Mustafa Kadhemi took office as Iraq's premier early Thursday after breaking months of political deadlock, taking the reins amid a staggering economic crisis, a health pandemic and the spectre of re...
This handout picture released and taken by the Iraqi Parliament's press office early on May 7, 2020 shows Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhemi and his government in front of other members of parliament during an overnight session in parliament in Baghdad.
The waiver is “a display of our desire to help provide the right conditions for success,” the State Department said. Kadhemi, the 53-year-old former head of the respected National Intelligence Service , was nominated by President Barham Saleh on April 9 — the third attempt to replace outgoing premier Adel Abdel Mahdi.
The ministers who were approved included those for the sensitive portfolios of finance, interior, defence, health and electricity — securing the majority that Kadhemi needed for his cabinet to be considered viable. Meanwhile the coronavirus pandemic has killed more than 100 Iraqis, and the country’s dilapidated health system is at risk of being overwhelmed by a spike in cases.
The United States has also blamed Iran and its allies for a spate of rocket attacks on troops in Iraq that have killed US, British and Iraqi forces in recent months.
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