Iraq

2023-12-13T13:26:54+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraq's firebrand Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday called on his supporters to boycott, but never attack, the upcoming local elections, which he described as "corrupt".

In a post on the social media platform Ax, al-Sadr said that his followers should "purify

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Iraq

2023-12-13T09:36:54+00:00

Shafaq News/ Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Wednesday praised Iraq's decision to develop its economic ties with Turkey a "sovereign and strategic decision".

The remarks came during a meeting with a delegation from the Turkish company Triaki Agro, in the presence of the

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Iraq

2023-12-13T09:11:14+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani stressed the government's commitment to protecting the diplomatic missions in the country.

Al-Sudani's media office said that the Prime Minister received, on Tuesday, a phone call from U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.

Both

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Iraq

2023-12-13T07:05:09+00:00

Shafaq News/ The United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, has appointed Iraqi diplomat Sarhad Fattah as deputy chief of the UN Special Envoy's office to Yemen, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed al-Sahhaf said in a statement that

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Iraq

2023-12-13T07:45:43+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraq and France have agreed to activate a memorandum of understanding on exchanging intelligence and expertise in an effort to combat trans-border corruption, according to an official statement.

The agreement came following a meeting between Judge Haider Hanoun and Isabelle

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Iraq

2023-12-13T05:39:50+00:00

Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, the U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken praised Iraq for condemning the attacks on the Amercian interests in the country.

The U.S. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said on X, "Sec. Blinken spoke with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia Al-Sudani and

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