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Iraq’s anti-corruption push has led the governor of oil-rich
Basra to quit his job and defect to Iran, according to sources
close to the matter who spoke to Reuters. New allegations of graft
against the official, who remains under investigation by specially
appointed federal authorities, caused the biggest resignation in
Iraq so far since the election of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in
2014. The Islamic Dawa Party candidate campaigned on a strong
anti-corruption stance in the previous elections, leading the
moderate to win a very close…
Basra to quit his job and defect to Iran, according to sources
close to the matter who spoke to Reuters. New allegations of graft
against the official, who remains under investigation by specially
appointed federal authorities, caused the biggest resignation in
Iraq so far since the election of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in
2014. The Islamic Dawa Party candidate campaigned on a strong
anti-corruption stance in the previous elections, leading the
moderate to win a very close…
Iraq’s anti-corruption push has led the governor of oil-rich
Basra to quit his job and defect to Iran, according to sources
close to the matter who spoke to Reuters. New allegations of graft
against the official, who remains under investigation by specially
appointed federal authorities, caused the biggest resignation in
Iraq so far since the election of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in
2014. The Islamic Dawa Party candidate campaigned on a strong
anti-corruption stance in the previous elections, leading the
moderate to win a very close…
Basra to quit his job and defect to Iran, according to sources
close to the matter who spoke to Reuters. New allegations of graft
against the official, who remains under investigation by specially
appointed federal authorities, caused the biggest resignation in
Iraq so far since the election of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi in
2014. The Islamic Dawa Party candidate campaigned on a strong
anti-corruption stance in the previous elections, leading the
moderate to win a very close…