Zaidi calls for economic investment in Iraq as Salam urges Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon
The prime ministers of Iraq and Lebanon talked up wide-ranging governance reforms in their countries at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, but their remarks struck different tones as Baghdad cracked down on corruption and urged international economic investment, while Beirut grappled with Israeli occupation and bombardment. Iraq's Ali al-Zaidi, a relatively young and politically untested businessman, assumed power earlier this year, while Nawaf Salam, a former judge at the Internatio
The prime ministers of Iraq and Lebanon talked up wide-ranging governance reforms in their countries at the United Nations General Assembly on Friday, but their remarks struck different tones as Baghdad cracked down on corruption and urged international economic investment, while Beirut grappled with Israeli occupation and bombardment. Iraq's Ali al-Zaidi, a relatively young and politically untested businessman, assumed power earlier this year, while Nawaf Salam, a former judge at the Internatio
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