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Weekly roundup: Parliament approves over ninety ambassadors
Parliament approves ambassadorial list. Parliament approves amended Personal Status Law. Head of INIS travels to Damascus. Organization of Islamic…
Low capital spending masks fiscal surplus
Data for the first half of 2025 shows a 5 trillion IQD budget surplus.
Parliament approves Shia codified statute for Personal Status Law
The codified statute represents the incorporation of Shia jurisprudence into statutory family law.
Fewer parties and independents set to contest November elections
Electoral commission releases final list of competing political entities.
Weekly roundup: Premature electoral campaigning begins
IHEC disqualifies more candidates. Sadr disavows party members running in elections. Former PUK co-president arrested. Prime Minister orders…
Tensions mount as election campaigning nears
IHEC intensifies its scrutiny of candidates and disqualifies around 500.
Weekly roundup: Security MoU sparks diplomatic tensions
Iranian Secretary of Supreme National Security Council visits Iraq. Syrian Energy Minister visits Baghdad. Foreign Ministry summons British Ambassador…
IHEC begins excluding candidates with Ba’athist pasts
Around 150 candidates have so far been barred due to prior ties to the Ba'ath Party.
Is IHEC’s disqualification of candidates politicized?
IHEC has disqualified 187 candidates to date from the upcoming elections.
Weekly roundup: Electoral developments amidst legislative mayhem
Sistani’s Representative delivers stern message on Gaza. Dispute breaks out in parliament. Foreign Ministry addresses list of ambassadorial nominees…
Sistani’s representative urges moral clarity on Gaza
Najaf articulates its clearest stance yet on the conflict in Gaza and the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe.
Weekly roundup: New governors confirmed in Baghdad and Wasit
President confirms Baghdad and Wasit governors. Grand Ayatollah Sistani releases statement regarding Gaza. Iraq welcomes intended recognition of…
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