
Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi has been trying to set up a new cabinet amid public calls for social welfare and the withdrawal of US occupation forces from the Arab country. Kadhimi, director of Iraq’s National Intelligence Service, met with top members of the outgoing government on Saturday in a ...

Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday named intelligence chief Mustafa Kadhimi as prime minister-designate, state television reported. Kadhimi now has 30 days to form a new cabinet and present it to parliament for approval. He follows two candidates who had been nominated for the role since former prime minister Adel ...