Iraq

2024-01-14T05:12:34+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraq's parliament has failed to elect a new Speaker and break a political deadlock that has gripped the country for months.

Lawmakers held a session on Wednesday to pick a replacement for former Speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi, whose term was ended by the Federal Supreme Court

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Iraq

2024-01-14T05:06:41+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi parliament resumed its session on Saturday to elect a new speaker in lieu of Mohammad al-Halboosi who was dismissed from office after a fallout with a fellow lawmaker.

The session began at 8:00 PM Iraq time with the candidates, Shaalan al-Kareem and Salem al-Issawi,

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Iraq

2024-01-13T20:38:15+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi parliament is in deadlock over the election of a new speaker after a first vote that failed to come up with a agreeable replacement of ousted Mohammad al-Halboosi.

"The first round of voting on Saturday ended with no candidate winning a majority," a source said.

The

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Iraq

2024-01-13T19:47:14+00:00

Shafaq News/ A group of 88 Iraqi lawmakers submitted a draft law on Saturday to expel foreign forces, including all U.S. troops, from the country.

The move comes amid a surge in tensions between Iraqi armed groups and the US-led coalition, which has been in Iraq since the 2003 invasion.

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Iraq

2024-01-13T20:17:41+00:00

Shafaq News/ Supporters of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) rallied in support of Yemen's Houthi rebels in a nighttime demonstration in Baghdad's Tahrir Square on Saturday.

The rally was attended by a representative of the Houthi Ansar Allah groups p, who called for the withdrawal

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Iraq

2024-01-13T19:25:35+00:00

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi militia group Saraya al-Salam, which is part of state-sanctioned Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), announced on Saturday that it had arrested a member of the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group.

Saraya al-Salam said in a brief statement that the arrest was made

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