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From votes to vetoes: The race for Iraq's next prime minister

Despite elections, Iraq's democracy is constrained, with the prime minister decided not by voters but by domestic elites and international patrons

Dana Taib Menmy
25 November, 2025
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Iran closes borders with Iraq, halts flights amid violence

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 August, 2022
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Iraq: Sadr supporters step up pressure with Baghdad prayers

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
19 August, 2022
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Iraq: Sadr's rivals begin Baghdad sit-in to end deadlock

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
13 August, 2022
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Iraq: Muqtada Al-Sadr sets deadline to dissolve parliament

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
10 August, 2022
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Iraq crisis escalates as rival demonstrations called

Dana Taib Menmy
01 August, 2022
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Iraq: Sadr urges others join protest amid parliament sit-in

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
31 July, 2022
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Tea and hot meals at Iraq parliament as protesters settle in

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2022
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Iraq: Sadr supporters vow to stay inside Baghdad parliament

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2022
Muqtada Al-Sadr followers protesting inside Iraq's parliament.
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Iraq: 100s of Sadr followers occupy Baghdad parliament again

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2022
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Iraq: 1000s of Sadr supporters hold new protest in Baghdad

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
30 July, 2022
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Living in fear: A new threat to Iraq's LGBTQ+ community

Azhar Al-Rubaie
19 July, 2022
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Iraq presidential vote in question after boycotts

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
06 February, 2022
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Iraq militia raids activists' houses in Najaf

The New Arab Staff
08 February, 2021
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Thousands protest in Iraq as death toll rises

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
01 December, 2020
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Thousands join Iraq's first weekly prayers since Covid-19

The New Arab Staff & Agencies
11 September, 2020
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Iraq's Sadr urges US withdraws 'occupying' forces

The New Arab Staff
09 June, 2020
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Iraqi Shia groups reluctantly agree on new PM-designate

The New Arab
06 April, 2020
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Prominent Iraqi cleric blames coronavirus pandemic on gay marriage

The New Arab
28 March, 2020
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Muqtada al-Sadr rejects US-produced 'infidel' coronavirus vaccine

The New Arab
12 March, 2020
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Iraqi PM-designate to announce cabinet amid mass public discontent

The New Arab
17 February, 2020