Iraq parliamentary election
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Cleric Sadr meets Iraq PM Abadi, hinting at coalition
EghtesadOnline: Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi met with Moqtada al-Sadr on Saturday, less than 24 hours after the Shi’ite cleric’s bloc was declared winner of Iraq’s parliamentary election,…
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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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Iraq PM Abadi appears ahead in poll, Sadr strong: sources
EghtesadOnline: Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s list appears to be leading in Iraq’s parliamentary election, followed by influential Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s alliance, an election commission…
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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…