President Salih receives letter from the French PresidentPresident Salih receives letter from the French President

Shafaq News / The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, received on Sunday, a written message from French President Emmanuel Macron.

The media office of the President's Office stated in a statement, "President Barham Salih received today Sunday at Al-salam Palace in Baghdad, the French Ambassador Eric Chevalier, who conveyed the greetings of

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President Salih and Plasschaert stress the need to end the political crisisPresident Salih and Plasschaert stress the need to end the political crisis

Shafaq News / President Barham Salih and the representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, stressed Sunday the importance of ending the political crisis by means of dialogue.

The Office of the President said in a statement said, "the President of the Republic, Barham Salih, received today at the

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Exclusive: more than 150 wounded in demonstrations in Baghdad and Basra, no deathsExclusive: more than 150 wounded in demonstrations in Baghdad and Basra, no deaths

Shafaq News/ On Saturday, more than 150 were injured while marking the third anniversary of the Tishreen (October) Revolution in Baghdad and Basra Governorate.

A medical source told Shafaq News Agency that more than 40 security officers were wounded when demonstrators threw stones and Molotov cocktails toward them.

The security forces used rubber

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Sayyed Nasrallah: Decisive days ahead of us in demarcation talksSayyed Nasrallah: Decisive days ahead of us in demarcation talks

Shafaq News/ It is incredibly important to hold on to the resistance, Hezbollah Secretary-General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday, warning the public not to be influenced by those talking without providing an alternative. His words came during an event commemorating and honoring the late Sayyed Mohammad Ali Al-Amin.

Sayyed Nasrallah also

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Security forces took control of Al-Tahrir square, SourceSecurity forces took control of Al-Tahrir square, Source

Shafaq News/ A source confirmed on Saturday that the Iraqi security forces took control of Al-Tahrir Square in central Baghdad.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that reinforcements arrived at Tahrir Square, where hundreds of Iraqis were protesting and then dispersing later.

Today, Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and stun grenades to

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-Infiltrators- exploit the demonstrations in Basra to attack the security forces, Activist

Shafaq News/ The demonstration in Basra governorate to mark the third anniversary of the October 2019 movement ended this evening, but unknown groups attacked the security forces to escalate the situation. The civil society activist Ammar Al-Halfi said.

"We have no relations with those attacking the security forces in the streets of Basra." He

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