Iraq

2022-12-18T12:45:38.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq's supreme federal court has decided to adjourn a hearing to decide the constitutionality of the Kurdistan region's parliament decree to extend its mandate, a source revealed on Sunday.

Prior to this decision, Iraq's top court was set to hear today appeals challenging

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Iraq

2022-12-18T09:01:04.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Clashes erupted between Iraqi security forces and a group of militants who are believed to be involved in an explosion that killed at least eight troops in Kirkuk on Sunday morning.

Earlier today, a blast from a roadside bomb reportedly targeted a convoy for Iraq's federal

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Iraq

2022-12-18T08:22:31.000000Z

Shafaq News/ A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly targeted a convoy for Iraq's federal police in southwestern Kirkuk on Sunday morning, killing at least eight persons.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that the explosion took place in the Riyadh sub-district of Kirkuk's district of

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Iraq

2022-12-17T20:08:12.000000Z

Shafaq News/ The representatives of the southern governorate of Dhi Qar in the Iraqi parliament are split over the replacement of incumbent governor Mohammad al-Ghazzi, a source revealed on Saturday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that the governors' assessment sheet made by Prime

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Iraq

2022-12-17T21:17:42.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq's new Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani on Saturday received a phone call from the White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa, Brett McGurk, an official readout said.

According to the readout, the US diplomat congratulated al-Sudani for his

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Iraq

2022-12-16T18:19:29.000000Z

Shafaq News/ On Friday, the Iraqi Security forces busts an oil smuggling ring in the outskirts of Al-Muqdadiya district in Diyala Governorate, arresting three perpetrators.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that the preliminary investigation revealed that the Ring's members are linked to

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