Shafaq News/ The powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his loyalists from all over Iraq to gather in al-Tahrir square, downtown Baghdad in a "multi-million march"; a move he frankly denoted as a challenge of popularity against his rivals in the Coordination Framework.

The maverick Shiite leader's remarks came in a document shared earlier

Shafaq News/ On Saturday, the Joint Operations Command received 50 ISIS terrorists holding Iraqi citizenship after being arrested in the Syrian territory.

In a statement, the Security Media Cell said that the operation came through coordination and cooperation between Iraq and Syria through the Rabia border crossing.

On Friday, about 150 families of

Shafaq News/ The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan region, Masrour Barzani, on Saturday condemned the suicide bombing that took place in the Saudi city of Jeddah yesterday, Friday. 

Prime Minister Barzani tweeted, "I strongly condemn the suicide bombing in Jeddah yesterday."  

"Our thoughts are with those injured in the heinous attack," he added, "we

Shafaq News/ Domestic and imported precious gold in the Iraqi markets edged lower on August 13, 2022.

Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that the selling and buying prices of a Mithqal of 21 Gulf, Turkish, and European gold carats reached 373 thousand and 369 thousand dinars, respectively.

Our correspondent said the 21-carat Iraqi gold also