Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the Iraqi Minister of Oil, Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar, began his additional duties as the Minister of Finance.

Abdul-Jabbar met with the cadre in the Ministry and stressed the necessity to proceed with the economic reform project initiated by the resigned Finance Minister Ali Allawi, as the Ministry is a "central pillar in the

Shafaq News/ The office of Iraq's Minister of Interior, Othman al-Ghanmi, said that he is exercising his duties "as usual", refuting media reports claiming he resigned.

An official statement dismissed the reports as "unfounded", warning that they aim to "reshuffle the cards."

"The Ministry reserves the right to respond and seek legal proceedings

Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the Iraqi security forces arrested an ISIS leader after he returned to the Al-Sharqat district from the Al-Jada'a camp in Nineveh.

A source told Shafaq News Agency, "A security and intelligence detachment in Al-Sharqat, north of Saladin, in cooperation with the citizens, arrested a terrorist who returned from Al-Jada'a

Shafaq News/ A member of the State of Law bloc commended the outcomes of the meeting that brought together Iraqi political leaders under the auspices of caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, casting hopes on the initiative of al-Fatah alliance leader, Hadi al-Ameri.

"the national dialogue meeting was positive," Lawmaker Aref al-Hamami said,