Shafaq News/ Iraqi President Abdullatif Rashid on Wednesday highlighted the role of the "historic" ties between Baghdad and Tehran in promoting dialogue and maintaining regional security and stability.

President Rashid's remarks came during a meeting with Iran's Foreign Minister Hussein

Shafaq News/ Parliament needs 45 days to review and approve the 2023 budget bill, lawmaker Faisal al-Naeli said on Wednesday.

"The parliamentary finance committee and the parliament in general needs a maximum of 45 days to read, deliberate, and amend the budget bill," the lawmaker told

Shafaq News/ Baghdad has taken measures to maintain security at the borders with Iran, Iraq's Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said in a statement, stressing that border security is an issue of "constitutional" aspects.

Hussein's remarks came during a joint press conference with his Iranian

Shafaq News/ Iraq's federal intelligence agency on Wednesday said it had apprehended six persons with links to the Islamic State extremist group in a security operation in Nineveh.

"Documents obtained by the agency have proven that the arrestees carried out missions for the terrorist