Al-Qadisiyah court sentences Thaer al-Tayyeb's killer to additional 10 years in prisonAl-Qadisiyah court sentences Thaer al-Tayyeb's killer to additional 10 years in prison

Shafaq News/ Kifah al-Kurayti, a death row inmate convicted for killing an Iraqi activist, has been handed additional ten years in prison for a different charge, al-Qadisiyah Criminal Court said on Wednesday.

A judicial source told Shafaq News Agency that the court found the convict guilty of blowing up a pub in the Iraqi capital city, Baghdad, and

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Six terrorists, including ISIS commander, captured in BaghdadSix terrorists, including ISIS commander, captured in Baghdad

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Federal Intelligence Agency on Wednesday said it had apprehended six persons with links to the Islamic State extremist group in separate operations in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Among the arrestees, there is a senior commander of the "Kata'ib of Tawheed and Jihad", a military group affiliated with the terrorist organization.

The

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Incoming cabinet undergoes final scrutiny ahead of confidence vote, PM-designate saysIncoming cabinet undergoes final scrutiny ahead of confidence vote, PM-designate says

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani on Wednesday said he is carrying out a multi-layered "final scrutiny" into his cabinet lineup on the eve of an expected confidence vote tomorrow, Thursday.

"The Prime Minister's bureau is holding today a final scrutiny into the names of the candidates nominated for the

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Outcomes of CF meeting disclosedOutcomes of CF meeting disclosed

Shafaq News / A leader in the Coordination Framework revealed on Tuesday the outcomes of the meeting held at Haidar al-Abadi's residence earlier today.

The leader, who preferred to remain anonymous, said that the meeting's parties agreed to request holding a session on Thursday to vote on the new cabinet formed by the Prime Minister-designate

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Parliament presidium to look into al-Sudani's request for a parliamentary session on ThursdayParliament presidium to look into al-Sudani's request for a parliamentary session on Thursday

Shafaq News/ Iraq's parliament presidium will convene a meeting on Wednesday evening to look into Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani's motion to hold a confidence vote on his cabinet tomorrow, Thursday.

"By default, the motion presented by the prime minister-designate is not compelling," a parliamentary source told Shafaq News

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Al-Sudani asks Parliament to convene and vote on the new cabinetAl-Sudani asks Parliament to convene and vote on the new cabinet

Shafaq News / A reliable political source revealed on Tuesday that the Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani had filed an official request for the Parliament Presidium to hold a voting session on the new cabinet, on October 27.

The leaders of the Coordination Framework (CF) have convened a meeting at Haidar Al-Abadi's residence to agree

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  1. CF leaders gather at Al-Abadi's residence to agree on the Shiite share in al-Sudani's cabinet
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  3. Iraq's riot police crackdown on a gathering commemorating October 2019 protests
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  5. Demonstrators flock to Tahrir square to commemorate the October protests

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