Former Iraqi minister in police custody for homicideFormer Iraqi minister in police custody for homicide

Shafaq News/ Duhok's Police Department on Sunday said it had arrested Iraq's former minister of migration, Dindar Najman Doski, for murder.

Spokesperson to Duhok's Police, lt. Col. Hemen Sleiman, said the defendant, Doski, turned himself in yesterday, Saturday, more than a week after the crime took place.

Earlier, a nephew of the former Minister

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Al-Sadr thanks al-Eidani for hisAl-Sadr thanks al-Eidani for his

Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, thanked the member of the Tasmim (Determination) parliamentary bloc, Assaad al-Eidani, for the "honorable" attitude he and "some" of his colleagues showed by attending the parliamentary session called on Saturday to elect a president of the republic.

According to a readout issued by

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Independent MPs await anIndependent MPs await an

Shafaq News/ A group of independent members of the Iraqi parliament said they will not attend the session called to elect a president of the republic unless the political forces tasked to form the government present an insight into their administrative agenda.

Independent lawmaker, Hasan al-Salami, said in a statement earlier today, "a few days

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Zebari blames the federal court for the abortion of Saturday's sessionZebari blames the federal court for the abortion of Saturday's session

Shafaq News/ A leading figure of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Hoshyar Zebari, on Saturday blamed the Federal Supreme Court for the Iraqi parliament's failure to hold a vote to elect a new president of the republic.

Zebari, whose presidential bid was ruled out by the court, tweeted, "today's session proved that the federal court's opinion

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Al-Sadr on Saturday's session: most beautiful Iraqi mosaicAl-Sadr on Saturday's session: most beautiful Iraqi mosaic

Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, thanked the parliamentary blocs that attended the parliamentary session called on Saturday to elect a president of the republic.

Al-Sadr tweeted earlier today, Saturday, "thanks to all those who attended the session for the love of Iraq: thanks to Homeland Rescue Coalition, thanks to

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Iraq condemns the Houthi attack on Saudi ArabiaIraq condemns the Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, denounced the attack waged by Yemen's Houthi movement on Saudi energy facilities on Friday.

Hussein's remarks came during a meeting he held with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, on the sidelines of the 20th Doha forum hosted by Qatar.

According to a readout issued by the Iraqi

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