Iraq elects new President and Prime Minister, ending stalemate
Baghdad, IraqReuters Iraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as President, who immediately named Mohammed Shia al-Sudani Prime Minister-designate, ending a year of deadlock after a national election in October last year. The presidency, traditionally occupied by a Kurd, is a largely ceremonial position, but the vote for Rashid was a key […]
Iraqi PM decries “cowardly” attack on his home by drones carrying explosives
Baghdad, IraqReuters Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed from an armed drone assassination attempt in Baghdad, officials said on Sunday, in an incident that raised tension in Iraq weeks after a general election disputed by Iran-backed militia groups. Kadhimi appeared in a video footage published by his office on Sunday chairing a meeting with […]