New president pledges ‘Iraq First’ after securing 227 votes, ending five months of political deadlock.

Iraq’s parliament has elected Nizar Amidi as president, five months after elections failed to produce a decisive majority.

After months of tensions and pressure from both the U.S. and Iran, Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman, was named as prime ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Sunni Arab vice president vetoed an election law on Wednesday, prompting poll workers to halt some preparations and casting new doubt on whether the vote can take place in ...

Iraqi election officials began handing out new, computerized voter identification cards Saturday across the capital as the country prepares for its first nationwide election since the withdrawal of ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's election commission ignored an anti-corruption body's warnings about the credibility of electronic vote-counting machines used in May's parliamentary election, according to ...

Iraq remains in political deadlock after elections, with Mohammed Shia’ al?Sudani and Nouri al?Maliki as key contenders amid divided parliamentary blocs. Iraq’s strategic importance stems from its ...

The US embassy has congratulated Iraq’s prime minister-designate Ali al-Zaidi, expressing hope for stability after months of ...

Nouri al-Maliki’s potential return to the premiership would be a profound strategic error that risks plunging Iraq back into the very crisis from which it has only ...

Women followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr chant slogans demanding government reform as they wave national flags during a demonstration in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 10, 2017. Iraq's prime ...