Shafaq News/ Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani will join more than 60 heads of state and government and hundreds of business leaders as they gather in Switzerland to discuss the biggest global challenges during the World Economic Forum's annual gathering next week.

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Shafaq News/ The Iraqi parliament on Saturday commenced the process of vote counting and tallying to elect a new Speaker, replacing ousted Mohammad al-Halboosi.

Shafaq News Agency reporter said that the vote counting began a short while ago, with a total of 260 lawmakers participating in

Shafaq News/ Nechirvan Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan region, on Saturday met with Shiite leader Qais al-Khazali, the leader of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, for talks on the political and security situation in Iraq.

The two leaders, according to a readout by Barzani's bureau, exchanged