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Finding a replacement for Adel Abdul Mahdi
Dec 10, 2019 16:41According to Article 76 of the Iraqi constitution, the president charges the candidate, who is nominated by the grand coalition for the post of prime minister, with forming a cabinet. If the nominee cannot establish a cabinet within the given time, he must resign or be removed, and the president should appoint another person to form a cabinet in 15 days. But, Iraq’s constitution has not specified whether or not the nominee should be a person from the grand coalition.
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Iran, Iraq to renew electricity deal next month: Minister
Dec 10, 2019 05:06Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian has rejected claims that Iraq would stop buying electricity from Iran next month when a current deal on the issue expires.
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Missiles hit Iraqi military complex housing US troops, six injured
Dec 09, 2019 09:47Six Iraqi troops have been injured after several rockets hit a military complex that also houses US forces near Baghdad airport, the Iraqi army says.
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Iraqi MPs slam US' blacklisting of anti-terrorism commanders
Dec 08, 2019 04:07Iraqi lawmakers have slammed the US' blacklisting of a number of the country's anti-terrorism commanders amid reports of a drone strike that hit somewhere near the residence of an influential anti-American Iraqi leader.
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US imposes sanctions on three Iraqi Hashd al-Sha’abi leaders
Dec 07, 2019 07:26The administration of US President Donald Trump has slapped sanctions on three leaders of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces or Hashd al-Sha’abi, an umbrella paramilitary group that has actively cooperated with the national army in sweeping counter-terrorism operations.
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Protesters have to counter rioters as violence hinders true reforms: Grand Ayatollah Sistani
Dec 06, 2019 14:19Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Sistani has said that violence and chaos will only hinder true reforms as demanded by ongoing anti-corruption and economic protesters in Iraq, calling on demonstrators to counter violent rioters.
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Rocket attack targets Iraqi base housing US troops, no casualties reported
Dec 06, 2019 05:05Iraqi security forces say two Katyusha rockets have landed in an air base just north of the capital Baghdad, where American trainers are stationed.
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Hand grenade thrown at police in Iraqi capital, nine injured
Dec 04, 2019 11:39At least nine police officers have sustained injuries after a grenade was hurled at security forces in the Iraqi capital city of Baghdad, as a wave of protests over unemployment, corruption and lack of public services continue in the country.
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Time to change the refugee narrative?
Dec 04, 2019 09:59As walls and fences go up, so do the dramatic increases in migrant deaths. The Associated Press reports that 56,800 people died or went missing crossing a border from 2014-18.
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Trump lawyer to block ICC efforts to open war crimes probe
Dec 04, 2019 04:15A personal attorney of President Donald Trump plans to block efforts by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to open an investigation into US war crimes overseas.