Choice of al-Zaidi breaks a months-long deadlock after Trump opposed appointment of pro-Iran former PM al-Maliki.

Iraq’s new president has tasked a businessman with forming a government, breaking months of political deadlock following ...

The Iraqi president tasked on Monday Ali al-Zaidi with forming the new government and presenting his cabinet within 30 days.

Iraq’s president on Monday tasked businessman Ali al-Zaidi with forming a government after he was nominated prime minister by ...

After months of tensions and pressure from both the U.S. and Iran, Ali al-Zaidi, a businessman, was named as prime ...

Iraqi President Nizar Amedi asked the Coordination Framework on Wednesday to speed up the nomination of Iraq’s next prime ...

The announcement came shortly after the Coordination Framework endorsed Zaidi as its candidate. Zaidi will now have 30 days ...

President Ahmad al-Sharaa held a phone call Wednesday with Prime Minister of Iraq Ali al-Zaidi, during which he extended ...