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Turkey may launch ground operation in Iraq, Syria
The Turkish air operation came after last Sunday’s terror attack that rocked Istanbul’s crowded Istiklal Avenue and killed at least six people and left 81 injured. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on
Abdul Latif Rashid becomes Iraq’s new President
The newly-elected Rashid was later sworn in as the President of Iraq, the fifth President of the country since 2003…reports Asian Lite News Iraqi lawmakers have elected Abdul Latif Rashid as the
Iraq Parliament to elect new President
According to the power-sharing system in Iraq after 2003, the presidency should be reserved for the Kurds, the Speaker’s post for the Sunnis, and the Prime Minister’s post for the Shias….reports Asian
Iraq keen on developing ties with GCC nations
Iraqi FM made the remarks when meeting with GCC Secretary-General Nayef bin Falah Al-Hajraf on the sidelines of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, reports Asian Lite News Iraqi Foreign
Al-Sadr supporters end protests in Baghdad
As the protesters withdrew from their sit-in site, the SJC said in a statement that it would resume its activities on Wednesday morning…reports Asian Lite News Supporters of Iraqi Shia cleric Moqtada
Moqtada urges judiciary to interfere in crisis
He also called on the Iraqi President to set a date for early elections, Xinhua news agency reported…reports Asian Lite News Iraqi powerful Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has urged the country’s judiciary
Iraqi Shiite cleric urges dissolution of Parliament
On Saturday, thousands of al-Sadr’s followers began an open sit-in in the parliament, rejecting the nomination of Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani as the country’s Prime Minister…reports Asian lite News Iraqi prominent Shiite cleric
Iraq crisis: UN, Arab league call for end to escalation
On Wednesday, hundreds of followers of Shia cleric Moqtada al-Sadr broke into the parliament building after the Coordination Framework, nominated al-Sudani on Monday for the post of Prime Minister…reports Asian Lite News
Protest in Iraq intensifies
The protests began after competing political factions failed to agree on the formation of a new government. Supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr reached the Iraqi Prime Minister’s building on Saturday, following