Iraq: Maliki, Sistani and the issue of Al-Shahristani’s resignationnote

Iraqi Oil Minister Hussein Al-Shahristani is said to have withdrawn his resignation from the Iraqi government and to have begun resisting the pressure of the Iraqi Parliament’s Oil and Gas Committee. The following 307-word report focuses on the issue and tells what has strengthened his position again. It also tells how PM Nouri Al-Maliki and leading Shiite cleric Ali Sistani dealt with the issue.