Exclusive: +75,000 left Iraq since January 2022, 38 died on the emigration roadExclusive: +75,000 left Iraq since January 2022, 38 died on the emigration road

Shafaq News/ More than 75,000 Iraqi citizens have left the country since January 2022, an official in Iraq's Commission of Refugees, Amanj Said, said on Saturday.

Said told Shafaq News Agency, "between January 1st and October 1st of the current year, nearly 75,000 Iraqis left the country. More than 38,000 are residents of the Kurdistan region."

"Duri

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IHEC spokesperson: al-Sudani's election deadline is only applicable if he meets two conditionsIHEC spokesperson: al-Sudani's election deadline is only applicable if he meets two conditions

Shafaq News/ A spokesperson to Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) on Saturday said that funding and the nature of the new election law might disappoint Prime Minister Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani's hopes for holding an early election a year after swearing him in.

The member of IHEC's media office, Emad Jamil, told Shafaq News Agency,

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Abdullahian and Hussein discuss cooperation prospects under Iraq's new cabinetAbdullahian and Hussein discuss cooperation prospects under Iraq's new cabinet

Shafaq News/ Iran's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hussein Amir Abdullahian, on Friday congratulated his Iraqi counterpart, Fuad Hussein, for assigning him to a second tenure in office and wished for expanded cooperation between their respective countries under the new cabinet.

Abdullahian's remarks came during a phone call he held with Hussein on

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Ukrainian Caligula steals the show at Baghdad's Theater FestivalUkrainian Caligula steals the show at Baghdad's Theater Festival

Shafaq News/ The Ukrainian show (Caligula) directed by Alexander Kovshan won the award for the best integrated show at the third session of the Baghdad International Theater Festival, which came to a close today, Friday.

The show’s hero, Maxim Sterlik, won the best actor award at the festival.

The Tunisian show (last time) won three awards: Best

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Former cabinets contributed to the Yazidi genocide, al-Sudani must redress: MPFormer cabinets contributed to the Yazidi genocide, al-Sudani must redress: MP

Shafaq News/ Iraq's sworn-in Prime Minister Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani has pledged to reparate the Yazidi minority and implement the Sinjar agreement, lawmaker Mahma Khalil said on Saturday.

In a statement to Shafaq News Agency, the member of the parliament's construction committee demanded al-Sudani to heed the minorities, particularly the Yazidis,

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President Barzani congratulates al-Sudani PM al-SudaniPresident Barzani congratulates al-Sudani PM al-Sudani

Shafaq News / The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Tuesday made a congratulatory phone call to the new Iraqi Prime Minister, the presidency of the Region said.

The official statement said, "We warmly congratulate all Iraqis on this important step of the newly formed cabinet obtaining the confidence, and the new government

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