Opposition within Shia coalition and US threats hinder Nouri al-Maliki’s path to becoming Iraq’s next prime minister.

NAJAF, Iraq (AP) – A hundred meters (yards) or so from taxiing airliners, Iraqi archaeologist Ali al-Fatli is showing a visitor around the delicately carved remains of a church that may date back some ...

Not exactly what the American president intended when he blasted the longtime politician this week. Or was it?

NAJAF, Iraq, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Iraqi wheat farmer Ma'an al-Fatlawi has long depended on the nearby Euphrates River to feed his fields near the city of Najaf. But this year, those waters, which made ...

One of the potentially most serious crises to affect the country since the war more than a year ago was averted over the weekend after the personal intervention of Ali Sistani, the country's most ...

NAJAF, Iraq (AP) -- Negotiations to end the fighting in Najaf broke down Sunday, threatening to spark a resurgence of the fierce clashes between Shiite militants and a combined U.S.-Iraqi force that ...

NAJAF, Iraq, Aug. 30 -- Ali Abbas said he wanted to shake the hand of the famous preacher who had delivered the sermon at Friday prayers in the Imam Ali shrine here. Abbas, 20, a laborer, turned to ...