KDP, Sadrist arrive at the Parliament buildingKDP, Sadrist arrive at the Parliament building

Shafaq News/ On Saturday morning, the Iraqi deputies arrive at the Parliament to participate in the session scheduled to elect the new Iraqi President.

Shafaq News Agency correspondent said that the security forces took strict measures inside the Green Zone and the vicinity of the Parliament headquarters.

The candidates for the President's post also

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Within a month, a second attack targets a Chinese company in IraqWithin a month, a second attack targets a Chinese company in Iraq

Shafaq News/ A security source reported that the headquarters of a Chinese company was targeted with missiles in Dhi Qar, southern Iraq.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that unidentified men targeted the headquarters of the Chinese Xypex company with RBG7 and machine-gunned fire without causing any casualties.

He pointed out that the Chinese

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ISIS cut four shepherds' heads off in NinevehISIS cut four shepherds' heads off in Nineveh

Shafaq News/ On Saturday, four corpses of shepherds were found on Hatra Island in Nineveh Governorate.

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that ISIS had kidnapped the four shepherds long ago.

They belong to the Shummar tribe in Nineveh.

"A security force found their bodies after ISIS elements cut their heads off two days ago and threw them on

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Homeland Rescue: 210 MPs will attend Saturday's session so farHomeland Rescue: 210 MPs will attend Saturday's session so far

Shafaq News/ A source from inside the "Homeland Rescue" Coalition said that is mustered the backing of nearly 210 lawmakers for the session called tomorrow, Saturday, to elect a president of the republic.

The source said that 75 members of the Sadrist bloc, 62 members of al-Siyada bloc, 31 members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), 28 members

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Largest independent bloc to attend tomorrow's sessionLargest independent bloc to attend tomorrow's session

Shafaq News / The Independent alliance "for the people", which includes 28 representatives, announced that it will attend the Presidential vote session on Saturday.

The head of the alliance, MP Shaswar Abdulwahed, said in a tweet that his bloc will attend the session only if the trilateral alliance signs and pledges to implement a 17-item paper

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PUK to boycott the Presidential vote sessionPUK to boycott the Presidential vote session

Shafaq News / The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced that it will boycott the Presidential vote session, scheduled to be held tomorrow.

The head of the PUK bloc, Harim Kamal Agha, that since the country does not have a united Military force in the country, and to protect the state, there is a need for a political consensus.

He added that in

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