Al-Kadhimi discusses facilities for Iraqi Airways in Europe with Luxembourg's MoFAAl-Kadhimi discusses facilities for Iraqi Airways in Europe with Luxembourg's MoFA

Shafaq News/ Iraqi caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi received Luxembourg's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Jean Asselborn, earlier today, Tuesday, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad.

According to a readout issued by his office, al-Kadhimi discussed with his guest the bilateral ties of Iraq with Luxembourg and the European Union (EU).

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Two Iraqi soldiers were wounded in an explosion in NinevehTwo Iraqi soldiers were wounded in an explosion in Nineveh

Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, an official security source said that an explosive device blew up targeting a vehicle belonging to the 16th Division of the Nineveh Operations Command of the Iraqi army.

The explosion wounded two Iraqi soldiers. The source reported.

The two soldiers were on a mission as part of the operations launched on Tuesday in three

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Iraqi security forces raid three ISIS hideouts in NinevehIraqi security forces raid three ISIS hideouts in Nineveh

Shafaq News/ Iraqi security forces reportedly raided three ISIS hideouts in Nineveh, earlier today, Tuesday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that the force on duty found and seized "fresh vegetables" and logistic supplies inside those hideouts.

"The operation is still underway," the source said.

In al-Hadar desert, southeast of Mosul, a force from

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Kurdistan's PM: Iran practices political pressure in IraqKurdistan's PM: Iran practices political pressure in Iraq

Shafaq News/ The Kurdish Prime Minister, Masrour Barzani, warned of the "dangerous situation" in the region, describing the Iranian attack on Erbil as a "pressure" to undermine the efforts of the tripartite alliance (the Sadrist bloc, the Kurdistan Democratic Party, the Al-Siyada Alliance) to form the new Iraqi government.

In a speech at the World

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The last supper: rival Shiite parties to convene on the eve of the presidential electionThe last supper: rival Shiite parties to convene on the eve of the presidential election

Shafaq News/ Ongoing negotiations between the Coordination Framework and the Sadrist movement might fruit a meeting between the leaders of the rival Shiite parties on the eve of the session called tomorrow, Wednesday, to elect a president of the republic.

On Saturday, Iraqi lawmakers failed again to elect a new president for the country due to a

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Iraqi Forces, PMF launched operations against ISIS in three governoratesIraqi Forces, PMF launched operations against ISIS in three governorates

Shafaq News/ On Tuesday, the Iraqi security forces and the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) carried out large-scale operations in three governorates against ISIS members.

In a statement, the PMF media said that the Nineveh-Saladin- Al-Anbar Operations Commands, affiliated with the Joint Operations Command of the Ministries of Defense and Interior

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