Iraq Parliament

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  Iraq Parliament Votes In Favour Of Travel Ban On US: Lawmakers

  Iraqi lawmakers voted Monday to call on the government to enact a reciprocal travel ban on Americans if Washington does not withdraw its decision to bar Iraqis, officials said.

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  Iraq's Parliament Votes To Ban Alcoholic Beverages

  Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to ban alcoholic beverages, lawmakers said, a move that worried Iraqis who see the growing influence of religious parties a threat to freedoms.

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  Iraq's Widely Reviled Parliament Mired In Turmoil

  As Iraq faces terrorists, financial woes and endemic corruption, parliament -- supposedly the heart of its government -- has been mired in turmoil and failed to address the country's problems.

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  State Of Emergency Declared In Baghdad As Protesters Take Iraqi Parliament

  A state of emergency was declared in the Iraqi capital on Saturday as protesters stormed Iraq's parliament.

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  Iraq Parliament Approves PM's Anti-Corruption Plan

  Iraq's parliament today unanimously approved Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's reform programme aimed at curbing the corruption and government waste that sparked widespread anger and weeks of protests.

• Iraqi Parliament Approves New Government Headed by Haider al-Abadi

  Iraq's parliament approved a new government headed by Haider al-Abadi as prime minister on Monday night, in a bid to rescue Iraq from collapse, with sectarianism and Arab-Kurdish tensions on the rise.

• Iraq Postpones Vote for President, Delaying Power-Sharing Deal

  Iraq's parliament, which had been due to elect the country's president on Wednesday, postponed the vote by a day, delaying the formation of a power-sharing government urgently needed to confront a Sunni Muslim insurgency.

• Iraq Parliament to Convene Next Week: Official

  Iraq's parliament will meet next week to work on forming a new government, an official said on Tuesday, reversing a decision to adjourn until August despite a sweeping offensive by militants,

• Iraq Delays Key Parliament Session as Fightback Falters

  A crucial parliament session kickstarting the government formation process was delayed and shelling killed a general on Monday, as solutions to Iraq's worst crisis in years appeared increasingly distant.

• Top Iraq Cleric Says Lack of New Government 'Regrettable Failure'

  The inability of Iraq's parliament to agree on a new government in its first session was a "regrettable failure", Iraq's top Shi'ite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, said in a Friday sermon delivered by his aide.

• Sunnis, Kurds Abandon Iraq Parliament After No Replacement for PM Maliki Named

  Newly elected Iraqi lawmakers convene on Tuesday, under pressure to name a unity government to keep the country from splitting apart after an onslaught by Sunni Islamists who have declared a "caliphate" to rule over all the world's Muslims.

• New Iraqi Parliament Ends Session Without Progress

  Iraq's new parliament ended its inaugural session on Tuesday after failing to make any progress in choosing a new prime minister even as the country faces a militant blitz that threatens to rip it apart and a spike in violence that made June the deadliest month in at least two years.