Iraqi PM-designate says Cabinet 'mostly complete'

Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki said today that the formation of the Cabinet was “mostly complete,” but an influential Shiite group and some Sunni Arab politician signalled the deal was far from done.

Al-Maliki met with deputies from the United Iraqi Alliance, a powerful Shiite bloc that includes his Dawa Party, and said that they were waiting only for a response from the Fadhila Party, a Shiite group that last week withdrew from the negotiations.