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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KRG reaffirms demand for 14.14 percent share of federal budget

In a Wednesday meeting chaired by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, the Council of Ministers affirmed that “according to the results of the 2024 general population census, the real population share of the Kurdistan Region is 14.14 percent, and that this share must be the basis for determining the Region’s share of the federal general budget."

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Parliament to vote on completing Zaidi’s cabinet Thursday

All posts are expected to go through in the Thursday session as part of a political agreement and the ministries will be distributed evenly among top parties, The New Region has learned.

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KRG delegation travels to Baghdad to discuss 2027 budget: Officials

A member of the KRG’s delegation said they have submitted their demands to Baghdad’s finance ministry and Council of Ministers, but some have not been included in the draft budget law.

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Iraqi cabinet approves controversial PMF law

“The cabinet voted in favor of the Popular Mobilization Forces bill. It approved referring the bill to parliament for a vote, in accordance with constitutional provisions,” Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s office said. 

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One goal, different paths: Zaidi and Washington diverge over Iraq’s roadmap for armed factions

Zaidi presented his government’s plan to bring weapons under state control, proposing a significantly extended timetable and a phased approach to a process he had previously pledged to complete by the end of this month, Iraqi officials involved in the talks told The New Region.

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