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GCC Rallies Round Kuwait Following Iraq’s New Boundary Claim
...atures that lie within its waters and are exposed at low tide but submerged at high tide, while Iraq says that use of the shoals as baseline points is contrary to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). Kuwait uses these shoals as baseline points under a 2014 Emiri decree that Baghdad re...
Volume: 69Issue: 09Published at Fri, 27 Feb 2026 -
Maliki to Return as Iraqi PM?
...ndidate. Nouri al-Maliki has emerged as the frontrunner for Iraq’s premiership, potentially returning to a post he held between 2006 and 2014 (see table). Mr Maliki headed the country’s first permanent government after the 2003 US invasion and remains the only politician to have served two terms as prime mi...
Volume: 69Issue: 03Published at Fri, 16 Jan 2026