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Unabated encroachments absorb one-third of Diyala's potable waters, official warns

Shafaq News/ Unabated encroachments by farms and industrial facilities engulf nearly one-third of Diyala's potable water, the head of the governorate's water directorate, Murtada Jasem al-Makdoumi, said on Thursday.

"Albeit significant hurdles, lack of awareness, and lax deterrence, the directorate managed to secure potable water for many years,"

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 15 July 2022

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Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, confirmed that he "will not enter into sedition" against any party.

Al-Sadr said, "The choice is for the people, and as I supported them previously, I would in the coming days if they want to stand (demonstrate) for reform."

"The voice of Friday prayer is louder than any

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 15 July 2022

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Iraqi and Iran sign agreement to confront dust storms

Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the Iraqi Environment Minister, Jassim Abdel Aziz Hammadi, and the Iranian Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment Ali Salajeqeh signed an agreement to confront the massive dust storms.

Iran’s Department of Environment (DOE) hosted last week a conference of 11 regional countries to find solutions for major

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 15 July 2022

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Baghdad to participate in the Arab summit in Riyadh next week

Shafaq News / Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi will participate, early next week, in the summit hosted by The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the leaders of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf as well as the leaders of Egypt Jordan and the United States of America.

An official statement by al-Kadhimi's office said the conference

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 14 July 2022

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Al-Kadhimi: Biden will meet a stronger and more confident Iraq on his mideast trip

Shafaq News/ The US President Joe Biden will see a "stronger" and "more confident" version of Iraq in the trip he embarked on in the Middle East, Iraq's caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said in an op-ed in the Foreign Policy on Wednesday.

"When U.S. President Joe Biden comes to the Middle East this week, he will be arriving in a region

Details: Category: Iraq; Published: 14 July 2022

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Lawmakers urge Biden to push back on Iraq&s anti-Israel law during Mideast trip

Shafaq News / In a letter sent to US President Joe Biden on Tuesday ahead of his trip to Israel and Saudi Arabia, a bipartisan group of 24 House and Senate lawmakers urged the president to make clear U.S. opposition to Iraq’s recently passed law outlawing relations with Israel during his visit.

Baghdad passed a law earlier this y