Iraqi president warns of the consequences of the judiciary's suspensionIraqi president warns of the consequences of the judiciary's suspension

Shafaq News/ Iraq's outgoing President Barham Salih on Tuesday warned of the reverberations of the Supreme Judicial Council's decision to suspend its activities all over Iraq amid pressure from supporters of the powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr to dissolve the parliament.

In a statement issued by his bureau today, President Salih urged the

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Coordination Framework: no talks with al-Sadr unless he retracts state institutions' occupationCoordination Framework: no talks with al-Sadr unless he retracts state institutions' occupation

Shafaq News/ The Coordination Framework, a consortium of mainly Iran-backed Shiite political forces, said it will halt communication channels with the Sadrist movement if the latter continues to "occupy state institutions".

In a statement on Tuesday, the Coordination Framework condemned the flagrant aggression against the judicial institution and

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Drone carrying explosives found in Dhi QarDrone carrying explosives found in Dhi Qar

Shafaq News / The deputy commissioner of al-Fuhoud district (east of Dhi Qar), Zaki Hassoun, revealed that a drone carrying explosives has been found.

Hassoun told Shafaq News agency that the drone is two meters long and it is still unknown how it landed in the district.

He added that the security forces have launched an investigation into the

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CBI evacuated following recent escalationCBI evacuated following recent escalation

Shafaq News / The Central bank of Iraq, as well as al-Rashid and al-Rafidain banks, have been evacuated following the recent developments in the country.

A source told Shafaq News agency that this step was taken in anticipation of any escalation.

The Iraqi Judicial authority decided to suspend its work on Tuesday following the Sadrist supporters'

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UNAMI: State institutions must operate unimpeded in service of the peopleUNAMI: State institutions must operate unimpeded in service of the people

Shafaq News / The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) stressed on Tuesday the need for state institutions to operate without facing any obstacles.

The mission said in a post published on social media, "The right to peaceful protest is an essential element of democracy. Equally important is the assertion of constitutional compliance

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Independent MP: to keep al-Kadhimi's government unsupervised, al-Sadr pressuring the judiciary to suspend its workIndependent MP: to keep al-Kadhimi's government unsupervised, al-Sadr pressuring the judiciary to suspend its work

Shafaq News/ Independent lawmaker Bassem Khashan on Tuesday dismissed the Sadrist movement's protests near the Supreme Judicial Council as an attempt to pressure the Judicial body into suspension and keep Mustafa al-Kadhimi's government unsupervised.

"The judicial authority has explained on many occasions that dissolving the parliament by a

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