Iraqi delegation to head to UAE to offer solace on bin Zayed's passingIraqi delegation to head to UAE to offer solace on bin Zayed's passing

Shafaq News/ A high-level delegation from Baghdad will be heading to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to offer condolences on the death of President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan who passed away yesterday, Friday, at 73.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that President Barham Salih will be leading the delegation.

"Another head of the state might be in

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Seventh in a year, Iraqi border guards establish a new site in DuhokSeventh in a year, Iraqi border guards establish a new site in Duhok

Shafaq News/ Iraq's border guards established a new military site near the village of Huror in the district of Kani Masi, north of Duhok, a security source revealed on Saturday.

"The area the new military site is established in is a frequent target of Turkish bombing," the source told Shafaq News Agency, "it is the seventh site established by the

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Security officer killed in an explosion in DiyalaSecurity officer killed in an explosion in Diyala

Shafaq News/ An Iraqi security officer reportedly perished in a blast from an explosive device in Diyala, a source revealed on Saturday morning.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that an explosion targeted a patrol of the Counter-Terrorism Agency during a security operation in Imam Weis, northeast al-Miqdadiyah.

The explosion, according to the

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The Iraqi Ministry of Oil takes action against a deputyThe Iraqi Ministry of Oil takes action against a deputy

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Ministry of Oil suited a member of the Iraqi Parliament over "falsifying facts."

In a statement, the Ministry revealed that the legal authorities in the Ministry of Oil filed a complaint against Representative Hadi Al-Salami on charges of "lying and falsifying facts."

"The concerned authorities in the ministry believed in the

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Coordination Framework backs Khashan in row with al-HalboosiCoordination Framework backs Khashan in row with al-Halboosi

Shafaq News/ The Shiite forces Coordination Framework on Saturday morning lambasted the Iraqi parliament speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi's decision to hinder lawmaker Bassem Khashan from fulfilling his parliamentary duties.

The leaders of the Shiite forces consortium, according to an official press release, "expressed consternation and dismay with the

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Popular Forces in Al-Anbar called for providing equipment to defeat ISISPopular Forces in Al-Anbar called for providing equipment to defeat ISIS

Shafaq News/ A leader in the Al-Anbar popular forces (Al-Hashad Al-Ashaeiri, affiliated with the Popular Mobilization Forces) criticized not arming the tribe members who support the security forces in protecting their areas and fighting ISIS.

"Two weeks have passed since the tribesmen of the western regions of Al-Anbar Governorate started

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