Iraqi prime minister Nouri Al-Maliki is to be replaced by Haider al- Abadi, who was nominated by the Shia coalition parties to form a new government …
- Nouri Al-Maliki Set to Be Replaced as Iraq’s Prime Minister (The Guardian)
- Iraq President Asks Abadi to Succeed PM Nouri Maliki (BBC)
… but Iraq’s problems are far from over:
- Nouri al-Maliki Has Lost His Job, but It Doesn’t Really Matter (Christian Science Monitor)
ISIS continues targeting the Yazidis and Christians, who are fleeing to mount Sinjar, while the RAF aborts its humanitarian aid during night, in fear that people could be injured by the cargo:
Two ” sworn enemies” of the Muslim Brotherhood, President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, meet together to discuss militant Islam in the Middle East:
- Egypt, Saudis Seek United Front Against Militant Islam (The Times of India)
“[A]nti-terrorism laws will be given a bad name if they result in avoidable restrictions on the ability of NGOs to conduct vital humanitarian and peace building operations” said David Anderson on Muslim bank account cancellations in the UK:
- More UK Bank Accounts Held by Muslim Organisations Risk Closure (The Guardian)
In the Central African Republic, the first Muslim prime Minister Mahmat Kamoun was rejected by Seleka, a mainly Muslim group:
Lady Warsi predicts “Cameron’s neglect of ethnic minority voters would cost him an outright victory at next year’s national election”:
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