Lutke urges Iraq to close its airspace against UK's forced repatriation measuresLutke urges Iraq to close its airspace against UK's forced repatriation measures

Shafaq News/ The United Kingdom has been forcefully repatriating Iraqi Kurds to their country of origin, the Summit "Lutke" Foundation for refugees and displaced persons affairs revealed on Saturday.

A statement by Lutke said that the British government's measures "exacerbates the entire situation in Iraq and Kurdistan."

The statement said that the

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Baghdad to establish a new state-owned company in KurdistanBaghdad to establish a new state-owned company in Kurdistan

Shafaq News/ Iraq's federal government will establish a new state-owned company to run the oil Federal governmentsectorin the Kurdistan region, the oil ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

The aim of the new company will be to enter into new technical service contracts with oil firms currently operating there under the Kurdistan Regional

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COVID-19: zero mortalities and 78 new cases in IraqCOVID-19: zero mortalities and 78 new cases in Iraq

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 78 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Saturday.

In its daily epidemiological report, the Ministry registered 121 recovery cases and zero mortalities.

The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2,327,192, of whom 2300,754

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Al-Maliki calls forAl-Maliki calls for

Shafaq News/ On Friday, the head of the State of Law Coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, called all parties to support judicial decisions.

In a statement, Al-Maliki said, "We must respect the judiciary and its impartiality and the impartiality of the Federal Court decisions, whether issued in favor or contrary to any party."

He called for preserving the

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-Hemorrhagic Fever- kills eight people in Dhi Qar, Source

Shafaq News/ four new infections and eight deaths are recorded in Dhi Qar due to hemorrhagic fever, and a medical source told Shafaq News Agency.

Dhi Qar Governorate registered the highest number of infections (more than half) among Iraqi governorates.

According to our source, 20 out of 40 infections achieved full recovery.

According to the World

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Coordination Framework expresses optimism over a new initiative by Masoud BarzaniCoordination Framework expresses optimism over a new initiative by Masoud Barzani

Shafaq News/ The Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani intends to launch an initiative to overcome the current political impasse in the country, a leading figure in the Coordination Framework cited "certain information" on Friday.

Aaed al-Hilali, a lawmaker affiliated with the Coordination Framework, said that Barzani's initiative "is decisive in the

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