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IRAQ: Kurdistan's prime minister talks Baghdad politics
Babylon & BeyondThe Kurdistan Regional Governmentâs Prime Minister Barham Salih sat down recently with the Los Angeles Times, and reviewed the political deadlock in Baghdad. Salih, who had served as a deputy prime minister in Baghdad, also reviewed the state of Arab-... -
IRAQ: Can flawed political agreement be implemented?
Babylon & BeyondDivisions emerged only hours after Prime Minister Nouri Maliki, Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani and former prime minister and Iraqiya coalition leader Iyad Allawi agreed to create a new government in Iraq including all major parties and sectarian... -
IRAQ: At least two protesters dead
Babylon & BeyondKurdish security guards opened fire Thursday on a crowd of protesters calling for political reforms in northern Iraq, killing at least two, officials told the Associated Press. The demonstration in Sulaimaniyah was the most violent in a wave of protests..... -
IRAQ: Protesters attack Kurdish party building in Sulaymaniya
Babylon & BeyondIraqi protesters stepped up their challenges to provincial leaderships throughout the nation on Friday, with more than 1,000 demanding that the governor of Basra step down and looters attacking a Kurdish political party headquarters in Sulaymaniya. The... -
IRAQ: Nationwide protests against corruption and poverty ignite sporadic violence
Babylon & BeyondThousands of Iraqis converged on local government headquarters across the country Friday in a coordinated nationwide "day of rage" against corruption and persistent economic ills. At least nine people were reported killed in clashes set off by the massive... -
IRAQ: The Sadrists' golden opportunity
Babylon & BeyondEditor’s note: The post is from an analyst with the Carnegie Middle East Center. Neither the Los Angeles Times nor Babylon & Beyond endorses the positions of the analysts, nor does Carnegie endorse the positions of The Times or its...... -
IRAQ: Parliament elects a controversial Sunni speaker who riles Kurds
Babylon & BeyondOsama Nujeifi, a leading but controversial figure in the Iraqiya coalition, was elected speaker of the Council of Representatives last month with 227 of 295 votes. His election marked a first step in implementing an agreement that ended an eight-month....... -
EGYPT: U.S. Embassy to begin voluntary evacuation flights Monday
Babylon & BeyondThe U.S. Embassy in Cairo plans to begin flying Americans out of Egypt on chartered planes Monday, according to a Sunday statement. The announcement came hours after the embassy advised Americans in Egypt to consider leaving as soon as possible....... -
IRAQ: Shiite political party seeks new talent, says don't be shy
Babylon & BeyondToday, Shiite cleric Sheik Jalaluddin Saghir, a senior member of the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council, or SIIC, gave a telling glimpse of his political party???s internal thinking, with national elections on the horizon. SIIC, has had a rough year. In...... -
IRAQ: Maliki -- the view from the street
Babylon & BeyondPrime Minister Nouri Maliki announced a new coalition for national elections on Thursday that aims to break with the basic template of sectarian politics that has driven Iraqi politics since 2003. Questions linger about the extent of Maliki???s... -
IRAQ: Disputes over Kirkuk delay new election law
Babylon & BeyondThe thorny question of how to organize voting in the disputed province of Kirkuk is threatening to undermine the integrity of crucial national elections that the U.S. military hopes will pave the way for a mass drawdown of American troops....... -
IRAQ: Q & A with Shiite religious and political leader Ammar Hakim
Babylon & BeyondAmmar Hakim sits in a mansion alongside the Tigris River. The 39-year-old cleric became the head of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (formerly referred to as the Supreme Islamic Iraqi Council) in late August after the death of his......
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