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Iraq gets new government amid fiscal, coronavirus crises | AFP

May 6, 2020May 24, 2020 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on May 6, 2020]

Baghdad (AFP) – Mustafa Kadhemi took office as Iraq’s premier early Thursday after breaking months of political deadlock, taking the reins amid a staggering economic crisis, a health pandemic and the spectre of renewed protests.

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Cousins-in-command seal family rule over Iraqi Kurdistan | AFP

June 11, 2019June 11, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on June 11, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – The succession of two powerful cousins to the top government posts in Iraqi Kurdistan has sealed the Barzani family’s “monarchic” rule over the autonomous region, analysts say.

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In Iraq, political wrangling spawns debate over US troops | AFP

January 22, 2019January 22, 2019 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Co-written with AFP’s Salam Faraj; published here January 22, 2019]

Baghdad (AFP) – From the halls of parliament to the lightning-fast rumour mills of social media, pro-Iran factions are demanding US troops withdraw from Iraq in a challenge to the country’s fragile government.

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First-time voters eagerly weigh in on Lebanese election | AFP

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on May 6, 2018]

Beirut (AFP) – Hanin Terjman was among the first outside her Beirut polling station Sunday: like many young Lebanese, she is voting for the first time and wants to see new faces in parliament.

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Election fever hits Lebanon, nine years since last legislative vote | AFP

April 18, 2018April 18, 2018 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on April 18, 2018]

As its first parliamentary vote in nearly a decade approaches, Lebanon has been swept into campaign fever: posters on every corner, televised debates, and neighbours bickering over new electoral procedures.

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Lebanon activists ramp up pressure on reviled rape law | AFP

April 22, 2017May 21, 2017 / Maya Gebeily / Leave a comment

[Published here on April 22, 2017]

Beirut (AFP) – Lebanese activists ramped up their campaign to scrap a controversial law allowing rapists who marry their victims to go free, with a dramatic installation on Saturday along Beirut’s sunny seaside.

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"This is the fight of our lives."
Less than a week ahead of Lebanon’s parliamentary elections, the main roads and roundabouts in the country’s north are splattered with slogans and self-confident smiles - but few seem to have won over voters in Sunni-majority districts. That’s cause for concern for anti-Hezbollah candidates, who fear that widespread disillusionment and the splintering of the traditional Sunni political leadership could pave the way for Hezbollah-aligned candidates to score. What does that mean for the makeup of Lebanon’s next parliament, and the major decisions the body will take in the months ahead? Full @reuters story in the link in my bio.
This is retired judge Nadim Abdelmalak, the head of Lebanon’s election supervisory committee, a body with the seemingly impossible task of ensuring integrity in candidates’ campaigns. Despite a sub-par law, few enforcement mechanisms and myriad opportunities for bribes given Lebanon’s economic crisis, Abdelmalak is determined to do his job.
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