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A general view of the Iraqi Parliament during a meeting in Baghdad. (AFP/FILE)

September 16th, 2018 - 06:50 GMT

Mohammed al-Halbusi Elected as New Iraqi Parliament Speaker

Iraq's parliament on Saturday elected Sunni politician Mohammed al-Halbusi as assembly speaker after winning majority votes.

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi (R) and Shiite cleric leader Moqtada al-Sadr have reached an accord with 14 other Iraqi political grouping to form the biggest bloc in parliament. (AFP/ Haidar HAMDANI)

September 4th, 2018 - 07:03 GMT

Iraq's Sadr and PM Abadi Join Forces to Create 170-Bloc of Legislators

Members of the Iraqi federal police outside a ballot warehouse in Baghdad caught on fire. (AFP/ File)

June 13th, 2018 - 05:45 GMT

Iraqi Police Jails 4 Suspects in Ballot Storage Fire

Members of the Iraqi parliament gather to vote on Iraq's new government line-up at the parliament in Baghdad (AFP/ File Photo)

June 13th, 2018 - 07:53 GMT

Al-Sadr Forms Majority Group With Iran-Leaning Fatah Inside Iraq's Parliament

Baghdad's latest action is likely to squeeze foreign workers in Kurdistan, whose pay and remittances are usually given in dollars (Shutterstock/File Photo)

October 4th, 2017 - 07:19 GMT

Iraq Enforces Dollar Ban in Kurdish Region Banks

Everyone in Iraq deserves a strong drink after everything they've been through in the last few... decades. (Courtesy photo)

October 23rd, 2016 - 10:54 GMT

Iraq may soon be rid of Daesh, but no one will be allowed have a drink to celebrate

Iraqi security forces stand guard outside the parliament in Baghdad on April 13, 2016. (AFP/File)

May 2nd, 2016 - 04:00 GMT

Iraq: Hundreds camp outside parliament as political crisis intensifies