IRAQ PARLIAMENT
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Politics
Iraq’s rival blocs take to streets amid political paralysis
Baghdad, Aug 12 (EFE).- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Baghdad on Friday in response to…
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Politics
Sadrists vacate Iraqi Parliament in new show of force
Baghdad, Aug 5 (EFE).- Followers of Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada Al Sadr on Friday ended their occupation of the country’s…
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Politics
Iraqi cleric Sadr’s spokesman asks protesters to evacuate parliament
Baghdad, Aug 2 (EFE).- A spokesman for Iraq’s influential cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday called on protesters currently staging a…
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Politics
Iraqi Shiite cleric Al-Sadr urges followers to continue protest
Baghdad, Jul 31 (EFE).- Popular Iraqi Shiite cleric and political leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Sunday urged his followers – who…
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Politics
Sadr’s followers prepare for long sit-in at Iraq parliament
Baghdad, Jul 31 (EFE).- Loyalists to influential Iraqi Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr started preparing for a long sit-in at the…
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Conflicts & War
Protesters break into Iraq’s parliament for 2nd time in week
Baghdad, Jul 30 (EFE).- Hundreds of protesters on Saturday stormed into the Iraqi parliament for the second time this week…
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Politics
The Iraqi political crisis, explained
Baghdad, Jul 28 (EFE).- Calm appeared to have returned to Baghdad on Thursday, a day after dozens of demonstrators stormed…
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