Iraq’s 2025 Elections: Old lines, new margins

Shafaq News Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Wednesday released the final results of the 2025 parliamentary elections, following a delay that lasted nearly two hours. The results capped three days... Read more »

Hope and doubt mark Iraq’s parliamentary election day

2025-11-11T08:37:10+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Streets across Iraq are filled with both anticipation and skepticism as the country’s sixth parliamentary elections opened today, with citizens weighing the... Read more »

Ballots and borders: Kirkuk tests Iraq’s fragile unity

2025-11-10T08:32:40+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Kirkuk — a microcosm of Iraq’s diversity and divisions — is once again at the heart of national attention as the country... Read more »

Iraq’s 2025 Elections: Voters demand performance over promises

2025-11-09T21:37:48+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News – Baghdad Four years after the lowest turnout in its post-2003 history, Iraq heads to the November 11 elections under quieter but... Read more »

Iraq between two fires: Tehran and Washington eye Baghdad’s post-election phase

Shafaq News Ahead of Iraq’s November 11 elections, Iran bets on deep bonds while Washington banks on state control — and Baghdad struggles to turn exposure into leverage. As Iraq moves toward... Read more »

Iraq’s 2025 poll: +21M voters, new law, fading monitors, and fierce bloc rivalries

2025-11-08T19:12:34+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Iraq will hold its parliamentary elections on Tuesday, November 11, 2025, with special voting on Sunday, November 9, for security forces, displaced... Read more »

A decade of isolation: Why Europe still bars Iraq’s “Green Bird”

Shafaq News When the European Union banned Iraqi Airways in 2015, citing “serious safety concerns” and a failure to meet international aviation standards, the decision went far beyond a bureaucratic restriction. For... Read more »

Arab perspectives on Iraq’s elections: A test for regional stability and shifting influence

2025-11-08T21:56:14+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News Amid escalating regional tensions and shifting geopolitical dynamics, the upcoming Iraqi parliamentary elections on Tuesday, November 11, have drawn intense attention from... Read more »

The biometric bribe: Card trafficking undermines Iraqi democracy

Shafaq News Iraq prepares for its parliamentary elections on November 11, 2025, and the promise of democracy faces its toughest test — not inside parliament halls, but in the alleys where desperation... Read more »

Inside Iraq’s Special Vote: Forces, camps, and credibility ahead of the ballot

Shafaq News – Baghdad With Iraq’s parliamentary elections only days away, preparations are in full swing for the special vote on Sunday, November 9, 2025 — a crucial early test involving more... Read more »