PUK welcomes the initiatives to resolve the impasse, denies talks with KDPPUK welcomes the initiatives to resolve the impasse, denies talks with KDP

Shafaq News/ The rapporteur of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) bloc in the Iraqi parliament, Karwan Yarawais, refuted claims about an initiative involving talks with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), welcoming all the attempts to put an end to the bitter deadlock in Iraq's politics.

Yarawais told Shafaq News Agency, "the Coordination

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Iraq's Cabinet votes on debt payment reschedulingIraq's Cabinet votes on debt payment rescheduling

Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, the Iraqi Cabinet voted on a strategy to deal with foreign and domestic debts.

The Council's spokesman Hassan Nazim said in a press conference, "due to the rise in oil prices, the Cabinet voted on a strategy to pay off external and internal debts for 2022-2024. It also voted on a decision that facilitates the work of

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Coordination Framework's initiative might achieve a breakthrough, MP saysCoordination Framework's initiative might achieve a breakthrough, MP says

Shafaq News/ A leading figure of the Coordination Framework said that the Shiite consortium had conveyed its vision for a political solution to the entire political spectrum, the Sadrist movement included, expressing optimism about a consequent breakthrough.

Speaking to Shafaq News Agency, lawmaker Ali al-Fatlawi said that the Coordination

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Zeidan: forming an Iraqi emergency government is very unlikelyZeidan: forming an Iraqi emergency government is very unlikely

Shafaq News / The chairperson of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zeidan, said that forming an Iraqi emergency government is unlikely.

Zeidan said in a statement that the current situation does not require forming an emergency government, noting that the judiciary is able to find constitutional solutions to solve the political impasse.

The

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Covid-19: Iraq records 250 new cases today, ranks the 1st in the Arab World, 40th globallyCovid-19: Iraq records 250 new cases today, ranks the 1st in the Arab World, 40th globally

Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, Iraq recorded 280 new cases of Covid-19 to bring its total to 2,320,806, the Ministry of Health and Environment said.

It reported one death. Its coronavirus death toll reached 25,178.

It also reported 699 recoveries to bring its total to 2,285,632 (98.50%).

The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to 41.

Baghdad/Karkh

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141 artifacts found in Diyala141 artifacts found in Diyala

Shafaq News / Diyala's archaeology department revealed seizing 141 artifacts in Baquba and al-Muqdadiyah.

The head of the department, Ahmed Khammas, told Shafaq News agency that a specialized team found 91 artifacts west of Baquba, dating back to the Seleucid and Parthian periods.

Khammas said that most of the artifacts are vases, oil lamps,

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