semiautonomy

A third Sunni-dominated province, Anbar, has threatened to move toward semiautonomy next week.

Iraq Crisis Grows With New Threat Sam Dagher 2011

The demonstrations in the province northeast of Baghdad were sparked at the beginning of the week, when local authorities voted to seek semiautonomy status from the central Baghdad government.

Disruptions Mount in Iraq Sam Dagher 2011

Mr. Nujaifi told The Wall Street Journal last month that he would defend the constitutional right of Sunni provinces to hold referendums on establishing their own semiautonomy, and propose ways, such as a constitutional amendment, to place checks on Mr. Maliki's near-absolute powers as commander-in-chief.

Iraqi Crisis Ebbs as Sunnis Return to Cabinet Sam Dagher 2012

Mr. Maliki has also redoubled efforts to head off provincial semiautonomy plans.

Iraq Crisis Grows With New Threat Sam Dagher 2011

The Diyala council members who supported the bid for semiautonomy were Sunni Arabs and Kurds; most of the opponents in the streets are Shiites.

Disruptions Mount in Iraq Sam Dagher 2011

"Respect your partners or you will be swept away by the Arab Spring and become a thing of the past," said Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, one of the boycotting Iraqiya ministers, criticizing Mr. Maliki in a news conference on Sunday in Salahuddin, the first Sunni-dominated province to declare its bid for semiautonomy in October.

Iraq Crisis Grows With New Threat Sam Dagher 2011

Still, Dubai's dependence on Abu Dhabi to help it deal with its estimated $100 billion debt pile has seen the emirate surrender an element of its semiautonomy to federal authorities, which could make it harder for terrorist groups and Iran to use the emirate as a hub in the future.

Hamas Killing Exposes Dubai's Dark Side Maria Abi-Habib 2010

Still, Dubai's dependence on Abu Dhabi to help it deal with its estimated $100 billion debt pile has seen the emirate surrender an element of its semiautonomy to federal authorities, which could make it harder for terrorist groups and Iran to use the emirate as a hub in the future.

Hamas Killing Exposes Dubai's Dark Side Maria Abi-Habib 2010

Still, Dubai's dependence on Abu Dhabi to help it deal with its estimated $100 billion debt pile has seen the emirate surrender an element of its semiautonomy to federal authorities, which could make it harder for terrorist groups and Iran to use the emirate as a hub in the future.

Hamas Killing Exposes Dubai's Dark Side Maria Abi-Habib 2010

Still, Dubai's dependence on Abu Dhabi to help it deal with its estimated $100 billion debt pile has seen the emirate surrender an element of its semiautonomy to federal authorities, which could make it harder for terrorist groups and Iran to use the emirate as a hub in the future.

Hamas Killing Exposes Dubai's Dark Side Maria Abi-Habib 2010