Iraq

2023-07-16T20:40:39.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Palms (al-Nakheel) Center for press freedom urged the Iraqi authorities to take legal action to protect media persons following an attack perpetrated by security personnel of the Acting Head of the Sunni Endowment Bureau, Mushan Al-Khazraji.

The attack, according to a press

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Iraq

2023-07-16T20:13:29.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq seeks to regain control over the strategic "Khor Abdallah" maritime route as it prepares to challenge a UN decree before an international court, Minister of Transportation, Razzaq Mohaibes al-Saadawi, revealed on Sunday.

"We have taken a series of measures to protect

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Iraq

2023-07-16T16:50:41.000000Z

Shafaq News / Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani has departed the Syrian capital, Damascus, after a brief visit that lasted several hours.

According to a brief statement from Al-Sudani's office, he left Damascus and returned to Iraq. 

He was seen off by Syrian President Bashar

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Iraq

2023-07-16T15:02:56.000000Z

Shafaq News / The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court, the highest judicial authority in the country, ruled on Sunday that a phrase included in a decree by the Revolutionary Command Council is unconstitutional due to its violation of Islamic principles.

The court's media office stated in a press

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Iraq

2023-07-16T15:45:48.000000Z

Shafaq News / Minister of Electricity Ziyad Ali announced on Sunday that Iraq is looking to Qatar and Turkmenistan for gas supplies to operate its power plants instead of relying on Iranian gas.

According to a statement from the Parliamentary Committee on Electricity and Energy, the

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Iraq

2023-07-16T14:23:38.000000Z

Shafaq News / Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani stated on Sunday that there are "common challenges" between Iraq and Syria, particularly the issue of water scarcity, while announcing an agreement to combat drug trafficking.

During a joint press conference with Syrian President

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