Coordination Framework and the Sadrists to meet this weekCoordination Framework and the Sadrists to meet this week

Shafaq News / The Coordination Framework is willing to hold a meeting with the Sadrists to discuss reaching a final agreement, a political source reported.

The source told Shafaq News agency that the leadership of the Framework will hold a meeting in the next 24 hours to discuss the candidature for the premiership, and agree with the Sadrist

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Masjedi citesMasjedi cites

Shafaq News/ Iran's ambassador to Iraq, Iraj Masjedi, expressed optimism about the capacity of the rival Shiite forces in Iraq to find common ground and form a government, citing "indications of the desire to reach a consensus."

Speaking to Iran's official news agency, IRNA, Masjedi said that Tehran endorses "the consensus between the Sadrist

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Two children killed in an explosion in SaladinTwo children killed in an explosion in Saladin

Shafaq News / Two children were killed in an explosion in al-Shirqat district, Saladin, a security source reported.

The source told Shafaq News agency that a war remnant blew up today, killing two children.

The security forces have opened an investigation into the incident, the source added.

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Iraqi parliament rolls a list of 40 presidential candidatesIraqi parliament rolls a list of 40 presidential candidates

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi parliament on Tuesday rolled a roster of 40 candidates eligible to vie for the presidency of the republic post.

A statement by the General Secretariat of the Council of Representatives said that a candidates were delisted for being a subject for the "accountability and justice" measures. Four others were excluded for lack of

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Official: Iraqi parliament to vote for a president on March 26Official: Iraqi parliament to vote for a president on March 26

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi parliament has set March 25 as a date for the session during which a new president of the republic will be elected.

According to a brief press release by the bureau of the Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Mohammad al-Halboosi, the legislative body is invited to elect a president on March 26.

Earlier today, the parliament rolled a

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Two explosions target convoys of the Coalition in SaladinTwo explosions target convoys of the Coalition in Saladin

Shafaq News/ A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global coalition in Saladin today, Tuesday.

A source told Shafaq News agency that the explosion targeted a supply convoy of the Coalition within the governorate's borders, north of the capital Baghdad.

The attack resulted in no human casualties and the convoy resumed

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