Basra airport, Kuwaiti ports suspend work due to the bad weather Basra airport, Kuwaiti ports suspend work due to the bad weather 

Shafaq News / On Monday, Basra Airport suspended flights due to severe dust storms.

Baghdad, Al-Sulaymaniyah, and Najaf airports also suspended today's flights.

The Poor visibility conditions forced the authorities to suspend all outbound and inbound flights.

The meteorologist Sadeq Attia said on Facebook that "the dust storm would continue until

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Covid-19: Iraq records 119 new cases today, ranks the 1st in the Arab World, 40th globallyCovid-19: Iraq records 119 new cases today, ranks the 1st in the Arab World, 40th globally

Shafaq News/ On Monday, Iraq recorded 119 new cases of Covid-19 to bring its total to 2,326,577, the Ministry of Health and Environment said.

It reported no deaths. Its coronavirus death toll reached 25,216.

It also reported 119 recoveries to bring its total to 2,300,104 (98.90%).

The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to 14.

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-Caretaker Government- qualifications do not apply to al-Kadhimi's government, Judge says

Shafaq News/ Former magistrate said that the definition of "caretaker government" does not apply to Mustafa al-Kadhimi's cabinet anymore since the constitutional deadlines to form a new government have expired.

"Al-Kadhimi's government is not a caretaker government because it has been more than 75 days since the first convention of the new

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Lawmaker: Baghdad's impeached mayor fled overseas to escape legal actionLawmaker: Baghdad's impeached mayor fled overseas to escape legal action

Shafaq News/ Baghdad's dismissed mayor, Alaa Kadhim Maan, has fled overseas to escape legal liability following his impeachment, member of the State of Law parliamentary bloc Aliya Nasif revealed on Monday.

"His dismissal would not protect him from legal liability. He has to face dozens of lawsuits over charges related to bribery, financial and

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Iraqi MoH records 4000 cases of suffocation due to dust stormIraqi MoH records 4000 cases of suffocation due to dust storm

Shafaq News / The Iraqi Ministry of health recorded 4000 cases of asphyxia due to the dust storm that hit the country on Monday. 

Earlier on Monday, the Ministry's spokesman, Saif al-Badr, called on the elderly and those who suffer from cardio-pulmonary illnesses to stay at home, stressing that all medical institutions are in a state of emergency.

Al

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Al-Maliki praises FSC's decision to annul the food security billAl-Maliki praises FSC's decision to annul the food security bill

Shafaq News / The head of the State of Law coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, praised the Federal Supreme Court's decision to annul the Food Security bill. 

Al-Maliki said in a tweet on Monday that the Court's decision protects public money from the corrupt, and prevents the government and Parliament from committing legal violations. 

He added that the

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