Lawmakers on Thursday (October 13) elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as Iraq's new president, who then named Mohammad Shia al-Sudani as prime minister-designate.
Supporters of Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr erect tents and prepare for a long sit-in against efforts by his rivals to form a government (AL Jazeera)Supporters of powerful Iraqi leader Muqtada al-Sadr have erected tents and are preparing for a long sit-in at Iraq’s Parliament, deepening a months-long political standoff.On Saturday, supporters of the firebrand al-Sadr […]