Council of Representatives of Iraq

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BAGHDAD — The Iraqi parliament is set to vote on a new government after months of deadlock following the country's inconclusive March 7 election. An…

They saw their brethren murdered during Mass and then were bombed in their homes as they mourned. Al-Qaida vowed to hunt them down. Now the Christian…

BAGHDAD — A Sunni-backed political bloc said Saturday it will join efforts to produce a national unity government, backing away from a threat to…

BAGHDAD — Iraqi lawmakers have elected Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as president despite a dramatic walkout by a Sunni-backed bloc. Talabani was…

BAGHDAD — Iraq's  highest court on Sunday ordered parliament back to work after a seven-month political impasse that has blocked the formation of a…

A troubling milestone arrived on Thursday when the US withdrew its final combat brigade from Iraq. The remaining 50,000 US forces are charged with…

BAGHDAD  — US Vice President Joe Biden urged rival Iraqi politicians Sunday to end months of delays and select new leaders for their wobbly…

European foreign ministers do not always have a fair understanding of what Israel is up against, and Turkey reacted “a little bit too strongly” to…

Iraq is rife with allegations of vote buying a week ahead of the country's national elections. A number of localities have reported that…

Car bombs and other explosions ripped through Baghdad and Mosul on Tuesday, killing nine people and wounding at least 16, according to Iraqi…

Iraq's parliament asked top security officials Wednesday to appear before a special session to answer for how bombers once again found holes in Iraqi…

Rising numbers of Iraqi women are being sold into sexual slavery every year because of the waning economy and dire security situation. Human rights…

The top American commander in the Middle East expressed confidence Monday that Iraqi security forces were ready for Tuesday's US troop withdrawal…

The government blamed al-Qaida in Iraq Saturday for the killing of a prominent Sunni lawmaker, as political figures joined together across sectarian…

Iraq's parliament has adjourned for the day without voting on a measure that would allow non-US troops to remain in the country past the end of the…

Iraq's parliament speaker on Monday delayed a session to approve a resolution allowing British and other non-American troops to remain in Iraq until…

American troops will move into southern Iraq early next year to replace departing British forces, the top US general in Iraq said late Saturday. The…

Iraq's parliament on Saturday for a second time rejected a draft law allowing foreign troops from countries other than the United States, including…

More than 20 employees of Iraq's defense and interior ministries have been arrested on allegations they were plotting to revive Saddam Hussein's…