Haibet Al Halbousi, centre, arrives for the first session of Iraq's new parliament, at which he was elected speaker. AP

Iraq's parliament elects Haibat Al Halbousi as speaker

Legislature held its first session on Monday

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End of UN mission in Iraq seen as opportunity to assert sovereignty

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CommentHow Iraq's middle class will shape the country's future

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Iraq must do more to protect Christians, says country's top Catholic official

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Iraq's electricity disrupted after Iran halts gas supplies

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How Christmas is celebrated across the Middle East

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AnalysisPower plays frustrate Iraq’s militia disarmament effort

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Members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces carry flags for a funeral procession in Baghdad. AFP

US envoy says disarming Iraqi militias must involve binding national framework

Savaya welcomed reported steps by Iraqi groups toward disarmament but said that country is at crossroads

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CommentIs the era of militias in the Arab world finally ending? Iraq may have just said so

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Pressure on Syria to quell extremists after killing of US troops

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Guterres visits Iraq to mark end of UN assistance mission

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The Unesco-led initiative restoring the 'Venice of the East' to its former glory

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Iraq's former president Barham Salih selected as new UNHCR chief

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Iraq withdraws directive for legal action against critics

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Buildings in Basra are being restored, after the city suffered from decades of war and neglect. The National

The Unesco-led initiative restoring the 'Venice of the East' to its former glory

A Unesco-led initiative has restored the Shanasheel heritage houses and Al Ashar Canal in a place once known as the 'Venice of the East'

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Iraq's former president Barham Salih selected as new UNHCR chief

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Iraq withdraws directive for legal action against critics

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Iraqis say decree on dissent is 'recipe for disaster' for free speech

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