Iraq election
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Cleric Moqtada al-Sadr's bloc wins Iraq election
EghtesadOnline: A political bloc led by populist cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, a long-time adversary of the United States who also opposes Iranian influence in Iraq, has won the country’s parliamentary…
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Firebrand cleric Sadr on course to win Iraq election
EghtesadOnline: Moqtada al-Sadr was leading in Iraq’s parliamentary election with more than half the votes counted, the electoral commission said, a surprise comeback for the powerful nationalist…
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Iraqis start voting in first election since defeating Islamic State
EghtesadOnline: Iraqis began voting in the first parliamentary election on Saturday since defeating Islamic State, but few people expect its new leaders to deliver the stability and economic…