Already, in the wake of the U.S. military withdrawal in December 2011, Iraq has seen a fierce political struggle between Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and many of his rivals in the Sunni ...

Sunni, Shia and Kurdish factions that won most seats are still bickering over who should be the next prime minister. Both former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi and incumbent Nouri Maliki insist that ...

A top aide to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was released from jail Wednesday, a source in Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's office and a senior U.S. military official told CNN. Coalition ...

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Al Nahyan discussed bilateral relations with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki and met with President ... The Arab League's secretary-general also has visited. Sunni-Shiite rivalries -- not only ...

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- In an exclusive interview, CNN Correspondent Nic Robertson talked with Iraq's Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad Sunday. Below is a transcript of the interview: ...

In his speech in Parliament on March 3, Dr Maliki noted that some Singaporeans have called for the Republic to go beyond providing humanitarian assistance to Gaza. During the debate on his ...