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…
Shafaq News- Baghdad The Organization of IslamicCooperation (OIC) concluded a two-day meeting in Baghdad on Sunday with callsto support Palestinian rights, strengthen economic ties among member states andease tensions across the Middle East, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq’s political blocs have reached a preliminaryagreement to reactivate two vice presidency positions, with Taqaddum (Progress)Party leader Mohammed Al-Halbousi and Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) chiefFalih Al-Fayyadh proposed for the posts, an informed source told Sha…
Shafaq News- Baghdad The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has backed the Christian Suyanaparliamentary bloc's objection to a nominee for Iraq's Ministry of Migrationand Displacement, leading to a delay in the vote on the KDP's candidate fordeputy prime minister, party member Majid Shingali told Shaf…
Shafaq News- Baghdad A legal challenge to the appointment of three deputy prime ministers andthe creation of three new ministries has been filed with Iraq's Federal SupremeCourt, lawmaker Mohammed Jassim Al-Khafaji of Ishraqat Kanoon bloc said onSunday.
Shafaq News- Kirkuk Kirkuk is facing a leadership vacuum following formerGovernor Mohammed Samaan Agha’s recent appointment as Minister of State forForeign Affairs, with the Iraqi Turkmen Front seeking to retain thegovernorship by nominating a successor, Kirkuk’s first deputy governor, R…
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq and Bangladesh signed two memoranda ofunderstanding (MoUs) covering visa exemptions for diplomatic and officialpassport holders and regular political consultations between their foreignministries, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi received Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in Baghdad on Saturday, his media office said. The office provided no details of the discussions.
Shafaq News- Kirkuk Mardin Kok Kaya and Qahtan al-Wandawi have emerged as the leading candidates to become Kirkuk's next governor following Mohammed Samaan Agha's appointment to Iraq's federal cabinet, a political source told Shafaq News on Saturday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi reaffirmed Baghdad's commitment to Palestinian rights during a meeting with Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin on Saturday, his office said.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday urged the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to strengthen diplomatic coordination against regional crises, calling for freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab al-Mandab to protect international trade.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iran could reopenthe Strait of Hormuz and restore normal maritime traffic within seven days ifthe necessary conditions are met, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said onSaturday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi on Saturdaycalled for protecting international trade routes and strengthening economicties among Islamic countries during the opening of the 52nd session of theOrganization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers inBaghda…
Shafaq News- Baghdad (Updated at 9:26) Iraq opened the 52nd session of the Organization of IslamicCooperation’s (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers on Saturday, bringing togetherrepresentatives of member states for a two-day meeting scheduled for Oct.17-18.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iran-backed armed groups in Iraq are adopting a morerestrained public posture after the US military withdrawal while seeking topreserve their weapons and strengthen their position within the state,according to an Atlantic Council analysis.
Shafaq News- Baghdad The Iraqi Communist Party on Friday rejected PrimeMinister Ali Al-Zaidi's newly completed cabinet, describing it as the productof a power-sharing deal among the country's dominant parties and calling for apeaceful popular movement for change.
Shafaq News- Rome Iraq lost about $60 billion during the recent warbetween the United States and Iran, Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein told hisItalian counterpart, Antonio Tajani, in Rome on Thursday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq's Christian Suyana bloc demanded representation in the new cabinetthrough its own nominee, rejecting a rival candidate allegedly affiliated withthe Babylon bloc, the bloc’s leader Kaldo Ramzi Oghanna told Shafaq News onThursday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad The Coordination Framework (CF), an alliance ofpredominantly Shiite political parties, welcomed the completion of Iraq'scabinet on Thursday. In a statement, the CF said the completed cabinet representsan important step toward strengthening political stability, improving thefunct…
Shafaq News- Baghdad The new Ministry of Digital Economy and Governance aims toaddress global shifts in the digital economy, governance and artificialintelligence, Minister Mohammed Sahib Al-Darraji told Shafaq News on Thursday.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi said on Thursday that the appointment of three deputy prime ministers and the approval of 11 cabinet nominees would strengthen his government's ability to address national challenges and deliver on its commitments.
Shafaq News- Washington US Congressman Joe Wilson on Thursday sharply criticized the appointment of Laith al-Khazali as Iraq's deputy prime minister, citing his US terrorism designation and his ties to the Iran-backed Asaib Ahl al-Haq (AAH).
Shafaq News- Baghdad (Updated on Oct. 17, at 8:19) Iraq's parliament on Thursday approved the nominees for deputy primeminister and for vacant and newly created ministries in Prime MinisterAli Al-Zaidi's cabinet.
Shafaq News- Baghdad Iraq’s parliament convened on Thursday, with 261 lawmakers present, tovote on nominees for deputy prime minister and for vacant and newly createdministries.
