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‘Our whole life depends on water’: Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs
Middle East
October 14, 2021
‘Our whole life depends on water’: Climate change, pollution and dams threaten Iraq’s Marsh Arabs
CHEBAYESH MARSHES, Iraq, Oct 14 (Reuters) – On an island surrounded by the narrow waterways of the Chebayesh Marshes in…
Analysis: Iraq vote underscores divisions over Iran’s role
Middle East
October 13, 2021
Analysis: Iraq vote underscores divisions over Iran’s role
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Shiite militias that often serve as a proxy for neighboring Iran have taken a beating in…
Record low turnout suggests vote to throw out Iraq’s elite will leave them in power
Middle East
October 11, 2021
Record low turnout suggests vote to throw out Iraq’s elite will leave them in power
BAGHDAD, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Record low turnout in Iraq’s parliamentary election suggested on Monday that a vote billed as…
Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group
Middle East
October 11, 2021
Iraq says it has arrested top leader in Islamic State group
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq said on Monday it has detained a top leader of the Islamic State group and a…
Early results show record low turnout in Iraq election
Middle East
October 11, 2021
Early results show record low turnout in Iraq election
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq saw a record low election turnout since the US-led invasion that toppled dictator Saddam Hussein, the…
Iraqis cast ballots hoping for change few expect to happen
Middle East
October 10, 2021
Iraqis cast ballots hoping for change few expect to happen
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis cast ballots on Sunday for a new parliament in a vote boycotted by many of the…
Iraqis vote for new parliament hoping for change
Middle East
October 10, 2021
Iraqis vote for new parliament hoping for change
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq closed its airspace Sunday as voters headed to the polls to elect a parliament that, despite…
EXPLAINER: Why do Iraq’s elections matter to the world?
Middle East
October 9, 2021
EXPLAINER: Why do Iraq’s elections matter to the world?
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s elections on Sunday come with enormous challenges: Iraq’s economy has been battered by years of conflict,…
Iraq’s militias seek to consolidate political power in vote
Middle East
October 6, 2021
Iraq’s militias seek to consolidate political power in vote
BAGHDAD (AP) — Among the candidates running in Iraq’s general elections this week is a leader in one of the…
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters march in Baghdad ahead of vote
Middle East
October 1, 2021
Hundreds of Iraqi protesters march in Baghdad ahead of vote
BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of Iraqis marched in the center of Baghdad on Friday to mark two years since mass…