Zaidi calls for respectful treatment of protesters after Maysan demonstrations

Iraq’s border ports authority on Wednesday said the country’s land crossings on the border with Iran are currently undergoing “rehabilitation works,” following international reports that the crossings were closed under pressure from Washington.

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A new era in US-Iraq relations?

With the appointment of several Iran-aligned lawmakers to Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi's cabinet, Mohammed A. Salih writes that Washington's approach to Baghdad appears to be shifting from a pressure campaign seeking to mitigate Iranian influence toward a more accommodating posture.

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Zaidi orders oil ministry corruption probe, urges higher output

Zaidi “stressed the necessity of increasing oil revenues, noting that the government will implement a series of significant measures in this regard, especially given that Iraq is among the nations affected by the events currently unfolding in the region,” his office said in a statement.

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Iraq’s Zaidi proposes energy, transport network integration across OIC states

The initiative aims to establish “security, stability, and prosperity, and to strengthen our collective capacity to confront crises and challenges," Zaidi added.

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US-designated Laith al-Khazali appointed as Iraq’s deputy PM

In January 2020, the US State Department designated the AAH and the Khazali brothers as Specially Designated Global Terrorists, labeling them “violent proxies of the Islamic Republic of Iran.”

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Iraqi parliament appoints new members of Zaidi cabinet

"Within five months of the government's formation, the ministerial lineup is complete," said Ali al-Zaidi. "We have filled the vacant positions, and we are now taking rapid steps towards diligent work."

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Iran-backed party lobbying PM Zaidi to retain migration ministry: Christian alliance

The Christian Soyana bloc, an alliance of Assyrian and Chaldean Christian lawmakers that holds three of the five quota seats in the Iraqi parliament, told The New Region that Rayan al-Kildani and Qais al-Khazali are behind a pressure campaign to compel Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to permit Babylon's continued control over the Ministry of Migration and Displaced.

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Nine vacant Iraqi ministries to be filled Thursday: State media

"Political blocs have agreed to confirm the remaining cabinet members,” Jaafar al-Zamili, a parliament member from the Badr Organization, told state media late Wednesday.

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PM Zaidi reassures Saudi crown prince Iraq will not be used as launchpad for attacks

"[Zaidi] affirmed Iraq's firm stance against the use of its territory as a launching pad for any attacks or actions that threaten the security of the Kingdom and other countries in the region," read a statement from the Iraqi prime minister's office.

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