Basra leaders accused the Electricity Ministry of incompetence after a two-day blackout incited angry residents to protest, amidst 131-degree heat.
Electricity
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Abdul Karim Aftan pledges a thorough review of senior staff and all ongoing projects, as the Electricity Ministry reels from outcry over corruption allegations and inadequate power supply.
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Baghdad's anti-corruption authorities mobilized to arrest Ra'ad Shalal al-Ani, who resigned from the Electricity Ministry in the aftermath of an August contracting scandal.
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Hussain al-Shahristani is reprising his role as acting electricity minister, after Ra'ad Shalal al-Ani resigned amidst controversy.
