Iraq Court Rejects Bid to Dissolve Parliament, Risking Unrest

Moqtada Al-Sadr

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Iraq’s top court rejected a bid by influential cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr to dissolve parliament in the OPEC member state, a move that could spark further unrest after last month’s deadly clashes over the political standoff in Baghdad.