IRAQ

Iraq Appoints New Ministers

A Presidential Decree was issued in Baghdad on 4 August appointing Dr. Muhammad Mahdi alRawi, former Deputy Head of the President's Office, as Commerce Minister, and Mr. Samir Muhammad 'Abd al-Wahhab, former Minister of Higher Education, as Minister of Interior. The former Commerce and Interior Ministers, Mr. Hassan 'Ali and Mr. Sa'dun Shakir, were relieved of their posts after almost 10 years of service and were assigned duties in the...