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Protesters storm Iraqi Parliament in support of cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], July 28 (ANI): Hundreds of Iraqi demonstrators, mostly supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday stormed the heavily fortified parliament building in Baghdad to protest against the nomination for prime minister by rival Iran-backed parties.
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Iraq's parliament postpones vote on new president to March 30
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], March 26 (ANI/Xinhua): Iraq's parliament decided on Saturday to postpone the vote on a new president to March 30 after failing to reach a quorum due to political disputes among parliamentary political blocs, a state-run TV channel has reported.
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Incumbent president remains in office until parliament elects new one: Ira
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], February 14 (ANI/Xinhua): The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court decided on Sunday that incumbent President Barham Salih will remain in office until a new president is elected.
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'This must stop': UN denounces violence during anti-govt protest in Iraq
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 06 (ANI): The United Nations on Saturday denounced the violence during protests in Iraq that have claimed the lives of at least 100 people across the country and have injured thousands.
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Iraqi firebrand cleric Sadr calls on government to resign amid violent mas
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Baghdad [Iraq], Oct 5 (ANI): Iraq's prominent Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Friday called on the government to resign amid the ongoing mass anti-government protests that have claimed the lives of dozens of people.
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