Iraq

2023-02-19T21:06:09.000000Z

Shafaq News/ The leaders of the Coordination Framework, a consortium of mainly Iran-backed Shiite forces, convened a meeting at Ammar al-Hakim's bureau in Baghdad to discuss the latest updates on the political arena in Iraq and the world, an official statement said on Sunday.

The

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Iraq

2023-02-19T20:16:51.000000Z

Shafaq News/ The chair Pope Francis used during his visit to the ancient city of Urr in southern Iraq has been taken by former Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi's wife, the head of Dhi Qar's archeology and heritage department, Shamel al-Rumaidh, revealed on Sunday.

"Following the pope's

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Iraq

2023-02-19T19:50:47.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq's judiciary has summoned fifteen persons for links to the multi-billion dollar tax fraud that became domestically known as the "theft of the century", the federal commission of integrity announced on Sunday.

A statement by the commission said that the investigating

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Iraq

2023-02-19T14:07:21.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq's new hydrocarbons law will be written by a joint committee between the federal and regional governments, the latter's media department said in a press release on Sunday.

A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) convened a meeting with the federal oil

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Iraq

2023-02-19T14:39:50.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Interior Minister Abdul-Amir al-Shammari on Sunday arrived in the Saudi capital city, Riyadh, on the top of a high-profile security delegation, an official statement said.

Upon his arrival, Minister al-Shammari was welcomed by his Saudi counterpart, Prince Abdul-Aziz

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2023-02-19T12:37:13.000000Z

Shafaq News / The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, met on Sunday with Italian foreign minister Antonio Tajani, on the sidelines of the Munich security conference.

A statement by the presidency of the region said that the two parties discussed strengthening ties

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