Iraq

2024-02-07T13:05:52+00:00

Shafaq News/ Political deadlock continues in Diyala over the formation of a local government and the selection of a chairperson of the provincial council, a member said on Wednesday.

Nizar al-Luhaibi told Shafaq News Agency that the competing parris have failed to reach any agreement on a

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Iraq

2024-02-05T18:48:40+00:00

Shafaq News / The Baghdad Provincial Council elected its new leadership during its inaugural session on Monday evening, with Ammar Al-Qaisi chosen as the council president and Mohammed Jasim elected as his deputy.

According to our correspondent, the council convened its first session

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Iraq

2024-02-05T16:20:12+00:00

Shafaq News/ On Monday, the Joint Operations Command (JOC) announced that the Iraqi airforces attacked ISIS hideouts in the Hawi al-Azim area in the Diyala Governorate.

In a statement, JOC said, "The Iraqi aviation destroyed terrorists' strongholds in Hawi al-Azim in Diyala Governorate."

The

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Iraq

2024-02-05T15:03:38+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraq witnessed a series of elections in various provincial councils on Monday to appoint new leaders.

The results of the December 18, 2023, provincial elections, the first since 2013, were instrumental in determining the makeup of the councils.

The Nineveh Provincial Council

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Iraq

2024-02-05T15:22:06+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Russia's ambassador to Iraq, Elbrus Kutrashev, met in Baghdad on Monday to address current developments in the region.

According to Al-Sudani's media office, they discussed the recent regional development and its repercussions

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Iraq

2024-02-05T14:35:33+00:00

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani met on Monday the Secretary-General of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), Ali Akbar Ahmadian, in Baghdad.

According to Al-Sudani's media office, the prime minister emphasized Iraq's "rejection of any actions that

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