Haidar al-Abadi, the UK-educated engineer appointed to form a government in Baghdad The political crisis in Iraq intensified on Monday after the country’s president named a new prime minister to replace Nouri al-Maliki , raising fears of a prolonged power struggle amid the raging battle with Islamist insurgents. In a major blow to Mr Maliki, the largest grouping in parliament nominated Haidar al-Abadi, a member of Mr Maliki’s own Shia-dominated party, as prime […]