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Iraq parliament elects new leaders

CNN: Iraq finally has names for its top jobs -- more than four months after its historic general election. Historic meeting chooses president,...

Shiite alliance agrees on nominee for PM

AP: The Shiite alliance nominated a tough-talking Shiite politician, Jawad al-Maliki, as prime minister Friday in a move that breaks the long impasse over...

Iraq’s Shi’ite bloc to vote on PM Jaafari

Reuters: Iraq's Shi'ite Alliance said on Thursday it would hold a new internal vote to name a prime minister, raising the possibility that Ibrahim...

Iraqi Shiite factions struggle to solve political impasse

New York Times: Rival Shiite leaders agreed Sunday to allow Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari's party to nominate the next prime minister on the condition...

Iran sets up new terror camp in eastern Iraq – report

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 16 – Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps has set up a new terrorist training camp in Eastern Iraq, according to...

Jaafari seen losing bid to lead next Iraq cabinet

Reuters: Ibrahim al-Jaafari's stubborn fight to stay on as Iraq's prime minister looked all but over on Tuesday after a party in his main...

Iran-make weapons cache discovered in Iraq

Iran Focus: London, Apr. 11 – Iraqi military forces recently discovered an Iranian-make weapons cache hidden in the city of Tikrit, north-west of Baghdad....

Iraqi PM’s future in doubt after Kurdish-Sunni veto

AFP: Sunni Arab, Kurdish and secularist leaders Monday emphatically rejected Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim Jaafari staying on in his post, possibly sealing the embattled...

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Iran: No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign Marks 133rd Week

Reports indicate that on Tuesday, August 11, the No to Execution Tuesdays Campaign entered its 133rd week, with thousands...

British Couple Imprisoned in Iran End Hunger Strike After Nearly Three Months

The family of Lindsay and Craig Foreman, a British couple imprisoned in Iran, announced that the two had ended...

How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Impacts the Livelihoods of the Iranian People

Military tensions and the Iranian regime's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz have pushed the livelihoods of people inside...

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Maritime Blockade is Worse Than War, President of Iran-China Chamber of Commerce Warns

Majid-Reza Hariri, president of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce,...

How the Strait of Hormuz Crisis Impacts the Livelihoods of the Iranian People

Military tensions and the Iranian regime's blockade of the...

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