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After years off-stage, Iraq's Sistani takes chargeNajaf is far from Baghdad's palaces and the battlefields of northern Iraq. Its mud-brick houses, dirt alleys and concrete office blocks project little in the way of strength or sway. But it is here, where Iraq's most influential clerics More… |
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Sistani sets deadline to elect new Iraq PMIraq's top cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani, raised the pressure yesterday on MPs to agree on a prime minister before the newly elected parliament meets on Tuesday, trying to avert months of wrangling in the face of an insurgent blitz ove More… |
