Businessman Ali al-Zaidi Named as Iraq's PM-Designate
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- Category: Politics
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-28 09:51 UTC
- Sources: Al Jazeera
Ali al-Zaidi, a political outsider, has been tapped as Iraq's new prime minister-designate to break a months-long deadlock, according to Al Jazeera.
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