow.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq's 'Pearl of the South' Lake Sawa Dry amid Water Crisis

Hussam al-Aqouli remembers the exact spot along southern Iraq’s Lake Sawa where his two daughters once dipped their feet into clear waters. Now he stands there two years on and the barren earth cracks beneath him. This year, for the first time in its centuries-long history, the lake dried up.

The Independent UK

Iraq's 'pearl of the south' Lake Sawa dry amid water crisis

Southern Iraq's Lake Sawa has dried up for the first time in its centuries-long history

The Independent UK

Lawmakers from Iraq's biggest bloc resign amid impasse

Dozens of lawmakers who make up the biggest bloc in Iraq's parliament have resigned amid a prolonged political impasse

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Sadr MPs Resign from Iraq Parliament

Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has asked lawmakers from his parliamentary bloc to submit their resignations to the parliament speaker, he said in a statement on Sunday. Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi has accepted the resignations. In a written statement, Sadr said the step "is a sacrifice for the nation and people…

Reuters

Iraqi Shiite cleric Sadr asks his party's lawmakers to resign from parliament -statement

Iraqi Shi'ite Muslim cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has asked lawmakers from his parliamentary bloc to submit their resignations to the parliament speaker, he said in a statement on Sunday.

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NATO Chief: Turkey Has ‘Legitimate Concerns’ over Terrorism

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that Turkey has "legitimate concerns" over terrorism and other issues that need to be taken seriously. Turkey has accused Finland and Sweden of supporting Kurdish militants and says it will not back the two Nordic nations joining NATO until they change their policies. Speaking…

Al Jazeera

Iraq’s Kurdish female entrepreneurs overcome barriers to succeed

Businesswomen say Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government needs to work harder to create the conditions for entrepreneurs.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Cancellation of Pop Concert Stirs Debate over Civil or Religious State in Iraq

The decision to cancel a concert by renowned Moroccan artist Saad Lamjarred in Baghdad has sparked a heated debate in Iraq over the country's civil or religious identity. The constitution defines Iraq as a civil state and defends its freedoms, but that has not stopped religious groups from intervening and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq: Congo Fever Death Toll Rises to 27

Iraq's death toll from tick-borne Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever has increased to 27 this year, according to the latest figures released Saturday by authorities struggling to contain an outbreak. The latest figure marks a sharp uptick from last month's toll, when 12 deaths were recorded among the 55 cases registered since…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Congress Calls for Boosting Regional Defense Against Iran

A group of bipartisan US lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday to integrate regional countries' air defense systems to thwart Iran's threats. The "Deterring Enemy Forces and Enabling National Defense Act" would authorize the US Defense Department to cooperate with Iraq, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and other regional…

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