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‘No authority’: Iraq judiciary says it cannot dissolve parliament

The Supreme Judicial Council responded to an ultimatum by Muqtada al-Sadr amid a paralysing political crisis.

Al Jazeera

Who are the Shiite politicians vying to rule Iraq amid its political impasse?

Majority-Shiite Iraq has been paralysed by political gridlock for nearly a year. Tensions are mounting between two powerful Shiite factions:…

France 24

Iraq judiciary dismisses Sadr's demand to dissolve parliament

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's judiciary said Sunday it lacks the authority to dissolve parliament as demanded by populist Shiite Muslim…

AFP

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Iraqi Judiciary Says it Has No Powers to Dissolve Parliament

Iraq’s top judicial body said Sunday it doesn't have the authority to dissolve the country’s parliament, days after influential Shiite…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraqi judiciary says it has no powers to dissolve parliament

Iraq’s top judicial body says it doesn't have the authority to dissolve the country’s parliament

The Independent UK

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Chicago Sun-Times

Despite Public Anger, No Progress in Iraq Political Deadlock

Weeks after followers of influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr stormed parliament, Iraq’s political crisis shows no signs of abating, despite rising…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Despite public anger, no progress in Iraq political deadlock

Iraq’s political crisis shows no signs of abating weeks after followers of an influential cleric stormed parliament

The Independent UK

Iraq's Garden of Eden Now 'Like a Desert'

To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometers (six miles) of sunburnt land in southern Iraq,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Iraq's Garden of Eden now 'like a desert'

Huwaizah Marshes (Iraq) (AFP) - To feed and cool his buffaloes, Hashem Gassed must cross 10 kilometres (six miles) of…

AFP

Fed-up Iraqis say feuding political rivals 'in another world'

Baghdad (AFP) - Two rival Shiite Muslim blocs are holding competing sit-ins in Baghdad, ramping up tensions in conflict-weary Iraq,…

AFP

Sadr Calls for Saving Iraq from Occupation, Terrorism, Corruption

Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of the Sadrist Movement in Iraq, has unleashed a show of popular force driven by slogans…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hundreds Linked to ISIS Transferred From Syria to Iraq

Syria's autonomous Kurdish region transferred to the Iraqi government more than 600 relatives of ISIS group members who were detained…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ricky Shiffer: Ohio man shot after attacking Cincinnati FBI office served in Navy and fought in Iraq

Gunman shot by police during standoff on Friday

The Independent UK

Iraq Threatened with Security Escalation as Political Opponents Call for Massive Demonstrations

Iraq’s political crisis that has been persisting for months has taken an escalating turn, after the leader of As-Sadr movement,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq to provide Lebanon with fuel for another year: Lebanon PM

Beirut (AFP) - Iraq has agreed to renew a one-year deal to provide Lebanon with fuel for its power plants…

AFP

Iraq Extends Lebanon Fuel Deal for One Year

Iraq's government has agreed to continue supplying Lebanon's electricity company with heavy fuel oil for another year, Lebanon's caretaker prime…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Gosforth veteran pilot walking 20,000 steps a day in support of refugees

James Fairman is one of the first to take on the challenge and he’ll be walking 20,000 steps a day…

Chronicle Live

Greece: Dozens Still Missing After Migrant Boat Sinks

Greek authorities said a search and rescue operation is ongoing for a second day for dozens of migrants missing after…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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After ‘a lot of doors shut in our face,’ crusading couple celebrate passage of burn pit bill

The battle was just beginning for Le Roy Torres and his wife, Rosie, when the Army captain returned to Texas…

Tribune News Service

Syria Says ISIS Leader Killed In South

An ISIS leader blew himself up in southern Syria after being surrounded by government forces, state media reported on Wednesday,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sadr Calls on Iraq Judiciary to Dissolve Parliament within a Week

Influential Iraqi cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, whose supporters earlier this month stormed the parliament in Baghdad and have since held a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iraq's Sadr sets deadline to dissolve parliament

Baghdad (AFP) - Iraq's powerful Shiite Muslim leader Moqtada Sadr on Wednesday called on the judiciary to dissolve parliament by…

AFP

Iraq Shiite cleric behind parliament sit-in steps up demands

An influential Shiite cleric in Iraq whose supporters earlier this month stormed the parliament in Baghdad and are holding a…

The Independent UK

As life-saving burn pits bill finally goes into law, the veteran whose name it bears can finally rest in peace

EXCLUSIVE: For more than a decade, the veteran community has fought for the US government to take the issue of…

The Independent UK