Iraqi lawmakers failed to elect a new head of state Monday, as key factions foiled the attempt by

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Susan Walsh/ AP President Joe Biden, right, meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi

BAGHDAD( Reuters)-Iraq's Supreme Federal Court has ruled that former foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari is not eligible to run for the presidency amid corruption allegations, the state news agency reported on Sunday, a move that prolongs a political standoff. Zebari, a prominent Kurdish politician who served as Iraq's foreign minister for more than a decade, called the court's decision" an injustice".... He was finance minister when he was sacked by parliament in 2016 over alleged corruption....

BAGHDAD( Reuters)-A powerful mix of insecurity and traditional prejudice against more liberal female politicians put Awatef Rasheed off running for parliament when she returned to Iraq in 2014 after years abroad. Seven years later, with Iraq less unstable, Rasheed has decided to contest a Oct.... Back in 2000, Rasheed had fled Saddam Hussein's regime to Canada, where she first started to campaign for women's social and political empowerment.... In the end, a quota was introduced guaranteeing w

The Iraqi Prime Minister was received by His Highness the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad, in

lacked the quorum to hold a session, three lawmakers said, a move that prolongs a political standoff

On September 25, 2017, a referendum on independence was held in Iraqi Kurdistan, which was

BAGHDAD( Reuters)-A drone laden with explosives targeted the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister

southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah on Monday.“ The death toll from the fire that ripped through the Covid