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Who are the candidates competing for Iraq's presidency?

A special parliamentary committee rejected most applications for the presidential seat, leaving only 11 candidates approved.

Dana Taib Menmy
14 January, 2026
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Former Iraqi PM Maliki emerges as leading nominee for seat

Dana Taib Menmy
13 January, 2026
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Kurdish divisions deepen as Iraq presidency deadline approaches

Dana Taib Menmy
04 January, 2026
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Iraq's parliament elects a new speaker amid national challenges

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29 December, 2025
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Iraq’s women MPs hold more seats but little sway

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Iman Kareem Jassim Al-Maliki

12 December, 2025
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After six times, does Iraq's 11 November elections matter?

Dana Taib Menmy
11 November, 2025
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Uncertainty looms over November elections in Iraq's Kirkuk

Dana Taib Menmy
17 October, 2025
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Mistrust and vote-buying fears cloud Iraq’s upcoming elections

Dana Taib Menmy
16 October, 2025
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Iraqi PM Sudani under pressure from Iranian-backed militas

Dana Taib Menmy
08 August, 2025
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Iraqi parliament under fire for labelling boycott as 'absence'

Dana Taib Menmy
04 August, 2025
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Iraq's revoked maritime deal with Kuwait unleashes fallout

Dana Taib Menmy
01 August, 2025
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Marco Rubio pressed Iraqi PM to resolve KRG oil and PMF bill

Dana Taib Menmy
24 July, 2025
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Fate of Kuwait marine treaty unclear as Iraq drops court appeals

Dana Taib Menmy
10 July, 2025
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Judges quit, paralyse Iraq's top court amid Kuwait maritime row

Dana Taib Menmy
24 June, 2025
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Will Iraqi militias jump into the Iran-Israel conflict?

Dana Taib Menmy
17 June, 2025
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Kurdish opposition struggle to unite ahead of Iraq elections

Dana Taib Menmy
21 May, 2025
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Iraqi police bust 27 in Basra for 'wife-swapping' parties

Dana Taib Menmy
14 May, 2025
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Iraq’s top court delays ruling on key maritime pact with Kuwait

Dana Taib Menmy
01 May, 2025
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Iraqi court clears ex-speaker Halbousi of forgery allegations

Dana Taib Menmy
29 April, 2025
Iraqis are seen to be widely sceptical of Iraq's old and new political alliances
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Iraq’s civil movements struggle to unite before 2025 elections

The New Arab Staff
27 April, 2025
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Iraqi parliament votes to make Halabja Iraq's 19th province

Dana Taib Menmy
16 April, 2025