Shafaq News/ The first deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Hakem al-Zameli, said that the emergency bill on food security and development shall muster the backing of the parliamentary finance committee members rather than the head of the political blocs.

Al-Zameli's remarks came during a "crucial" meeting of the parliament's finance committee

Shafaq News/ Dozens of unemployed graduates organized a picket at the governorate headquarters in Dhi Qar to demand jobs in the public sector, Shafaq News Agency correspondent reported on Sunday.

Our correspondent said that the protestors gathered near the building and blocked the entrance.

The security forces cordoned the building and attempted to

Shafaq News/ Italy intends to inaugurate a consulate in Nineveh, Italian ambassador to Iraq Maurizio Cricante said during a visit to the northern governorate's capital city, Mosul, on Sunday.

In a press conference after a meeting with the head of the local government, Najm al-Jubouri, Cricante reiterated his country's commitment to supporting the

Shafaq News/ Two Jordanian pilots were killed on Sunday in a plane crash in northern Jordan during training exercises, the Jordanian army said, citing a technical error.

The training plane crashed in empty land in the Ramtha area near the border with Syria, the army added in a statement.

(Reuters)