Iraqis Question Costly Pensions For Parliament Members

Reactions to a draft law from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law Coalition to do away with costly MP pensions are further embroiling the Iraqi political scene in controversy.

Iraq

Iraqi Political Will Lacking For New Electoral Law

Most observers consider it unlikely that Iraq will consider revising its electoral law ahead of the 2014 elections.

Iraq

Iraqi Politicians Find Common Ground Elusive

As Iraq’s political crisis intensifies, political parties should focus on areas of agreement, not escalting differences.

Iraq

Maliki’s Losses in Local Elections Reflect Failed Economic Policies

Losses by Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law Coalition in recent provincial elections are the result of growing frustration with failed economic policies.

Iraq

Black Iraqis Struggle To Shake Legacy of Racism

Although Iraqis of African descent have had a significant presence in the country since the days of slave trade, particularly in the port of Basra, this community continues to face racism today, as it has for centuries.

Iraq

Iraq to Receive Russian Military Helicopters

The Iraqi government is expanding its armed forces.

Iraq

UN to Decide on Ending Sanctions Against Iraq

The UN Security Council will consider this month whether to remove Iraq from UN Chapter VII regulations, but Iraqi-Kuwaiti relations still require permanent solutions to overcome the past.

Kuwait

Turkey's Sunni Identity Test

The Turkish government’s sectarian impulse, resurging whenever foreign policy fails, reverberates in domestic politics and fans social unrest.

Iraq

Iraqi Shiite Cleric: Iraqi Extremism A 'Transitory Phase'

In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Iraqi Shiite authority Hussein al-Sadr shares his perspective on the state of affairs in Iraq 10 years after the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Iraq

Turkey-Kurdish Peace Process on Hold?

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government says the talks are on track, but the Kurdish side is warning of a break in the process.

Iraq

Iraqi Kurds Join Pro-Erdogan Protests

Fearing setbacks in Kurdish-Turkish relations, Iraqi Kurds have taken to the streets in support of Erdogan, whom many regard as being the most tolerant of Turkey’s leaders toward the Kurdish population.

Iraq

Foreign Oil Companies in Basra Caught in Political Crossfire

Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law coalition has lost control of the governorship in the oil-rich province of Basra, adding a new wrinkle to oil disputes in the region.

Iraq