Iraq: Maliki appoints Faleh Fayyad as Acting Minister of National Securitynote

Iraqi PM Nouri Al-Maliki appointed last night (7/6/11) National Security Adviser Faleh Al-Fayyad as Acting Minister of State for National Security until appointing a new Minister. The following 421-word report sheds light on the subject and tells what behind Al-Maliki’s move and what about Faleh Al-Fayyad. It also tells what about his relation with Deputy PM for Energy Hussein Al-Shahristani.