{"id":94496,"date":"2026-05-02T17:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/94496\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T17:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T17:12:19","slug":"iraqs-pm-designate-lands-in-erbil-for-government-formation-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/iran\/94496\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq\u2019s PM-designate lands in Erbil for government formation talks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                            2026-05-02T08:29:09+00:00<\/p>\n<p>                                    font<\/p>\n<p>                                            Enable Reading Mode<\/p>\n<p>\n                                        A-<br \/>\n                                        A<br \/>\n                                        A+\n                                    <\/p>\n<p>Shafaq News- Erbil<\/p>\n<p>Iraq\u2019s Prime Minister-designate Ali Faleh al-Zaidi arrived in Erbil on Saturday to hold talks with <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Iraq\/Iraq-PM-designate-Al-Zaidi-to-meet-Kurdish-and-Sunni-leaders-for-cabinet-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kurdish<\/a> leaders to form Iraq\u2019s next federal government.<\/p>\n<p>A statement from the prime minister\u2019s media office indicated that a delegation from the ruling Shiite Coordination Framework (CF) accompanied Zaidi on the visit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Report\/Into-2026-Baghdad-and-Erbil-face-the-same-disputes-with-higher-stakes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more: Into 2026, Baghdad and Erbil face the same disputes<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"ar\" dir=\"rtl\">\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0621 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u0644\u0641 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AliFalihAlzaidy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@AliFalihAlzaidy<\/a> \u064a\u0635\u0644 \u0627\u0644\u0649 \u0625\u0642\u0644\u064a\u0645 \u0643\u0631\u062f\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0627\u0642 \u064a\u0631\u0627\u0641\u0642\u0647 \u0648\u0641\u062f \u0645\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0637\u0627\u0631 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0646\u0633\u064a\u0642\u064a.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0627\u0644\u0645\u0643\u062a\u0628 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0639\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064a \u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0648\u0632\u0631\u0627\u0621 \ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddf6 (@IraqiPMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IraqiPMO\/status\/2050485909783556121?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 2, 2026<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Shafaq News\u2019 correspondent reported that Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, along with government officials and senior figures from the leading Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), received al-Zaidi and his delegation upon arrival at Erbil International Airport.<\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, CF <a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Iraq\/Iraq-s-top-Shiite-bloc-holds-first-talks-with-PM-designate-Al-Zaidi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">granted<\/a> Al-Zaidi authority to select his cabinet following his nomination for prime minister after the withdrawal of caretaker Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani and former Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shafaq.com\/en\/Report\/Who-is-Ali-al-Zaidi-The-businessman-tapped-for-Iraq-s-premiership\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Read more: Who is Ali Al-Zaidi?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026-05-02T08:29:09+00:00 font Enable Reading Mode A- A A+ Shafaq News- Erbil Iraq\u2019s Prime Minister-designate Ali Faleh al-Zaidi 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