PM sworn in and 14 ​ministers approved ⁠in new government though parliament fails to reach consensus on several posts. Iraq’s new Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has been ⁠sworn in with only a partial cabinet ⁠after lawmakers failed to reach a consensus on key postings, including interior and defence. The prime minister and other ministers who secured parliamentary confidence took the constitutional oath of office on Thursday, according to the official Iraqi News Agency (INA), formally assuming their duties. Recommended Stories list of 3 items list 1 of 3 Who is Ali al-Zaidi, the businessman named as Iraq’s PM-designate? list 2 of 3 A secret Israeli base in Iraq? What we know list 3 of 3 Why Trump decided to back Iraq’s prime minister-designate, Ali al-Zaidi end of list “The Council of Representatives votes to grant confidence to the government of Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi and its ministerial programme,” the prime minister’s media office said.…