Iraq

2023-07-19T21:17:38+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi presidency has condemned the statements made by the US State Department expressing concern over the alleged "harassment" of Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako, the Chaldean Catholic Patriarch in Iraq.

In a statement released on Wednesday, the Iraqi Presidency announced its

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Iraq

2023-07-19T18:32:06+00:00

Shafaq News/ The United States has imposed sanctions on 14 Iraqi banks as part of a broader crackdown on the flow of U.S. currency to Iran.

According to officials cited by the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday, the ban, enforced by the Treasury Department and the Federal Reserve Bank of New

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Iraq

2023-07-19T14:04:30+00:00

Shafaq News / The Iraqi government is set to sign a memorandum of understanding with Venezuela in the field of energy and gas during the current year, as announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In an official statement, Ambassador Haidar Al-Barak, the Head of the America Department,

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Iraq

2023-07-19T11:21:02+00:00

Shafaq News / Iranian Cultural Advisor in Iraq, Gholam Reza Abaathari, announced on Wednesday that the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has doubled the number of accredited Iranian universities from 33 to 62.

In a statement to the official Iranian news agency

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Iraq

2023-07-19T13:04:23+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Commissioner's board of Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has proposed conducting the legislative elections of the Kurdistan parliament in February of 2024.

According to an official correspondence signed by the chairman of the board, Omar Ahmed Mohammad,

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Iraq

2023-07-19T10:35:26+00:00

Shafaq News / Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani received French Minister of Armies Sebastien Le Cornu and his accompanying delegation on Wednesday morning.

According to a statement, the meeting aimed to discuss bilateral relations between the two countries and their potential

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