Barzani made a strategic mistake putting all his eggs in al-Sadr’s basket and abandoning contacts with Shiite coalition post-election. Alwaght- With the swearing in of new lawmakers on June 23 after walkout of Sadrist bloc's 73 MPs from the Iraqi parliament, a large part of the political tension ...
Shiite Coordination Framework is leading efforts to a new government and there are signs progress is being made. Alwaght- Although after the collective walkout of Sadrist Movement's lawmakers from the Iraqi parliament there appeared expectations of early elections even among the Shiite Coordinat ...
While SCF took a step towards government formation by naming a figure, al-Sadr supporters stormed the parliament, bring back suspension. Alwaght- While Iraqi political factions led by Shiite Coordination Framework (SCF) took a step forward after months to end the stalemate and form a new government ...
The US is a country where crises are condensing and this brings possiblity of a civil conflict. Alwaght- Amid increasing warnings by American scholars and officials about the future disputes in the bottom layers of the society, poll results suggest that half of the Americans think that their country ...
Lebanon is in a complicated situation as foreign actors, via their Lebanese puppets, are hampering a new government. Alwaght- Several months after Lebanese parliamentary elections, a new cabinet is yet to be formed and amid ongoing differences by the rival political groups, uncertainty overshadows t ...
The new government has on its shoulder a big job of patching things up economically. Alwaght- The new Iraqi government led by Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani has won the vote of confidence of the lawmakers from all parties, bringing to an end months of a political limbo.
The confidence ...
The SCF pushes for election law amendments but there are opposition from the independents and Sadrists. Alwaght- Iraqi political groups are at loggerheads over election law amendments these days, a challenge emerging after year-long tensions over election of president and formation of a new governme ...
Influential Iraqi cleric may want to shift his approach and return to politics a few months to early elections. Alwaght- Though Iraq’s political atmosphere has been relatively calm and less tense over the past weeks and months, some analysts think this situation is the lull before the storm, e ...
Thousands of displaced Iraqis in Nineveh are victim to administrative failure and political score settling. Alwaght- Consecutive years of insecurity and war have turned Iraq into one of the main countries grappling with refugee crisis, to an extent that the case of refugees and the challenges pertai ...
The top Iranian diplomat discussed bilateral relations and help to the two countries to alleviate economic challenges. Alwaght- Iran’s Foreign Minister Hussein Amir-Abdollahian headed to Syria and Lebanon for talks after a period of active diplomatic interactions on international stage especia ...