Shafaq News/ The Security and Defense Committee of the Iraqi parliament on Wednesday "hosted" Minister of Interior Othman al-Ghanmi in the aftermath of recent unrest in the governorates of Baghdad, Basra, and Dhi Qar.

A source from inside the committee confirmed that al-Ghanmi was the guest of the meeting headed by the recently-elected first deputy

Shafaq News/ The U.S. dollar (USD) exchange rate against the Iraqi dinar (IQD) climbed in the daily transactions at the official markets of Baghdad and Erbil on Wednesday.

Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that the Central al-Kifah and al-Harithiya exchanges are trading the USD at a rate of 147750 IQD to 100.

Our correspondent said that the

Shafaq News/ The Shiite Coordination Framework (CF) revealed that the next government would be formed before the end of October, confirming that the dialogue among the political forces would continue in this regard.

A CF deputy, Gharib Askar, told Shafaq News Agency, "The Framework continues the dialogue with the political forces to form the new

Shafaq News / The preparatory committee for the mass demonstrations, affiliated with the Coordination Framework, announced preparing for a demonstration to pressure the political parties to form a new government.

The committee said in a statement that the demonstrators have many demands, including forming a new government, nominating a President