Erbil extends condolences to al-Jazeera Channel on Shireen Abu Akleh's deathErbil extends condolences to al-Jazeera Channel on Shireen Abu Akleh's death

Shafaq News / the Head of the Kurdistan Journalists Syndicate, Azad Hamadamin, extended a condolence message to al-jazeera Channel's headquarters in Erbil, over the death of its correspondent, Shireen Abu Akleh.

Abu Akleh, who was working for Al Jazeera's Arabic language channel, was shot in the town of Jenin early on Wednesday and died soon

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Parliament to look into the bill to criminalize normalizing relations with IsraelParliament to look into the bill to criminalize normalizing relations with Israel

Shafaq News / Iraqi Parliament announced on Tuesday that it will resume its sessions tomorrow, Wednesday, to read the proposal to prevent normalizing relations with Israel. 

On April 24, the Sadrist movement announced that the Homeland Rescue alliance submitted a bill to criminalize normalizing relations with Israel, in order to approve it in the

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Homeland Rescue to implement a backup plan to end the political impasseHomeland Rescue to implement a backup plan to end the political impasse

Shafaq News / A source in the Homeland Rescue alliance revealed today that the latter has a backup plan that might end the current political impasse.

The source told Shafaq News agency that if a national majority government is not formed, new steps will be implemented to address the situation.

He added that the alliance's new reform project is based

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MP reveals disagreement among independent MPs MP reveals disagreement among independent MPs 

Shafaq News / MP, Salah Zaini, revealed that there is a disagreement between independent MPs over forming the new government.

Zaini told Shafaq News agency that independent MPs will not allow being used to complete quorum for Parliamentary sessions and voting on decisions, including the ones regarding forming the government.

The representative

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Finance committee put the final touch on the food security billFinance committee put the final touch on the food security bill

Shafaq News / The Parliamentary finance committee announced that it is putting the final touch on the food security bill, during a meeting chaired by Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi.

The Parliament media department said in a statement that the bill will be soon submitted for voting in Parliament.

Al-Halboosi stressed the need to approve the

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Fourteen MPs to boycott the parliament session to protest theFourteen MPs to boycott the parliament session to protest the

Shafaq News/ Fourteen lawmakers are contemplating a boycott of the parliament sessions in an act of protest against the "political abuse" of the "Justice and Accountability law", MP Mohammad Abed Rabbu said on Tuesday.

"The Fourteen lawmakers might refrain from attending any session unless a proposal on the Justice and Accountability law is

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