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Iraq has begun enforcing a 2016 ban on alcoholic beverages, an official document showed, a move some Iraqis attribute to the growing clout of Islamic religious parties that they fear is threatening so...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has begun enforcing a 2016 ban on alcoholic beverages, an official document showed, a move some Iraqis attribute to the growi...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has begun enforcing a 2016 ban on alcoholic beverages, an official document showed, a move some Iraqis attribute to the growi...

If diplomacy falters again, the US and Israel are talking about further military collaboration against Iran, while the Islamic Republic itself sends mixed signals about its intentions in the region.

The Coordination Framework is poised to yet again change Iraq's electoral law, continuing a history of such changes that have destabilized and delegitimized the political system.

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<div class="at-above-post addthis_tool" data-url="https://www.metro.us/hundreds-protest-new-proposed-election-law-in-baghdad/"></div>BAGHDAD (AP) — Hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Baghdad on Monday to denounce a draft elections law that would increase the size of the country’s electoral districts, potentially undermining independent candidates. The current legislation, under which the 2021 election was held, breaks up each of the country’s 18 p...

Independent lawmakers, who refuse any reduction of the number of electoral districts, boycotted another session on 23 February, consequently ensuring a lack of quorum for parliament. 

Iraq's top Shiite religious authority, Ayatollah Ali Sistani, remains influential in Iraqi politics, but is remaining silent at a dangerous time for the country amid high tensions among Shiite parties.

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