Iraq under international pressure to form a government: lawmakerIraq under international pressure to form a government: lawmaker

Shafaq News/ International partners are pressuring Iraq into easing internal friction and forming a government, a member of al-Fatah bloc in the parliament said on Monday.

Lawmaker Moeen al-Kadhimi told Shafaq News Agency that Iraqi political forces are under mounting pressure from international energy consumers to end the stalemate and form a new

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Al-Halboosi arrives in Erbil heading high-level delegationAl-Halboosi arrives in Erbil heading high-level delegation

Shafaq News / Iraq's Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi arrived in Erbil, accompanied by the candidate for premiership Mohammed Shiya'a al-Sudani, and chairman of the PMF Falih al-Fayadh.

Member of the Coordination Framework (CF) Mu'een al-Kadhimi told Shafaq News agency that the high-level delegation arrived in the capital of the Kurdistan

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Iraqis react to the US Ambassador's TweetIraqis react to the US Ambassador's Tweet

Shafaq News/ The US Ambassador to Iraq, Alina L. Romanowski, called her followers on Twitter to interact on her official page to find the "best" engagement with the Iraqi culture. 

"Today, I reached 30,000 followers on Twitter – thank you! As US Ambassador, I am making it a priority to learn more about #Iraqi #people – and experience your country -a

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UNAMI calls all Iraqis to engage in dialogue without preconditionsUNAMI calls all Iraqis to engage in dialogue without preconditions

Shafaq News/ UN Assistance Mission for Iraq said that Iraqi parties must “act now.” Calling them for dialogue to overcome the current political crisis.

A year after “hard-earned” elections, UNAMI said in a statement that “regretfully, this reaffirmation of democracy was followed by divisive politics, generating bitter public disillusion.”

The UN

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Iraq's PM: we worked to establish a political culture away from violence and tyrannyIraq's PM: we worked to establish a political culture away from violence and tyranny

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi considered holding the parliamentary elections in 2021 as his government's "most significant obligation" achieved.

Al-Kadhimi said in a statement that the elections were "well organized, free, and fair, according to the testimony of the United Nations and all other observers."

The PM said that

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After a seven-month manhunt, PMF arrests an ISIS security officer in BaghdadAfter a seven-month manhunt, PMF arrests an ISIS security officer in Baghdad

Shafaq News/ Al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) said it had apprehended a senior ISIS commander after a seven-month manhunt, the PMF's preemptive security division said in a statement on Sunday.

The wanted ISIS figure was captured in a security operation in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, the statement said.

The arrestee, according to

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