Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani
Iran seeks to cool tensions in Iraq
Middle East
December 25, 2021
Iran seeks to cool tensions in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Dec 22 (Reuters) – Iran is intervening in Iraq to quell destabilising internal unrest stirred up by Iranian-backed militias.…
Aging Shia cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
Middle East
February 18, 2020
Aging Shia cleric a powerhouse in Iraq. What comes after?
NAJAF, Iraq (AP) — When Iraq’s top Shia cleric underwent surgery for a fractured bone last month, it sent shivers…
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM
Middle East
January 30, 2020
Iraq’s president issues deadline to choose next PM
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s president has given rival political blocs a deadline to select a prime minister nearly two months…
Death toll in Iraq rises to 45 protestors killed after Iranian consulate torched
Middle East
November 29, 2019
Death toll in Iraq rises to 45 protestors killed after Iranian consulate torched
BAGHDAD/NAJAF, Iraq (Reuters) — Iraqi security forces shot dead at least 45 protesters on Thursday after demonstrators stormed and torched…
Death toll jumps to 27 protesters shot dead in 24 hours in Iraq
Middle East
November 28, 2019
Death toll jumps to 27 protesters shot dead in 24 hours in Iraq
BAGHDAD (AP) — Security forces in Iraq shot dead 27 anti-government protesters in a 24-hour period, amid spiraling violence in…
Iraqi forces kill 16 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
Middle East
November 28, 2019
Iraqi forces kill 16 protesters after Iranian consulate torched
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraqi security forces shot dead 16 protesters in the southern city of Nassiriya on Thursday, medical sources…
Iraqi forces kill three protesters, cleric warns of crisis
Middle East
November 22, 2019
Iraqi forces kill three protesters, cleric warns of crisis
BAGHDAD (Reuters) — Iraqi security forces killed three protesters in Baghdad on Friday and forcibly dispersed protesters blocking the country’s…
Iraqi PM concedes ‘mistakes made’ as protesters pushed back in Baghdad
Middle East
November 9, 2019
Iraqi PM concedes ‘mistakes made’ as protesters pushed back in Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Saturday that political parties had “made mistakes” in their…
Iraq PM Abadi secures Shi’ite support for cabinet change plan: state TV
Middle East
March 7, 2016
Iraq PM Abadi secures Shi’ite support for cabinet change plan: state TV
Iraq's main Shi'ite groups on Sunday voiced support for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's plan to overhaul the government and combat…
Top Iraq cleric asks PM to name corrupt politicians
Middle East
August 7, 2015
Top Iraq cleric asks PM to name corrupt politicians
Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, directed Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Friday to take tougher measures against…