U.S. and EU ambassadors to Baghdad meet on MondayU.S. and EU ambassadors to Baghdad meet on Monday

Shafaq News / U.S. Ambassador to Baghdad, Romanowski met on Monday with EU Ambassador to Iraq, Ville Varjola.

A statement by the embassy said that the meeting discussed the U.S. and EU support for, "the Iraqi people in their pursuit of democracy, good governance, stability, economic growth, and increased security."

"Together, the United States and

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Putin says Russia and North Korea will expand bilateral relations, KCNA reportsPutin says Russia and North Korea will expand bilateral relations, KCNA reports

Shafaq News / Russian President Vladimir Putin told North Korean leader Kim Jong Un the two countries will "expand the comprehensive and constructive bilateral relations with common efforts," Pyongyang's state media reported on Monday.

In a letter to Kim for Korea's liberation day, Putin said closer ties would be in both countries' interests, and

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Oil prices ease as Aramco says ready to boost crude outputOil prices ease as Aramco says ready to boost crude output

Shafaq News / Oil prices dropped for a second session on Monday after the head of the world's top exporter, Saudi Aramco, said it is ready to ramp up output while production at several offshore U.S. Gulf of Mexico platforms is resuming after a brief outage last week.

Brent crude futures fell 27 cents, or 0.3%, to $97.88 a barrel by 0034 GMT after

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Al-Ameri asked Barzani to mediate between the Coordination Framework and the Sadrist movementAl-Ameri asked Barzani to mediate between the Coordination Framework and the Sadrist movement

Shafaq News/ The leader of al-Fatah bloc, Hadi al-Ameri, asked the President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, to mediate between the Coordination Framework and the Sadrist movement, but the meeting failed to deliver, a source revealed on Sunday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that Barzani and al-Ameri failed to find

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Talabani upholds al-Ameri's initiative to resolve the political deadlock in IraqTalabani upholds al-Ameri's initiative to resolve the political deadlock in Iraq

Shafaq News/ The head of al-Fatah bloc, Hadi al-Ameri, met with the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Bafel Talabani, in al-Sulaymaniyah earlier today, Sunday.

Barzani arrived in al-Sulaymaniyah following a meeting with the Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, in the latter's headquarters in the Saladin resort near the capital of the

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Al-Ameri and Barzani discuss solutions for the political impasse in IraqAl-Ameri and Barzani discuss solutions for the political impasse in Iraq

Shafaq News/ The leader of al-Fatah alliance, Hadi al-Ameri, and the president of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, reiterated their commitment to eliminating the hurdles impeding the progress of the political process in Iraq.

Earlier today, the Kurdish leader received the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization in his

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  2. Al-Sadr promises an "unprecedented" multi-million demonstration next Saturday
  3. Al-Sadr: this is the "year of change"
  4. Al-Ameri arrives in al-Sulaymaniyah after a meeting with Barzani in Erbil
  5. Al-Ameri arrives in Erbil

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