Shafaq News/ Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Wednesday participated in Newroz festivities in the Akre district. The event was attended by a large number of ambassadors, consuls general, and diplomatic envoys accredited to Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.

Shafaq News/ senior official from the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah has made a landmark trip to the United Arab Emirates to facilitate the release of more than a dozen Lebanese nationals detained there, four sources close to Hezbollah told Reuters.

The visit at the invitation of the

Shafaq News/ Four loud explosions have been heard in the south of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Wednesday evening, a source reported.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that the explosion took place in the Dawra power plant and resulted in a massive fire.

"The fire resulted in the four

Shafaq News/ The Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah, on Wednesday warned against what he described as a "mindset" seeking to monopolize governance in the country, urging political forces to uphold the federal system.

Abdullah, speaking to Shafaq News Agency, stated,