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EXPLAINER: What's behind the storming of Iraq's parliament?
Associated Press via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoThe followers of the influential populist Shiite cleric came by the thousands to storm Iraq's...
Factbox-Iraq’s competing Shi’ite groups
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 2 years agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Shi’ite Muslim political and paramilitary groups are escalating a tense political standoff which many Iraqis worry could lead to new...
The man who threw his shoes at George Bush is still not ready to forgive
The Independent via Yahoo News Singapore· 1 year agoGeorge W. Bush had just finished his last speech to the Iraqi people, in Baghdad, as president of...
How A Deeply Controversial White House Adviser Is Running The Agenda On Gaza
HuffPost via Yahoo News Singapore· 7 months agoBrett McGurk has sought to put a Saudi-Israeli relationship "at the forefront" of the U.S.'s Middle...
Sadr's followers set up for long sit-in at Iraq parliament
Reuters via Yahoo News Singapore· 2 years agoSupporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr erected tents and prepared for an open-ended...
UPDATE 6-Iraq holds first local elections in a decade, 41% turnout
Reuters via Yahoo Singapore Finance· 7 months agoAround 41% of eligible voters cast ballots in Iraq's first local elections in a decade on Monday, state media said, in a vote where the ruling Shi'ite Muslim alliance is expected to extend its ...