The Iraqi parliament elected Mohammad Al-Halbousi as a new speaker on Saturday, marking the first step towards establishing the new government four months after an inconclusive national election. Al-Halbousi tallied 169 votes to beat out Khalid al-Obaidi’s 89, local media reported. Al-Halbusi was governor of the province of Anbar, one ...
At least five people were killed and 32 more wounded in a car bomb explosion in northern Iraq, local media reported citing the Iraqi Health Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday. According to the Al-Sumaria broadcaster, the blast hit a restaurant north of the city of Tikrit. Earlier in the day, ...
