Iraq’s top Shi’ite cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyed Ali al-Sistani called on Friday for a government to be formed “as soon as possible”. In a Friday sermon delivered by a representative, Sayyed also encouraged the incumbent government of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to respond urgently to protesters’ demands for jobs and ...
Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has visited the southern oil city of Basra after deadly protests there against dire economic conditions. Abadi visited the city on Friday and met with military and security officials, the country’s al-Sumaria television network reported. Protests have been bubbling away in the city since Sunday, ...
