Shafaq News / The Arab League called, on Monday, on the Iraqi parties to give priority to national interests.

Jamal Rushdi, the spokesman for the Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said in a statement that the latter, "is following with more concern the successive and dangerous developments on the Iraqi arena, and that he calls

Shafaq News / Mortar shells landed near one of the Joint Operations Command's headquarters in the Green Zone, Baghdad, a security source reported. 

No further details were disclosed. 

Several explosions were heard in the Green Zone, Baghdad.

A security source told Shafaq News agency that the sound is most likely caused by the RPG projectiles used in

Shafaq News / Stéphane Dujarric, a spokesman for the secretary general of the United Nations, António Guterres, said that he was alarmed by the recent developments in Iraq. 

Dujarric said in a statement, "The Secretary-General has been following with concern the ongoing protests in Iraq today, during which demonstrators entered government

Shafaq News / The Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, called on Iraqi political parties to exercise self-restraint following the recent developments in the country. 

Barzani said in a tweet, "We are following with concern the recent events and developments in Iraq."

The Kurdish leader urged all parties to, "feel a sense of responsibility, exercise