Tag: #HoshyarZebari
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Iraq faces deadlock after ‘West-friendly’ candidate suspended
ABU DHABI: Hoshyar Zebari, a Kurd, was the country’s longest-serving foreign minister, often socializing with Western diplomats and journalists. Zebari bid to run for the presidency of Iraq, but his candidacy was suspended by the federal court on charges of corruption. The suspension caused delay in election. The presidential election was indefinitely postponed on Monday,…