Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi is expected to discuss reviving the Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline, border security and religious tourism during his upcoming visit to Syria, a government source told Shafaq News on Wednesday.
Shafaq News- Washington Washington expects Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi tofulfill the commitments he made to President Donald Trump during his visit tothe United States last July, the US State Department said on Wednesday, accusingIran of exploiting armed factions to plunder Iraq's resources an…
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq's Harakat Al-Nujaba rejects the terms "restriction," "handover," and "disarmament" regarding the "sacred weapons of the resistance," military deputy Abdul Qader Al-Karbalaei said on Wednesday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi has appointed formerlawmaker Hadi al-Salami as an adviser on border crossings, customs andtransportation, an informed source told Shafaq News on Wednesday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) said onWednesday that Riyad Al-Hamidawi would replace lawmaker Hassan Al-Khafaji asmember of the country’s sixth parliamentary term.
Shafaq News-Baghdad Iraqi PrimeMinister Ali al-Zaidi is expected to make official visits to Lebanon and Syrianext week, leading a government delegation to discuss a range of shared issues,a government source told Shafaq News on Wednesday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi politicalleaders are discussing a proposal to move Iranian Kurdish opposition groups outof the Kurdistan Region (KRI) and house them elsewhere in Iraq, as part ofefforts to resolve the issue of their presence on Iraqi soil, political sourcestold Shafaq News on Wednesday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad The Iraqi Cabinet approved eliminating customs duties on imported solarenergy systems on Tuesday, according to Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi's mediaoffice. Separately, the Cabinet authorized the ElectricityMinistry's General Company for Electricity Transmission in the Northern Reg…
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq’s Reconstruction and Development parliamentary bloc onTuesday outlined a mechanism for distributing parliamentary committees amongpolitical blocs, with allocations based on established criteria.
Shafaq News- Najaf Najaf Provincial Council Chairman Hussein al-Issawiannounced on Tuesday that the council had unanimously approved a proposal toestablish a province named “Holy Kufa” within Kufa’s current administrativeboundaries, including its subdistricts, describing the vote a…
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission announced onTuesday that Hussein Ahmed Hadi Hussein al-Maliki and Ali Mohammed Ahmed Khamanal-Faili would replace Yasser Abd Sukhail Mohammed Hussein al-Maliki and MohsenAli Akbar Namdar al-Mandalawi, respectively, as members of…
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi Parliament Speaker Haibet al-Halbousi on Monday backedthe government’s legal measures to maintain public order, enforce the law,bring weapons under state control, and hold accountable anyone found to haveincited violence or threatened citizens’ security and the…
Shafaq News- Nineveh Regional pressure and interference are holding up theselection of a new district chief for Sinjar, Nineveh Provincial Council memberAhmed al-Abd Rabbo said on Monday, urging that the district be kept out ofexternal conflicts and narrow partisan disputes.
Shafaq News- Najaf Political pressure among Western allies may be contributing to Europe'sunrest, Patriotic Shiite Movement (PSM) leader Muqtada Al-Sadr said on Monday,accusing Washington and Israel of exerting influence over the continent.
Shafaq News- Al-Anbar Former Iraqi Industry Minister Khalid Battal has emerged as a candidate for vice president in place of Taqaddum (Progress) Party leader Mohammed Al-Halbousi, a source in Al-Anbar's Provincial Council told Shafaq News on Monday.
Shafaq News- Erbil The Christian Alliance in Iraq called on Monday for theprotection of Christians’ legal and constitutional rights in Iraq and theKurdistan Region, insisting that the ministerial post allocated to minoritiesbe awarded based on merit and academic qualifications rather than poli…
Shafaq News- Baghdad Major challengesfacing Middle Eastern countries require stronger international cooperation toaddress economic and development crises and restore stability, Iraqi PrimeMinister Ali Al-Zaidi said on Monday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad The Iraqi government on Monday directed state institutionsto enforce the law and file criminal complaints against those who use the mediato incite violence or obstruct state decisions aimed at bringing weapons understate control.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq’s president issued a decree formally appointingthree deputy prime ministers and 11 ministers following parliamentary approval. The decree, dated October 18, cites Articles 73(7) and76(4) of the Iraqi Constitution, confirming that parliament granted themconfidence by a…
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq’s Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court onMonday postponed the trial of detained lawmaker and Al-Azm Alliance leaderMuthanna Al-Samarrai until October 29 for further review, a source familiarwith the proceedings told Shafaq News.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq’s Central Anti-Corruption CriminalCourt has rejected a request to delay the corruption trial of detained lawmakerand Al-Azm Alliance leader Muthanna al-Samarrai, proceeding with the hearing asscheduled, a source familiar with the case told Shafaq News on Monday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin on Sunday warned that her government urgently needed funding amid severe financial pressure, as the United Nations said Israel was withholding approximately $6 billion in Palestinian clearance revenues.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) on Sunday denied reports that its chairman, Falih Al-Fayyadh, had been nominated for vice president, saying he remained in his post.
Shafaq News- Nineveh Political disputes have stalled appointments to key administrative posts in Iraq's Sinjar district and the Nineveh Plains, as the Babylon Movement faces off against the Unified Nineveh Alliance (Tahalof Ninawa) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), a Nineveh Provincial Counc…
