Liquor depot blasted in al-DiwaniyahLiquor depot blasted in al-Diwaniyah

Shafaq News/ A blast tore a liquor depot in al-Diwaniyah, this morning, a security source revealed.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that a violent explosion rocked the city after unidentified persons launched a rocket-propelled grenade on a liquor depot, leaving only material damage.

The security forces cordoned off the scene of the incident and

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MP excluded from the Sadrist resignation decisionMP excluded from the Sadrist resignation decision

Shafaq News / A reliable source revealed that the Sadrist MP, Burhan al-Maamouri, is excluded from the resignation decision.

The source explained that al-Maamouri was an independent representative originally, noting that he is an ally of the Sadrist movement not a member of it.

On June 12, the members of the Sadrist bloc in Iraq's parliament

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Al-Sadr sets one condition to re-engage in the political processAl-Sadr sets one condition to re-engage in the political process

Shafaq News / The prominent Shiite cleric and head of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, set one condition to retract his decision to boycott the political process in Iraq.

Al-Sadr said in a meeting with the Sadrist bloc MPs in Najaf that he decided to withdraw from the political process so as not to be involved with "corrupt" politicians.

"I

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Sadrist bloc to boycott the political processSadrist bloc to boycott the political process

Shafaq News / Spokesman of the Sadrist Bloc, Haidar al-Khafaji, confirmed today, Wednesday, that the bloc will withdraw from the political process and will not participate in any upcoming e

"There is no return to a political process based on the quota system", he said in a Facebook post, "there is no agreement with the corrupt."

"We will not

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Al-Hakim receives Bafel Talabani in BaghdadAl-Hakim receives Bafel Talabani in Baghdad

Shafaq News / The head of the Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, met on Wednesday with the head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani.

Al-Hakim said in a statement that he and Talabani exchanged views and discussed the latest developments in Iraq, as well as the obstacles hindering the formation of a new government.

The Shiite cleric

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Sinjar attack: another man succumbs to his woundsSinjar attack: another man succumbs to his wounds

Shafaq News / A security source in Nineveh reported that another man succumbed to the wounds he sustained in the Turkish attack that targeted Sinjar district on Wednesday, raising the death toll to two.

Earlier today, a person was killed and four others were injured in a drone attack that targeted a residential area in the sub-district of Sunouni,

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