Shafaq News/ Iraq's legislative body will start tomorrow a 30-day recess during which no ordinary sessions would be held, lawmaker Moeen al-Kadhimi said on Wednesday.

"The parliament will not convene a session tomorrow," the member of al-Fatah bloc said, "the parliament presidium will

Shafaq News/ The head of the UN Assistance mission in Iraq (UNAMI), Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on Wednesday met with Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, in the southern city of Najaf.

Al-Sistani, 92, is considered the most important clerical authority for millions

Shafaq News/ Iraq's top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani received the the UN High-Representative for the Alliance of Civilizations, Miguel Angel Moratinos, im his residence in Najaf, an official readout by his bureau said on Wednesday.

Moratinos, according to the readout, briefed

Shafaq News / Iraq's President Abdullatif Rashid is expected to visit Basra governorate today, Wednesday, heading a security delegation.

A local source told Shafaq News agency that the President's visit aims to assess the situation ahead of the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup.