Hours after being elected president, Barham Salih tasks Adil Abd al-Mahdi, the former oil minister, to form the next government.
Adil Abd al-Mahdi, ex-oil minister, tapped as Iraq prime minister
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UPDATE: Oil minister steps down ahead of Cabinet shake-up
Adil Abd al-Mahdi has left the Oil Ministry and ceded authority to his deputy, as Baghdad braces for PM Abadi's Cabinet overhaul.
Maliki’s Erbil visit opens door to oil talks
Meeting in Erbil for the first time in almost three years, PM Maliki and KRG President Barzani stress a new atmosphere of cooperation that could renew long-stymied oil policy dialogue.
New leadership revives Baghdad-Erbil oil talks
After more than a decade of disputes over oil and revenue, Iraqi leaders see renewed political and financial incentives to negotiate solutions.
2020 budget delayed amidst political chaos
Iraq is headed for the new year without a new budget, casting uncertainty on investment spending plans and financial flows for Kurdistan.
Oil deal imperiled by political discord
Leaders in Baghdad and Erbil aired contrasting interpretations – and contentious arguments – over their cooperative oil and revenue agreement.
Q&A: Oil Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi
On the sidelines of OPEC meetings, Abd al-Mahdi discusses Iraq's record exports, oil company payments, the relationship with Kurdistan, and new projects on the horizon.
Adil Abd al-Mahdi takes power as government begins to form
Parliament has officially confirmed the new prime minister and a majority of his Cabinet, although key posts, including defense and interior ministers, are unresolved.
Barzani term limit disputes roil Kurdistan politics
The end of President Barzani's final term – just two months away – has reignited fundamental arguments over the structure of Kurdistan's incomplete democracy.
Protests put Baghdad-Erbil oil and budget talks on ice
As anti-government demonstrations alter Iraq's political landscape, the KRG has been forced to temper its ambitions to negotiate a durable financial relationship with Baghdad.
Q&A: Oil Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi – Part 1
Iraq's oil minister discusses increasing production despite a fiscal squeeze, measures to keep IOCs whole, the Basra Gas Company and Zubair projects, and more.
Barzani resigns, leaving unstable vacuum
As lawmakers scrambled to contend with the KRG president's abrupt resignation and reassign his powers, Barzani supporters attacked Parliament.
Iraqi economic crisis looms as oil prices collapse
With Brent nearing $30 per barrel, Iraq faces a budget shortfall that could leave the government unable to pay salaries.
Presidency crisis engulfs Kurdistan
Massud Barzani has only a week and a half left in office, and the region’s political parties remain far apart on a solution to the pending power vacuum.
Thamir Ghadhban proposed to co-lead interim government
Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi said his two deputies and his security chief should effectively run the government until a new premier is confirmed or elections take place.
Q&A: Oil Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi
Iraq's top oil man talks about renegotiating oil contracts, addressing long-standing disputes with Kurdistan, and building infrastructure and boosting exports.
Iraq-U.S. rifts widen after assassinations
Following the drone strike on Mohandis and Soleimani, Iraq is seeking a U.S. military withdrawal without provoking backlash from Trump.
Ahead of oil talks with Baghdad, KRG proposes new budget framework
As leaders in Erbil and Baghdad prepare for detailed negotiations on long-standing disputes, the KRG is offering to hand over all of its oil exports to the federal government – for a price.
Q&A: Oil Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi – Part 2
Iraq's oil minister discusses budget negotiations and the dispute with the KRG over oil fields, exports and revenues.
Baghdad-Erbil oil deal strained by disappointing April payment
Despite boosting its federal export contributions in April, Kurdistan received a smaller budget payment, prompting outcry and urgent talks among top leaders.
Baghdad-Kurdistan oil disputes flare up in Parliament
After a period of detente following the formation of a new government, politicians are raising new complaints about federal budget payments to Kurdistan.
Barzani remains in office after term expires
Kurdistan's president still wields power after Parliament failed to reduce his authority. But his term has formally ended and his legitimacy remains contested.
Protester shootings and political defections turn up heat on Iraqi government
The government of Adil Abd al-Mahdi on Sunday authorized new spending to placate protester demands, but violence in the streets continues.
Iraq-U.S. tensions endanger counter-insurgency fight
Many Iraqi commanders fighting an ongoing IS insurgency say a prospective U.S. military withdrawal would deprive them of crucial training and capabilities.