Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi
Iraq PM urged to quit as key ally deserts him over unrest
Middle East
September 9, 2018
Iraq PM urged to quit as key ally deserts him over unrest
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi faced calls to resign Saturday as his alliance with a populist cleric who won…
Shiite cleric al-Sadr leads in Iraq’s initial vote results
Middle East
May 14, 2018
Shiite cleric al-Sadr leads in Iraq’s initial vote results
The political coalition of influential Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr took an early lead in Iraq’s national elections in partial returns…
Macron’s invitation to visit France not related to Kurdish referendum – Iraqi PM
Middle East
September 30, 2017
Macron’s invitation to visit France not related to Kurdish referendum – Iraqi PM
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday an invitation from French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Paris was not…
Iraqi forces try to bring civilians out of west Mosul, US pledges more support
Middle East
March 22, 2017
Iraqi forces try to bring civilians out of west Mosul, US pledges more support
Iraqi government forces attempted to evacuate civilians from Mosul's Islamic State-held Old City on Tuesday so that troops could clear the…
Trump administration hosts first meeting of anti-IS coalition
World
March 22, 2017
Trump administration hosts first meeting of anti-IS coalition
Foreign ministers from 68 countries meet in Washington on Wednesday to agree on the next steps to defeat Islamic State,…
President Trump to host Iraqi Prime Minister at White House
Middle East
March 20, 2017
President Trump to host Iraqi Prime Minister at White House
President Trump will host Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi at the White House on Monday.As he left Iraq for the…
Iraqi forces launch push to retake western Mosul from IS
Middle East
February 19, 2017
Iraqi forces launch push to retake western Mosul from IS
US-backed Iraqi forces launched a large-scale military operation on Sunday to dislodge Islamic State militants from the western half of…
Iraq’s top court invalidates Abadi’s partial cabinet reshuffle
Middle East
June 29, 2016
Iraq’s top court invalidates Abadi’s partial cabinet reshuffle
A top Iraqi court on Tuesday declared unconstitutional a parliament session in which deputies had approved a partial cabinet reshuffle,…
Iraq’s Abadi plants flag in Ramadi to mark Islamic State defeat
Middle East
December 29, 2015
Iraq’s Abadi plants flag in Ramadi to mark Islamic State defeat
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi planted the national flag in Ramadi on Tuesday after the army retook the city center…
Iraq’s Abadi, in reform push, reduces ministerial adviser positions
Middle East
August 18, 2015
Iraq’s Abadi, in reform push, reduces ministerial adviser positions
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday he was cancelling the positions of advisers hired as contractors in ministries…