Al-Sudani copes with mounting pressure fromAl-Sudani copes with mounting pressure from

Shafaq News/ A leading figure in Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani's al-Furatain movement, Mahmoud al-Hayyani, on Wednesday said that the prime minister-designate is enduring mounting pressure from "certain political parties" he did not name to force certain candidates into his cabinet.

"PM-designate al-Sudani has defied those pressures," al-Hayyani told

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Iraq reiterates support for OPEC+, Saudi ArabiaIraq reiterates support for OPEC+, Saudi Arabia

Shafaq News / Iraq's foreign ministry said late on Tuesday that it refuses any threatening or pressuring policy, reiterating its support for OPEC+ and Saudi Arabia after the alliance's decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day caused a rift between Washington and Riyadh.

The ministry added in a statement carried by the state news

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Several killed in an attack in SinjarSeveral killed in an attack in Sinjar

Shafaq News / An aerial bombardment targeted a vehicle in Sinjar district, Nineveh, on Tuesday.

The source told Shafaq News agency that the attack targeted al-Shuhada neighborhood and killed everyone inside the vehicle.

Turkey usually targets sites of the Kurdistan Workers Party in Sinjar district.

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Lawmaker uncovers evidence that ties oil minister to +800bn dollars of wasted public fundsLawmaker uncovers evidence that ties oil minister to +800bn dollars of wasted public funds

Shafaq News/ A member of Iraq's legislative body uncovered evidence that ties the country's oil minister to a new financial corruption scandal.

The rapporteur of the Communication and Transportation Committee in the Iraqi parliament, Zahra al-Bajjari, accused the discharged acting finance minister, incumbent oil minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail,

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PM al-Kadhimi to ministers: prepare yourselves

Category: Iraq News

Date: 2022-10-18T18:18:24+0000
  • Shafaq News / Iraq's Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, said on Tuesday that Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia al-Sudani's mission is "hard".
  • Al-Kadhimi said in a statement, "Al-Sudani's mission is hard, and I hope that the political parties would

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Al-Saadi meets with NATO commander in IraqAl-Saadi meets with NATO commander in Iraq

Shafaq News / The Head of the Iraqi Counter-Terrorism Service, Lt. Gen Abdulwahab Al-Saadi, received on Tuesday the Commander of the NATO mission in Iraq, Lieutenant General Giovanni M. Iannucci.

Iannucci said during the meeting, "CTS plays a pivotal role in the security of Iraq."

For his part, al-Saadi briefed the NATO commander on the pieces of

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