Baghdad's former mayor criticizes the political process in IraqBaghdad's former mayor criticizes the political process in Iraq

Shafaq News / Former Mayor of Baghdad, Alaa al-Maamar, criticized the political process in Iraq on Tuesday.

Al-Maamar said in his resignation letter addressed to Prime Minister Mustafa Kadhimi, "despite what I went through before submitting my resignation on Thursday, May, 12, 2022 and what I predicted to go through, I was keen not to lose my

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Al-Kadhimi: we confronted the failure of your policiesAl-Kadhimi: we confronted the failure of your policies

Shafaq News/ Iraq's caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi lashed out at the "failing policies" inherited from the parties currently lambasting his government and hampering its work.

"Some parties spared no effort to tie the hands of the current government instead of looking for solutions to the political impasse. However, we preferred to

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Baghdad to host a diplomatic meeting between Iran and KSABaghdad to host a diplomatic meeting between Iran and KSA

Shafaq News/ Rival regional powers Iran and Saudi Arabia will a round of diplomatic talks in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, Iranian lawmaker Jawad Karimi Qudousi told Iran's semi-official Fars Newsagency on Tuesday.

There was no confirmation from Saudi Arabia or Iraq on the resumption of the talks.

"Tehran and Riyadh have reached preliminary

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Baghdad supports international cooperation to face challengesBaghdad supports international cooperation to face challenges

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi President, Barham Salih, said that Iraq supports international and regional cooperation to confront terrorism, economic challenges, and climate change.

On Tuesday, Saleh received the new ambassadors of Canada, Gregory Galligan, Iran, Muhammad Kazem Al Sadiq, and the Chinese ambassador separately.

While receiving the

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Iraqi Parliament to discuss normalization with Israel law and food security bill on WednesdayIraqi Parliament to discuss normalization with Israel law and food security bill on Wednesday

Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, the Iraqi Parliament will discuss the new food security bill and the suggested law about normalization with Israel.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that deputies "would hold talks about prohibiting all forms of normalization with the Zionist entity." A proposal by the Saving the Homeland Alliance (Sadrist, Al-Siyada,

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Nineveh court issues death sentences against two ISIS terroristsNineveh court issues death sentences against two ISIS terrorists

Shafaq News / Nineveh criminal court issued on Tuesday a death sentence against two terrorists responsible for an explosion that took place in Mosul.

The Media department of the Supreme Judicial Council said that the two ISIS terrorists set up a car bomb in al-Taamim neighborhood, on the west side of Mosul, killing and injuring a number of

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