Iraq’s dominant parliamentary bloc — a coalition of Shiite parties allied with Iran — on Monday nominated Ali al-Zaidi to be the country’s prime minister after weeks of internal debate among its member parties.

However, as the US seeks to put on a positive face regarding the incoming prime minister, the US is also announcing new rewards for information on several key Iraqi militia leaders. Iraq has a new

April 30 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Ali al-Zaidi on his nomination to be next prime minister of Iraq on Thursday, saying that he looked forward to a highly productive new relationship.

Rising Strait of Hormuz tensions fuel Iraq's $24 billion Development Road and other alternative Gulf-to-Europe trade routes, analyst says now.

Iraq’s dominant parliamentary bloc on Monday nominated Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman and political newcomer, to be the country’s prime minister. The announcement by the Coordination Framework, a coalition of Shiite parties allied with Iran,

In a phone conversation on Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Ali Al-Zaidi, the newly appointed prime minister of Iraq, and extended an invitation for him to […]

April 27 (Reuters) - Iraq's alliance of Shi'ite political blocs, the Coordination Framework, on Monday named Ali al-Zaidi as its nominee for the post of prime minister, said a coalition statement. Iraq's President Nizar Amedi invited Zaidi on Monday evening,

"I tried not to cry out; I had been told that I would be killed if I made any noise," Shelly Kittleson from Mount Horeb writes.

Like many vets, it took Fred Minnick time to find the best way to cope with what he would learn was PTSD. For Minnick, sense and peace came with bourbon — and "taste mindfulness."

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki ended his bid to reclaim the role after pressure from the US, which was concerned by his close links to Iran.