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Bumper fraud implicates Baghdad elite and poses challenge for new prime minister
Abdul Latif Rashid defeats incumbent Barham Salih and paves way for new government to be formed
Tehran accuses dissidents in neighbouring country of fanning protests
With his wanderlust undiminished at the age of 78, the former Python sets out across Iraq
Moqtada al-Sadr apologises to Iraqis and tells followers to pull back from heavily fortified zone
Several killed in clashes in Iraqi capital’s green zone between supporters of populist Shia cleric and Iran-backed rivals
Move is latest in escalating row over shipments from semi-autonomous region
Government dysfunction means Opec’s second-largest oil producer is failing to benefit from high crude prices
New law puts Baghdad at odds with Gulf nations building closer ties with Jewish state
Revenge attack follows alleged killings and raises tension amid bid to revive nuclear talks
Swedish group’s disclosure about possible Isis payments branded as ‘insufficient’
Shares in telecoms group drop after internal probe finds payments were made for transport routes
Today’s interest rate outlook depends on centuries old economic principles
Beijing strengthens regional ties despite overall fall in Belt and Road investment
Five years after defeat of jihadis, there are signs of fragile economic growth in area known as resistance hotbed
Trial of IS member highlights Germany’s pioneering role in prosecuting suspected Middle East war criminals
Passengers were used as ‘human shields’ during Gulf war after government failed to warn British Airways against landing
Families returning to Anbar province are allowing women to work, drive and abandon the veil
An assassination attempt on the country’s prime minister has raised fresh questions about militias backed by Iran
Tensions are high as pro-Tehran political factions contest October election results
The country can generate green industries and sustainable energy to combat threat of drought and desertification
Country’s democratic experiment fails to deliver 18 years after US-led invasion
The scion of a revered cleric positioned himself as an outsider but has been drawn into Iraq’s corrupt politics
Sectarian politics have blighted the country, leaving voters disillusioned with their leaders
Fatah Alliance loses more than half its seats but threat of violence from militias remains
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