Iraq

Article by Ali Mamouri Updated Wed, May 22

The long-standing competition for influence between Shiites' two holiest cities is growing.	(REUTERS/Faleh Kheiber)
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Article by Harith Hasan Updated Wed, May 22

Iraq’s religious leaders need to help broker the political compromise that is eluding its political leaders.	(REUTERS/Mohammed Ameen )
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Article by Omar al-Shaher Updated Wed, May 22

In a statement issued on his personal Facebook page, economist and former Iraqi vice president Adil Abdul-Mahdi has vehemently criticized the country’s economic policy.	(REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani )
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Translated from Star (Turkey) Updated Wed, May 22

After Syrian KDP members are detained by the PYD, Iraqi Kurdistan President Barzani ordered the border closure between Syria and the Iraqi Kurdistan region.	(REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani)
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Article by Ali Abel Sadah Updated Wed, May 22

Renewed sectarian violence this week is setting back Iraqi efforts toward national reconciliation.	(REUTERS/Ahmad Mousa)
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Article by Wladimir van Wilgenburg Updated Wed, May 22

The Democratic Union Party's security forces have arrested 70 members of a rival Kurdish party trying to enter Syria from Iraq.	(AFP/GettyImages)
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Article by Hacer Gemici Updated Wed, May 22

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has announced that Turkey will be carrying out joint gas exploration operations with ExxonMobil in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.	(REUTERS/Azad Lashkari )
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Article by Hussein Ali Daoud Updated Wed, May 22

The leaders of protest movements in different Iraqi provinces continue their struggle against Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s government, with some calling for the formation of semi-autonomous provinces.	(Mohanned Faisal)
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Article by Ali Abd-al-Amir Updated Wed, May 22

As various opposition groups strategize against Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, the latter seems more skilled than ever at mobilizing the Shiite sect on a popular level.	(REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani)
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Article by Mushreq Abbas Updated Wed, May 22

While the recent car bombings in Iraq are similar to past attacks, they have raised serious questions about the performance of Iraq's security forces and their methods of gathering evidence.	(REUTERS/Bakr al-Azzawi)
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