Iraq: Maliki, Allawi and the Premiership – Update 6note

Radical Shiite cleric Moqtada Al-Sadr is said to be refusing to give the Oil Ministry to former Iraqi PM Ayad Allawi within the context of a deal between the latter and PM Nouri Al-Maliki to settle the governmental issue. The following 358-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what Al-Sadr can offer to Allawi and what about the latter’s demands.