Iraqi PM arrives in Iran after Saudi visit to push for revival of Tehran-Riyadh talksIraqi PM arrives in Iran after Saudi visit to push for revival of Tehran-Riyadh talks

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived in Iran on Sunday, Iranian state TV reported, a day after he travelled to Saudi Arabia in a bid to revive talks between the regional rivals to ease years of hostility.

Iran and Saudi Arabia, the leading Shi'ite and Sunni Muslim powers in the Middle East, severed ties in 2016, with both

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Demonstrators block a main road in Diyala to protest power cutsDemonstrators block a main road in Diyala to protest power cuts

Shafaq News/ Hundreds demonstrated on Sunday morning in the Kanaan district in Diyala to protest poor services and frequent power cuts, blocking the Baqubah-Kanaan road.

Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that the protestors expressed discontent with the nearly-absent power supply in the district and demanded improvements to its infrastructure

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Bin Salman and al-Kadhimi discussBin Salman and al-Kadhimi discuss

Shafaq News/ Saudi Arabia’s Crown prince Mohammed bin Salman and Prime Minister of Iraq Mustafa al-Kadhimi met in Jeddah late Saturday to discuss bilateral ties between the two countries, the official Saudi Press Agency reported early Sunday.

The two leaders also discussed potential areas for joint cooperation and exchanged views and opinions on a

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Police officer injured in an ISIS attack in DiyalaPolice officer injured in an ISIS attack in Diyala

Shafaq News/ A police officer has been reportedly injured in an ISIS attack in Diyala, a source revealed on Saturday evening.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that a group of ISIS militants attacked a site of police on the outskirts of al-Ashmiyat village in the district of Habhab, 12 kilometers northeast of Baqubah.

"The locals and police forces

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Baghdad and Najaf airports closed by bad weatherBaghdad and Najaf airports closed by bad weather

Shafaq News/ A dust storm blanketed swathes of central Iraq on Saturday , turning skies orange, reducing visibility and suspending flights at two main airports.

The bad weather forced the Baghdad International Airport and Najaf Airport south of the capital to suspend flights indefinitely, the authorities said.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that

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Sadrist leading figure to the Coordination Framework: the fire you made will burn everyoneSadrist leading figure to the Coordination Framework: the fire you made will burn everyone

Shafaq News/ A leading figure of the Sadrist movement said that the Coordination Framework will have to answer the same rhetorics they used to undermine the trilateral coalition, warning of the consequences of propaganda they unleashed against the Sadrist movement.

In an article he wrote earlier today, Saturday, Jalal al-Nouri asked if the Sadrist

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