Shafaq News / The Supreme Judicial Council demanded the Iraqi political forces not to involve it in their conflicts.

The Council said in a statement that the constitution stressed the need to keep the judicial authority independent.

It added that the Council does not take part in any political conflicts, and its decisions are only based on evidence.

Shafaq News / A leader in the Sadrist movement revealed today that the Sadrist movement's booth at the Baghdad international book fair, which opened its doors today, Thursday, was closed.

The leader, who preferred to remain anonymous, said that the orders were issued from al-Hannana (the headquarters of the Sadrist movement), after the head of the

Shafaq News / The Governor of Saladin, Ammar Jabr, headed to London on Thursday hours after the Council of ministers decided to dismiss him.

A document issued by Jabr's office said that the latter headed to London to attend the IBBC Spring conference, scheduled to begin on May 24.

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi parliament is set to vote on a bill that bans normalizing ties with Israel on Wednesday next week, a source from inside the legislative assembly said on Thursday.

The lawmakers are scheduled to engage in a three-day marathon of meetings and discussions to add the final touches on essential bills and draft laws.

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