Iraq

2023-07-18T13:11:34+00:00

Shafaq News/ Two draft laws re-introduced to Iraq’s parliament will seriously limit freedom of expression and peaceful protest if passed, Amnesty International has said.

Two draft laws re-introduced to Iraq's parliament will seriously limit freedoms of expression and peaceful assembly in

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Iraq

2023-07-17T14:00:22.000000Z

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Parliament concluded the first reading of four bills during its session held on Monday, according to an official statement.

"The Council has concluded the first reading of the Army Aviation College bill, the National Intelligence Agency bill, and the Anti-Terrorism

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Iraq

2023-07-17T12:34:14.000000Z

Shafaq News/ On Monday, Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid reviewed the decision to withdraw Republican Decree No. (147) of 2013 from Cardinal Louis Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldean Church in Iraq and worldwide. The meeting took place at the Baghdad Palace, where Rashid received

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2023-07-17T10:31:01.000000Z

Shafaq News/ A member of Iraq's parliamentary finance committee on Monday said that the government's appeals before the federal court would have no impact on the implementation of the country's triennial budget.

"In essence, it is the government objections that find themselves in

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2023-07-17T11:02:13.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq has ramped security measures and implemented enhanced protection protocols following armed attacks targeting political party headquarters in Najaf. The incidents have prompted authorities in Baghdad and multiple governorates.

According to a security source who spoke on

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2023-07-17T07:05:00.000000Z

Shafaq News/ New details have emerged regarding the case of Israeli-Russian researcher Elizabeth Tsurkov, who the Israeli government claims was kidnapped in Iraq by the Hezbollah Brigades, a claim denied by the armed faction.

According to reports from Israeli Channel 12, citing

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