Iraq

2023-08-13T20:02:51+00:00

Shafaq News/ With the 40-day mark since Ashura around the corner, the Iraqi Border Ports Authority announced  heightened readiness in ten checkpoints in preparation for the impending commemoration of Imam Hussein's death in the holy city of Karbala.

With daily inflows already charting

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Iraq

2023-08-13T15:53:14+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Mohammed al-Halbousi, on Sunday convened with the U.S. Ambassador to Baghdad, Alina Romanowski, to deliberate on the outcomes of the recent security talks held in Washington.

According to an official statement, al-Halbousi and Romanowski

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Iraq

2023-08-13T14:28:01+00:00

Shafaq News/Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has sanctioned the initial structural designs for the New Sadr City in the east of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, an official press release said on Sunday.

The move follows a presentation organized by the company entrusted with planning and

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Iraq

2023-08-13T13:05:25+00:00

Shafaq News / Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) revealed the truth behind the purported withdrawal of candidates from the upcoming provincial council elections on Sunday.

Emad Jameel, the head of the commission's media team, informed Shafaq News Agency that "In Dhi Qar

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Iraq

2023-08-13T14:05:05+00:00

Shafaq News / The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) announced on Sunday its decision to extend the candidate registration period for the upcoming provincial councils elections.

According to a document obtained by Shafaq News agency, the IHEC has extended the registration period

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Iraq

2023-08-13T12:29:37+00:00

Shafaq News / Ziad al-Janabi, the head of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, disclosed on Sunday that certain Iraqi political parties rely on the pervasive corruption within the Ministry of Oil for their financial support.

He remarked, "We are determined to sever this funding link

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