Muhammad-Ridha al-Husayni al-Sistani, the eldest son and one of the key figures managing the office for his father, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)
This aerial photograph taken on Jan. 1, 2024 shows a view of Baghdad's Tahrir Square, where the city's main boulevards on the eastern bank of the Tigris river converge at a roundabout. (AFP)
Joshua Harris, the chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad (L), Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition (R). (Photo: Maliki’s office)
Supporters of Iran-backed Shiite Coordination Framework attend a rally to denounce their rivals, followers of an influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. (Photo: AP)
Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition, Speaking at the founding conference of the Karbala tribal chiefs and sheikhs, Karbala, Iraq, Feb 1, 2025. (Photo: Ashour Land News)