Iraqi parliamentary election
Turkish president calls for accelerated ties with Iraqi counterpart
Ankara has been closely following political developments in neighboring Iraq, hoping to renew bilateral relations with the country following its strained relationship with outgoing Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.
Iraq's Maliki says will not quit without court ruling
Iraq's caretaker premier Nuri al-Maliki said Wednesday it will take a court ruling for him to leave power, defying the president's decision to task a rival with forming a government.
"I confirm that the government will continue and there will not be a replacement for it without a decision from the federal court," Maliki said in his televised weekly address.
Maliki spurned as Iraq president nominates new PM
Iraq moved closer to turning the page on Nuri al-Maliki's reign when an alternative prime minister was named Monday to steer the country out of a raging war and save it from breakup.
"The country is in your hands," President Fuad Masum told Haidar al-Abadi after accepting his nomination by parliament's Shiite bloc, in a move immediately welcomed by the United States.
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Kerry warns Iraq's Maliki not to stir up trouble
US Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday warned Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki not to cause trouble as he threw his weight behind newly-elected President Fuad Masum to help fight Islamic militants.
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Kurdish forces, Islamic State clash near Arbil
Kurdish forces attacked Islamic State fighters on Aug. 6 just 40 kilometers southwest of the Kurdish regional capital of Arbil in northern Iraq, a senior Kurdish official told Reuters.
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Iran seeking successor to Iraqi PM Maliki: official
Iran is trying to work with Iraqi factions for a replacement for Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to form a new government in Baghdad but there are few suitable candidates, a senior Iranian official said on Tuesday.
Iraq parliament elects Fuad Masum president: speaker
Iraq's parliament on July 24 elected veteran Kurdish politician Fuad Masum as federal president, a move that paves the way for the much-delayed formation of a new government.
Parliament Speaker Salim al-Juburi announced that Masum, who was born in 1938 and became the first prime minister of autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan more than two decades ago, had won the most votes.
Iraqi Kurds demand 'hysterical' PM Maliki's resignation
Iraq's Kurds said July 10 Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki was "hysterical" and not fit to run the country, further dimming the prospect of a new leadership uniting to face jihadist fighters.
Iraq Turns to UN for Help as Islamic State Seizes Low-Grade Uranium
Baghdad authorities have asked for international help after Sunni insurgents controlling parts of the country seized radioactive materials used for scientific research.
Al-Maliki rules out poll on Kurdish independence
Iraqâs al-Maliki says ânot so fastâ to Kurds intent on sovereignty after an ultimatum from the US and UN Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki o rejected an assertion by the countryâs autonomous Kurdish region that its control of disputed territory is here to stay while ruling out its chances of holding a referendum on independence.
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