Al-Kadhimi arrives in RiyadhAl-Kadhimi arrives in Riyadh

Shafaq News/ Iraq's caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has arrived in the Saudi capital city, al-Riyadh, on official visit to the Kingdom.

Iraq’s caretaker prime minister is set to fly to Iran on Sunday carrying a new initiative aimed at renewing talks between the two regional arch foes.

An official said al-Kadhimi was scheduled to meet

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CF: we would not accept renewal for Al-Kadhimi for a second termCF: we would not accept renewal for Al-Kadhimi for a second term

Shafaq News/ The Shiite Coordination Framework (CF) renewed its stance against assuming the caretaker prime minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi for a second term.

Commenting on the upcoming visit of Al-Kadhimi to Tehran, the CF leader Ayed Al-Hilali, affirmed that the all the Framework forces agreed not to choose Al-Kadhimi again," adding that "no one

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COVID-19: zero mortalities and 1345 new cases in IraqCOVID-19: zero mortalities and 1345 new cases in Iraq

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 1061 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Saturday.

In its daily epidemiological report on COVID-19, the Ministry registered 281 recovery cases and zero mortalities.

The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2338109of whom

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Iraq&s PM to visit Iran before heading to Saudi ArabiaIraq’s PM to visit Iran before heading to Saudi Arabia

Shafaq News/ On Thursday, an informed political source revealed that the Iraqi prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, would visit Iran before heading to Saudi Arabia.

The source told Shafaq News Agency, "Al-Kadhimi would visit Iran within 24 hours before participating in the Riyadh summit.”

He did not provide further details.

The White House announced

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PKK&s YBŞ kidnaps a Yezidi man in SinjarPKK’s YBŞ kidnaps a Yezidi man in Sinjar

Shafaq News/ Sinjar Resistance Units (YBŞ), affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), kidnapped a Yezidi man in the Khana Sour complex in the Sinjar district.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency, "The young man, 25, is Tahseen Saleh Qaso; he was kidnapped in an area controlled by the YBŞ on Friday morning."

The source added, "His

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Emtidad urges independent MPs to form a single blocEmtidad urges independent MPs to form a single bloc

Shafaq News/ Independent lawmakers might be able to amplify their impact inside the legislative body by joining efforts and forming a single bloc, spokesperson to the Emtidad movement Manar al-Obaidi said on Saturday.

"The Independent [lawmakers] have the opportunity to form a coalition that overarches all the contentions, amplifies their influence

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