Iran and EU3 to Restart Talks in Mid-JanuaryA new round of negotiations between Iran and the European troika on regional matters and Tehran’s nuclear program is scheduled for mid-January
Leader: Iran Does Not Have Any ProxiesAyatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Leader of the Islamic Revolution, stated that Iran neither has nor requires proxy forces
US Removes $10 Million Bounty on HTS LeaderThe US is removing the $10 million reward it had offered for the capture of the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) militants in Syria
Ayatollah Khamenei: Israel Will Be EliminatedLeader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stated that the Zionist regime is destined for eradication as long as the spirit of resistance endures
Iran Condemns US and EU3 for Violating JCPOAIran’s UN ambassador criticized the US and the European troika for not honoring their obligations under the JCPOA and UNSC Resolution 2231
al-Abadi sharply diminished, winning only 5 seats. Among the Kurds, the Gorran Party, or Movement for Change, lost all its seats. The Emtidad Movement, which sparked protests in October 2019, managed to reserve 9 seats in parliament, and the number of seats of the independents may rise to 30.
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al-Abadi called the attack “suspicious” and urged vigilance and self-restraint.
“Yesterday, the peaceful protesters were killed and today the PM is targeted. Gentlemen, we are not on the battleground.”
Nouri al-Maliki, also an ex-PM and head of State of Law Coalition and an ...
al-Abadi if the political factions fail to reach a consensus on the extension of al-Kadhimi term. Undoubtedly, the most important opponents of al-Abadi will be the Kurds and Sunnis since none of them are satisfied with his administration's management to finish ISIS terrorist organization.
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al-Abadi and al-Hakim from 4 to 11 seats, State of Law led by ex-PM Nouri al-Maliki from 33 to 39 seats, Determination bloc from 5 to 7, Ishraqat Kanoun from 6 to 7, National Treaty led by Faleh al-Fayadh from 4 to 8 seats, Laws Movement from 1 to 6, National Approach from 1 to 4, and the independen ...
al-Abadi sought to reshuffle the cabinet.
After the Sadr bloc exited government formation talks, al-Sudani was selected by consensus to face parliament for vote.
However, parties must first select a president. Sadr resigned from political activity after he was not able to persuade enough legislato ...
al-Abadi are leading these efforts, he went on.
Also, Nechirvan Barzani, the president of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and nephew of the leader of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani who was an ally to al-Sadr before the latter walked out of the political process, voiced co ...
al-Abadi said in September 2014 that about 50,000 employees and soldiers in the Iraqi Ministry of Defense receive salaries without showing up to work. In August 2015, Adel Abdul Mahdi, who was the oil minister at the time, revealed that Iraq's budget from 2003 to 2015 amounted to $850 billion, a ...
al-Abadi, both members of the SCF.
Despite the Sadrist claims that are made for pressuring the SCF and damaging its popularity among public opinion, the US Treasury Department had sanctioned the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) chairman Falih al-Fayyad and the SCF head Qais al-Khazali &mdash ...
al-Abadi dissolved the provincial councils.
This election captured interest of Iraqi citizens, government, political parties and factions for months, something showing importance and high sensitivity of its results.
The provincial councils have powers granted by the 2005 Iraqi constitu ...
al-Abadi had reiterated on several occasions that any military agreement or treaty between us and Turkey would have been terminated and not extended. Regrettably, Turkey has aligned itself entirely with the Kurdistan region, which is purportedly influenced by Zionist interests and harbors Mossad age ...