Shafaq News/ The "Ishraqat Kanoun" parliamentary bloc on Saturday said it did not "boycott" the Saturday session called to elect a president of the republic, but rather "suspended" its participation.

In a statement issued earlier today, the anti-establishment party said, "as the movement reiterates its role in the positive opposition that requires

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 249 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Saturday.

The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that four deaths and 855 recoveries were registered.

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, 2,317,747 patients have contracted the virus, 2,278,726 of whom have fully

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, in an interview with Al-Monitor on the sidelines of the Doha Forum, says an Iranian nuclear deal is in Iraq’s interest.

"It is true that the Iranian minister [Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian] called me and he mentioned that they had reached the last stage of the negotiations"

Shafaq News/ Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi opened a regular session of the House of Representatives on Saturday.

According to the Parliament’s media office, 202 deputies attended the scheduled session to vote for the President of the Republic.

The Office stated that Al-Halbousi adjourned the session for electing the President until next