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Iraqi voters weigh familiar choices as they choose a new parliament

  • Country heads to the polls amid rare stability and mood of indifference after two decades of democracy
  • Analysts say low turnout could entrench elite rule even as optimism slowly rises under PM Al-Sudani
By GABRIELE MALVISI ·

Former Iraq PM Al-Maliki could heavily influence election despite troubled past

By Reuters ·

Iraq PM Al-Sudani seen as election frontrunner, seeks a second term

By Reuters ·
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Why a crumbling Baghdad house linked to Agatha Christie has sparked such debate

By Jonathan Gornall ·

Iraqi police clash with paramilitary fighters who stormed government building

By Reuters ·

Iraq’s Jewish community saves a long-forgotten shrine

By AFP ·

Iraq’s water reserves lowest in 80 years: official

By AFP ·

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Arab leaders promise to work on reconstruction of Gaza, press for ceasefire

By AFP ·

Former Iraqi PM returns to Baghdad despite security threats

By AFP ·

Iraqi population has reached 46.1 million, census shows

By AP ·
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How Baghdad’s first skatepark reflects renewed focus on the aspirations of Iraqi youth 

By Nadia Al-Faour ·

Iraq’s top court throws out challenge to new laws, including one increasing Islamic courts authority

By AP ·
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Smog chokes Baghdad as oil-fired factories belch out smoke

By AFP ·

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