Iraq Prime Minister Nuri Al-maliki

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  Iraqi Prime Minister Calls for Sweeping Reforms in Response to Protests

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi today called for sweeping reforms, including abolishing the post of his rival Nuri al-Maliki, in response to weeks of demonstrations against corruption and poor services.

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  Iraq PM Vows to End Sectarian Divisions at End of US Visit

  Iraq's Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi wrapped up his inaugural visit to the US on Thursday, winning pledges that long-delayed F-16 fighter jets will soon be delivered and vowing to calm the sectarian tensions dividing his country.

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  Saudi King Invites Iraq Prime Minister to Visit as Ties Thaw

  Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi received an invitation from King Salman to visit Saudi Arabia, as relations between the two nations improve, the premier's office said.

• Iraqi Parliament Approves New Government Headed by Haider al-Abadi

  Iraq's parliament approved a new government headed by Haider al-Abadi as prime minister on Monday night, in a bid to rescue Iraq from collapse, with sectarianism and Arab-Kurdish tensions on the rise.

• Nuri al-Maliki Vows Iraq Will be 'Graveyard' For Jihadists

  Outgoing Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki vowed on Monday that Iraq will be a "graveyard" for jihadists as he visited the Shiite town of Amerli after the breaking of an 11-week siege.

• Nuri al-Maliki to Concede Defeat, Back Iraq PM Designate: Spokesman

  Nuri al-Maliki was due to drop his bid to remain Iraq's prime minister in a joint televised appearance with his designated successor, his spokesman said Thursday.

• Iraq PM Nuri al-Maliki Refuses to go as Iraqis Turn to New Leader Haider al-Abadi

  An increasingly isolated Nuri al-Maliki again protested his removal as Iraqi prime minister on Wednesday, as his own political party and his former sponsor in Iran publicly endorsed a successor who many in Baghdad hope can halt advancing Sunni jihadists.

• Nuri al-Maliki's Dawa Party Backs His Replacement Haider al-Abadi as Iraq PM

  The Dawa Party of Iraq's Nuri al-Maliki on Wednesday called on Iraqi politicians to work with his replacement as prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, to form a new government.

• Nuri al-Maliki Refuses to Go As Iraqis Turn to New Leader

  An ever more isolated Nuri al-Maliki again protested his removal as Iraqi prime minister on Wednesday as his former sponsor in Iran publicly endorsed a successor who many in Baghdad hope can halt the advance of Sunni jihadists.

• Nuri al-Maliki Says Abadi's Appointment as Iraqi PM 'Has No Value'

  Nuri al-Maliki said on Wednesday the appointment of Haider al-Abadi to replace him as Iraq's prime minister violated the constitution and "had no value".

• Fearing Iraq's Downfall, Power Brokers Chose 'Safe Bet' Haider al-Abadi

  Pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to step aside had become unbearable. Sunnis, Kurds, fellow Shi'ites, regional power broker Iran and the United States all wanted him out.

• US Ready to Help New Iraq Leader, Iran Welcomes Choice

  Iraq's new prime minister-designate won swift endorsements from uneasy mutual allies the United States and Iran on Tuesday as he called on political leaders to end crippling feuds that have let jihadists seize a third of the country.

• Nuri al-Maliki Spurned as Iraq President Nominates New PM

  Iraq moved closer to ending Nuri al-Maliki's stubborn grip on power when his own political clan spurned him for another prime minister called to save the country from breakup.

• Defiant Nuri Al-Maliki Criticises Decision to Name New Iraqi PM

  Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday the president's decision to name a replacement for him as prime minister was a "dangerous violation" of the constitution.

• Iraqi President Asks Haider Al-Abadi to Form Government

  Iraq's president on Monday asked Haider al-Abadi, the Shi'ite coalition's nominee for prime minister, to form a government, a spokesman for the main Shi'ite coalition said.