Opposition within Shia coalition and US threats hinder Nouri al-Maliki’s path to becoming Iraq’s next prime minister.

Iraqi Shi’ite leaders arrived in Erbil for talks with Kurdish officials as political deadlock deepens over appointing a new ...

The two dominant political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan have reached an agreement to support Fuad Hussein as a candidate for ...

KDP lawmaker Majid Shenkali reveals political pressure behind delaying Iraq’s presidential vote and discloses plans to raise ...

Iraq’s dominant political bloc has nominated former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for prime minister ...

Iraq’s ruling Shiite Coordination Framework on Saturday announced former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki as its candidate for the premiership, according to a bloc statement.

Iraq’s parliament postpones presidential vote as Kurdish rivals fail to agree on a candidate, delaying government formation ...

Maliki’s nomination sets stage for delicate talks on forming government amid US-Iran tensions and pressure over armed militias ...

President Donald Trump threatened to end U.S. support for Iraq if Nouri Kamal al-Maliki returns to power, the latest ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - A parliamentary session scheduled for Tuesday to elect Iraq’s next president has been postponed ...

Concern over return of former Iraqi premier exacerbated after Trump threatens to stop helping country if he comes back ...

Nouri al-Maliki let ISIS take over a third of Iraq in 2014. He spent years in the political wilderness, but now he is angling ...