Adel Abdel Mahdi
Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead
Middle East
December 1, 2019
Iraq parliament approves PM resignation, protesters mourn dead
Iraq’s parliament approved the resignation of the embattled cabinet on Sunday, after two months of violent unrest that have left…
Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM’s vow to quit
Middle East
November 30, 2019
Iraqis keep up anti-regime demos despite PM’s vow to quit
Iraqis kept up anti-government protests in Baghdad and the south on Saturday, unsatisfied with the premier’s vowed resignation and insisting…
Iraq PM says will resign after bloody protests
Middle East
November 30, 2019
Iraq PM says will resign after bloody protests
Iraq’s embattled premier announced Friday he would resign in keeping with the wishes of the country’s top cleric, as renewed…
Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed
Middle East
October 25, 2019
Anti-government protests resume in Iraq after bloodshed
Anti-government rallies have renewed across Iraq, the second phase of protests that turned deadly earlier this month and which could…
New clashes in Iraqi capital, eight killed despite pledged reforms
Middle East
October 7, 2019
New clashes in Iraqi capital, eight killed despite pledged reforms
Eight protesters were killed Sunday in clashes in the Iraqi capital between protesters and security forces, medics and security sources…
Iraqi PM pledges reforms to calm angry protests
Middle East
October 6, 2019
Iraqi PM pledges reforms to calm angry protests
Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdel Mahdi’s cabinet issued a series of reforms early Sunday after an “extraordinary” session overnight in…
Shots fired as deadly Iraq protests resume despite curfew
Middle East
October 3, 2019
Shots fired as deadly Iraq protests resume despite curfew
Iraqi security forces fired live rounds on Thursday to break up protests held for a third day in Baghdad despite…
Iraq oil projects face delays as companies resist spending cuts
Business
May 14, 2016
Iraq oil projects face delays as companies resist spending cuts
International oil firms have warned Iraq that projects to increase its crude output will be delayed if the government insists…