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Muqtada al-Sadr-led alliance set to emerge as single largest force in Iraqi parliament
The fifth elections since the 2003 US-led invasion of the country saw the lowest voter turnout (41%), amid growing discontent with the political system due to widespread corruption, inefficiency and government apathy
Mohammad Allawi, Iraq’s new prime minister, faces tough challenges
The announcement of Allawi’s name has generated mixed responses from the protesters in Iraq, with certain quarters ready to give him an opportunity while others have rejected him
Moqtada al-Sadr calls for million-man march against US troops in Iraq
The Iraqi parliament has already passed a resolution asking the government to initiate the process of withdrawal of foreign troops from the country, following the assassination of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis on January 3
- United Farm Workers union protests ICE arrests of farm laborers involved in union drive
- Trump’s retaliatory sanctions over Netanyahu arrest warrant halt work of International Criminal Court
- Iran reasserts its right to maintain peaceful nuclear program as US talks show new promise
- Protests in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan demand the release of detained rights activists
- 100,000 march for Palestine in The Hague as Europe marks Nakba Day
