Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

Al-Monitor is an award-winning media outlet covering the Middle East, valued for its independence, diversity and analysis. It is read widely by US, international and Middle East decision makers at the ...

ALBAWABA - Iraqi Shiite cleric and politician Muqtada al-Sadr triggered a wave of anger after blaming LGBTQ+ for the disasters happening in the Middle East; in reference to Libya's floods and ...

U.S. officials are calling for peace and dialogue amid reports of "disturbing" violence in Baghdad's Green Zone on Monday after Iraqi Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced his withdrawal from ...

A relative and senior aide of radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr was killed Friday in the holy city of Najaf. The assassination threatens to raise tensions amid a violent standoff between al ...

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Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc wins 73 seats in parliament, according to initial results Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s party have gained most seats in the latest early parliamentary elections ...

Iraqi Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr declared on Saturday that Israel's recent attack on Iran constitutes a "violation of international law and an assault on an independent, sovereign state." ...