Al-Sadr instructs the Sadrist lawmakers to resignAl-Sadr instructs the Sadrist lawmakers to resign

Shafaq News/ The maverick Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Sunday instructed the lawmakers affiliated with his movement to submit their resignation letters in a culmination of the bitter row with rival Shiite Coordination Framework over the formation of a new government in Iraq.

Al-Sadr's decision comes shortly after a phone call with the head of

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Al-Sadr and Masoud Barzani discuss the political situation over phone-official Al-Sadr and Masoud Barzani discuss the political situation over phone-official 

Shafaq News/ The Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, discussed on phone the latest updates on the Iraqi political arena with the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, a readout issued by the Barzani headquarters said on Sunday.

The phone call comes less than 24 hours following a visit of al-Siyada bloc leaders, Khamis al-Khanjar and

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Al-Ghanmi calls for holding comprehensive talks with EU countries deporting IraqisAl-Ghanmi calls for holding comprehensive talks with EU countries deporting Iraqis

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Minister of Interior, Othman al-Ghanmi, on Sunday urged the legislative and executive authorities to take the necessary measures to deter the forcible expulsion of Iraqi nationals who sought refuge in Europe.

According to a readout issued by his bureau, al-Ghanmi headed a meeting of the National Commission of the Iraqi Nationals

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COVID-19: zero mortalities and +150 new cases in IraqCOVID-19: zero mortalities and +150 new cases in Iraq

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 151 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday.

In its daily epidemiological report on COVID-19, the Ministry registered 152 recovery cases and zero mortalities.

The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2,329,813 of whom

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Allawi discusses Iraq-US ties with Romanowski Allawi discusses Iraq-US ties with Romanowski 

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Minister of Finance, Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi, received the United States' new ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, earlier today, Sunday.

According to a readout issued by the ministry of finance, Allawi discussed with his guest the bilateral ties between Iraq and US, and the economic and financial

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MoC working to make Iraq a prominent country in the field of communicationMoC working to make Iraq a prominent country in the field of communication

Shafaq News / The Director-General of the Department of Planning and Follow-up in the Iraqi Ministry of communications, Adam al-Quraishi, said that the Ministry is working to make Iraq a prominent country in the field of communication and informatics.

Al-Quraishi said that the government has worked in the last few years to fill the technology gap

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