Accessibility links
Skip to main content
Skip to main Navigation
Skip to Search
Home
United States
U.S. News
All About America
World
Africa
The Americas
East Asia
Europe
Middle East
South & Central Asia
Broadcast Programs
VOA Languages
Latest Global Coverage
Follow Us
Languages
Search
Search
Previous
Next
Breaking News
Middle East
Iraqi Parliament Approves New Prime Minister
September 09, 2014 9:27 AM
Secretary of State John Kerry praised Iraq's parliament for approving a new unity government, calling the step a milestone for the country and a "cornerstone" of U.S. efforts against Islamic State extremists.
5
Shiite Sheikh Humam Hamoudi (left), Iraq's new deputy speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, speaks with Iraq's incoming Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi as they attend a parliamentary session to vote on Iraq's new government at the parliament headquarters, Baghdad, Sept. 8, 2014.
6
Members of the incoming Iraqi cabinet speak to one another during a parliamentary session to vote on Iraq's new government at the parliament headquarters in Baghdad, Sept. 8, 2014.
Iraqi Parliament Approves New Prime Minister
XS
SM
MD
LG