Iraq elections

Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi (R) welcomes Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi (L) at the parliament building ahead of a parliamentary session held for a confidence vote on the cabinet formed by al-Zaidi, on May 14, 2026, in Baghdad, Iraq

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Iraqi parliament approves partial government led by PM Zaidi

Iraqi lawmakers approved a new government on Thursday led by businessman Ali al-Zaidi, who took office after months of deadlock and mounting US pressure.

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

14 May, 2026

The US flag flutters outside the US Embassy, seen across the Tigris River in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone on March 17, 2026. A security official said a drone and rocket attack targeted the US embassy in Baghdad early March 17, following a similar attack hours earlier.

Iraq

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US embassy congratulates Iraq PM-designate, backs stability

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

29 April, 2026

Iraqi parliament

Iraqi parliament

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Iraqi parliament delays presidential vote amid Kurdish rift

Dana Taib Menmy

27 January, 2026

Iraq

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Why intra-Kurdish rivalries could stall Iraq's new government

Winthrop Rodgers

22 December, 2025

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (C) stands on stage with others during a campaign rally for the Reconstruction and Development Coalition ahead of parliamentary elections in Baghdad on November 7, 2025. (AHMAD AL-RUBAYE/AFP via Getty)

Iraq

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Iraq election results ratified, premiership remains up for grabs

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

14 December, 2025

Funeral for Hashd al-Shaabi fighters, Iraq

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Pro-Iran groups denounce Iraq election as 'scam'

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

12 October, 2021

Results are expected within the next 48 hours

Iraqi elections

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Polls close across Iraq in early parliamentary election

The New Arab Staff

10 October, 2021

Iraqi Elections 2021

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Iraqi voters 'misled by empty promises', activists say

The New Arab Staff

10 October, 2021

Iraq elections

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Iraq vote to go ahead amid boycott calls, security fears

The New Arab Staff

08 October, 2021

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Iraq elections 2021

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Iraq Elections: Crash en route to polls kills 3 police

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)

08 October, 2021

An Iraqi woman sits near an electoral campaign poster

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Iraq elections: Why some female candidates refused to run

Nino Orto

08 October, 2021

Nechirvan Barzani

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Iraqi Kurdish leader calls for Kirkuk coexistence

The New Arab Staff

06 October, 2021

Iraq elections 2021

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Iraq's tainted election: Bullets, bribes, and boycotts

Mohamed Albasiem

06 October, 2021

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Iraq Kataib Hezbollah leader to stand for election in first

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

05 October, 2021

Iraq

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UN to deploy election observers to Iraq

The New Arab Staff

03 October, 2021

Iraq

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Iraq elections: Women candidates battle for seats

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)

01 October, 2021

Iraqi protester holds sign saying "Don't vote for who killed me"

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Hundreds of Iraqi protesters march in capital ahead of vote

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

01 October, 2021

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Iraq

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Iraqis to vote in ballot marked by growing social fractures

The New Arab Staff & Agencies

28 September, 2021

Iraq

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Exploiting Iraq's disappeared on the election campaign trail

The New Arab (From the Arabic Edition)

20 September, 2021

The Iraqi parliament, located in Baghdad

Iraq

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Disabled Iraqis struggle to access October's elections: HRW

The New Arab Staff

16 September, 2021

An Iraqi student waves his country's national flag during anti-government protests in the southern Iraqi city of Basra on January 28, 2020

The Iraq Report

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The Iraq Report: A scramble for votes as elections loom

The New Arab Staff

15 September, 2021