In preparation for the parliament and presidential election in Iraqi Kurdistan's provinces in 24 days, here are the election lists.
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Kurdish boycott threatens Ninawa stability
Kurdish leaders of three of Ninawa’s districts have announced an indefinite boycott of the new provincial council threatening to enflame tensions between Arabs and Kurds.
Q&A: MP Ali al-Allaq, running on Haider al-Abadi’s list
A senior Dawa Party member allied with the prime minister in May 12 elections talks about party divisions and predictions for Abadi's Nasr list.
Q&A: Saad Mutalabi, candidate on Nouri al-Maliki’s list
A member of the State of Law coalition says voters keen on improving the economy will help bring the former PM back to power.
Official electoral coalitions list released
Iraq's electoral commission releases the official listing of coalitions standing in the March 7 national election, which will be a tense vote and contentious attempt to form the next government.
Kurds seek new political opposition
Vote next week sets stage for possible new opposition to KDP and PUK, parties which now dominate politics in Iraq's north.
Q&A: Karim al-Nouri, candidate with the Fatah list
A senior figure in the Badr Organization running on Hadi al-Amiri's Fatah list discusses his expectations for national elections.
Northern opposition
Kurdish opposition points to potential rapprochement with Baghdad.
Iraq’s ancient city of Babylon eyes World Heritage list
On July 17, UNESCO added al-Ahwar marshes in southeastern Iraq to the World Heritage list. Now, Iraq is seeking to add the 4,000-year-old city of Babylon to the list, which includes world heritage properties of special cultural and natural significance. Hussein Fleih, Babylon’s director of antiquities and member of Babil’s provincial council, told Al-Monitor, “Babylon will […]
Ethnic politics in Ninawa
Arab domination rejected by Kurds in Makhmour.
New edition to UNESCO world heritage list: Erbil Citadel
The Erbil Citadel has won the battle to get on the coveted UNESCO World Heritage List, thanks to active support by Algeria, Lebanon and Turkey. The listing was decided during the current session of the World Heritage Committee in the Qatari capital, Doha. The committee is meeting to consider the inclusion of 36 cultural and […]
Election fever rises in Iraqi Kurdistan
Competition stiff for parliamentary seats in what many believe will be a hotly-contested campaign.
Will Iraq’s wetlands join World Heritage List?
The archaeological sites of Ur, Eridu and Uruk as well as the Iraqi marshlands are under consideration for UNESCO's World Heritage List. The decision will be made at the World Heritage Committee meeting to be held July 10-20 in Turkey, where the UNESCO member states will vote on adding new sites to World List. In anticipation of the event, President Fouad Masoum formed a committee on May […]
Q&A: Yousif Mohammed, Gorran’s leader in Sulaimaniya
The former KRG Parliament Speaker, once banned from Erbil, predicts a strong party showing but difficulties aligning with other Kurdish parties after next month's election.
Q&A: Mohammed Rubaie, candidate on Hikma list
A member of Ammar al-Hakim's newly formed party says they are focusing on the youth vote while attempting to end the Dawa party's hold on the premiership.
Q&A: Farid Asasard, PUK leadership council member
Less than a month before national elections, a member of the PUK's leadership council talks about Kurdish party in-fighting, the struggle for a united stand in Baghdad and the impact on Kurdistan's oil sector.
Overruling diplomats, U.S. to drop Iraq, Myanmar from child soldiers’ list
In a highly unusual intervention, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson plans to remove Iraq and Myanmar from a U.S. list of the world's worst offenders in the use of child soldiers, disregarding the recommendations of State Department experts and senior U.S. diplomats, U.S. officials said. The decision, confirmed by three U.S. officials, would break with […]
Controversy over KRG constitution
Document up for vote July 25 during the Kurdistan Regional Government's parliament and presidential elections calls for Kirkuk.
Parliament on holiday without January’s election law
Instead of culminating in the grand finale that some had expected after a one-month extension, the first term of the Iraqi parliament in 2009 simply fizzled out.
Iraq is broke. Add that to its list of worries.
Some Iraqi officials refer to it as “the gap,” and it is becoming as pressing a concern as the fight against the Islamic State. Each month, Iraq’s government pays out nearly $4 billion in salaries and pensions to the military and a bloated array of public-sector workers. But with more than 90 percent of government revenue coming […]
Major turnout in contested Kurdish election
Despite glitches, election deemed a success with large voter turnout in what is a major stakes election for Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government.
New oil minister tapped in second try at Cabinet overhaul
Former South Oil Company chief Jabbar Allibi nominated to head the Oil Ministry, as Abadi makes a second attempt to reform his Cabinet.
Tunisia joins growing list of countries with missions air links with Erbil
Tunisia is opening a diplomatic mission in the Kurdistan Region and will start direct flights next month, the Tunisian Ambassador to Iraq Samir Jamai said on a visit to Erbil on Sunday. “We hope this step will mark the start of trade, cultural and tourism ties between the two sides,” Jamai said after meeting officials […]
Iraq finalizes IOC list for May 7 bidding round
Among the companies pre-qualified for new fields and blocks are at least eight with activities in Kurdistan's oil sector.