Iraq

2023-02-05T18:22:58.000000Z

Shafaq News/ The United Nations in Iraq on Sunday condemned the abhorrent killing of Tiba al-Ali, a 22-year-old woman.

"The avoidable death of Tiba is a regretful reminder of the violence and injustice that still exists against women and girls in Iraq today," the UN said in a statement,

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Iraq

2023-02-05T18:21:27.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Russia's foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, has arrived in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on the top of a high-profile delegation, Iraq's foreign ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

The delegation, according to the statement, consists of government officers, diplomats, and

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Iraq

2023-02-05T16:58:56.000000Z

Shafaq News/ More than 700 cases of gender-based violence have been reported in al-Diwaniyah in 2022, the head of the higher commission for human rights in the governorate, Mohammad al-Budayri, said on Sunday.

"As in many southern and central governorates, al-Diwaniyah reports cases of

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Iraq

2023-02-05T14:19:57.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Coordination Framework is scheduled to convene a meeting later today, Sunday, for talks on the 2023 budget and the local and parliamentary elections, a source revealed.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that the meeting would be attended by Prime Minister Mohammad

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Iraq

2023-02-05T16:11:48.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani has given the green light to remove Zoheir al-Shaalan from his position as the governor of al-Diwaniyah over corruption allegations.

According to an official correspondence stamped by al-Sudani's office to the Iraqi parliament,

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Iraq

2023-02-04T19:39:01.000000Z

Shafaq News/ On Saturday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury revealed details about the meeting between the Iraqi and the American delegations in Turkiye to discuss financial issues.

"Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence Brian E. Nelson met with

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