The three political figures working to create this alliance, the observers add, enjoy good relations with the leaders of traditional Shia parties and groups, but still need to reassure Iran. If they fail to do so, the observers warn, their presence will be threatened.
After months of deadlock, the Iraqi Parliament has approved the government proposed by Prime Minister-designate, Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
As Intelligence Chief Mustafa Al-Kadhimi prepares his cabinet, he appears to have broad support, and Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units aren't blocking his way.
Alarmed by both the government's lacklustre response to the coronavirus crisis and the lack of awareness of the Iraqi people of how to prevent the outbreak, Iraqi artist, Ahmed al-Mandnawi, has taken on himself to publish a series of caricatures and illustrations to raise awareness on both these issues.
Despite opposition from a number of major Shia blocs, the Prime Minister-Designate of Iraq, Adnan al-Zurfi, appears to be trying to gather support from the remaining Shia, Sunni and Kurdish parties to go ahead with the formation of a government.
Iraqi President Barham Salih’s decision to appoint Adnan al-Zurfi as Prime Minister-Designate has been rejected by both protesters and Shia political blocs.
Protesters in Baghdad's Tahrir Square have rejected the newly appointed Prime Minister-designate, Adnan al-Zurfi, saying he does not meet the conditions that they have outlined.
Former Najaf governor, Adnan Al-Zurfi, has 30 days to form a cabinet which must then be approved by Iraq's parliament.
Baghouz was the Islamic State's last bastion but for the relatives of many missing people, it was also one of the last places where their loved ones might have been found alive
Um Adnan, a displaced woman from Aleppo, Syria, is currently living in the western countryside of Urum with her husband and seven disabled children
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is supporting Syrian refugees in Jordan with aid that will provide them with food.
Initiatives by teachers in Douma, in Eastern Ghouta, aim to continue educating schoolchildren despite bombardment.
Residents of rebel-held areas in Syria are struggling to afford daily necessities, as hyperinflation is compounding the already dire humanitarian situation in...
Doctors in besieged Eastern Ghouta have had to make do with whatever is readily at hand, rationing medication and limiting surgery
'We were surrounded by darkness, nothing in front of us had semblance of light.'
Since east Mosul’s recent liberation, residents reinter their loved ones properly following improvised burials during hostile times. MOSUL – Abdulrahman...