Leader Barzani, British Ambassador stress the necessity to form the federal governmentLeader Barzani, British Ambassador stress the necessity to form the federal government

Shafaq News/ On Monday, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, met a British delegation headed by  Ambassador to Iraq Mark Bryson-Richardson and  Consul General David Hunt.

According to Barzani’s office, the two sides discussed the political developments in Iraq.

They stressed the necessity to take “urgent  steps” to form t

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New President outlines the objectives of his tenure as he assumes officeNew President outlines the objectives of his tenure as he assumes office

Shafaq News/ Iraq's new President Abdullatif Rashid assumed office on Monday, promising to bridge the gap between political rivals and push to form a new government after more than a year of deadlock.

Rashid, 78, was elected by Parliament last Thursday, defeating outgoing President Barham Salih, who had been in office since 2018.

In a formal

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Death row inmate in al-Hillah prison dies from severe respiratory diseaseDeath row inmate in al-Hillah prison dies from severe respiratory disease

Shafaq News/ An inmate on death row in al-Hillah Central Prison reportedly died from a severe respiratory illness earlier today, Monday.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that the Mosul-born inmate who has been sentenced to death pursuant to Article 4/Terrorism succumbed to the complications of Tuberculosis.

The body, according to the

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Al-Sudani to Romanowski: Iraq is committed to strategic deal with USAl-Sudani to Romanowski: Iraq is committed to strategic deal with US

Shafaq News/ Iraq seeks to boost the ties with the United States via bolstering the strategic framework agreement and security cooperation, Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Shiyaa al-Sudani said on Sunday.

Al-Sudani's remarks came during a meeting with the US ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski, in his bureau in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

Accordin

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Al-Karkh court sentences the Islamic State's treasury official to deathAl-Karkh court sentences the Islamic State's treasury official to death

Shafaq News/ Al-Karkh's criminal court has sentenced the Islamic State's top financial officer to death, Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council said on Monday.

The court said that the convict served as an Emir of Bayt al-Mal who is in charge of the Islamic State's treasury.

He also participated in many operations against the security forces, the statement

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Two persons with ties to ISIS arrested in Baghdad, SMC saysTwo persons with ties to ISIS arrested in Baghdad, SMC says

Shafaq News/ Iraq's military captures two members of the Islamic State extremist group in the north of the Iraqi capital city, Baghdad, the Security Media Cell (SMC) reported on Monday.

According to SMC, a force from the sixth division's 22nd brigade managed to apprehend two persons with ties to the terrorist organization in the Bu met'eb area in

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