Iraqi parliament confirms three cabinet nominees

By Ibrahim Saleh</p> <p>BAGHDAD (AA) – Iraqi parliament on Tuesday gave a vote of confidence to three cabinet nominees put forward by Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi.</p> <p>A majority of Iraqi MPs approved Nouri al-Dileimi for the planning portfolio; Qusai Suhail for the higher education and scientific research portfolio; and Abdul-Amir al-Hamadani for the culture portfolio. </p> <p>MPs, however, failed to agree on who should head up the ministries of interior, defense, justice, education and immigration amid ongoing differences between Iraq’s Al-Bina and Al-Islah parliamentary blocs.</p> <p>Assembly Speaker Mohamed al-Halbusi called another parliamentary session for Thursday, but it remains unclear whether Thursday’s session will see MPs vote on the remaining nominees.</p> <p>Tuesday’s vote brings the total number of ministers in Abdul-Mahdi's government to 17 after 14 others were confirmed by parliament in late October.

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