Ur celebrates 1st anniversary of Pope Francis's visit to IraqUr celebrates 1st anniversary of Pope Francis's visit to Iraq

Shafaq News / Dhi Qar commemorated today the first anniversary of Pope Francis's visit to the governorate last year.

Shafaq News agency's correspondent reported that tens of diplomats, representatives, and ambassadors have arrived in the old city of Ur to attend the celebration.

The Pope participated, last year, in the first unified prayer held in

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-Russia is using Iraqis as human shields-.. exclusive information from Sumy

Shafaq News/ Paramilitary groups aligned with Russia in the Ukrainian city of Sumy are using foreign nationals, including Iraqis, as human shields, head of the Iraqi community in Russia Haidar al-Shammari revealed on Saturday.

Al-Shammari told Shafaq News Agency, "200 Jordanians, 200 Indians, and 40 Egyptians, all of whom are students, in addition

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Along with other family members, wanted terrorist captured in FallujahAlong with other family members, wanted terrorist captured in Fallujah

Shafaq News/ A person wanted by the Iraqi security forces for connections to the extremist group of ISIS has been reportedly arrested in the east of al-Anbar, western Iraq.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that wanted terrorist who left Saladin under the radar was seeking to rent a house in Fallujah using a fake ID.

The arrestee, who is wanted in

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Internal divisions joltInternal divisions jolt

Shafaq News/ The anti-establishment "al-Bayt al-Watani" (the National House) party might expel four of the 19-member general secretariat in the latest sign of growing internal strife inside the movement that emerged from the October protests.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that the four members proposed joining gatherings organized by the persons

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Kata'ib Hezbollah commander calls for arresting Abu Ragheef and al-KadhimiKata'ib Hezbollah commander calls for arresting Abu Ragheef and al-Kadhimi

Shafaq News/ The senior security commander of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, Abu Ali al-Askari, called for issuing an arrest warrant against the head of Anti-Corruption Committee, Ahmed Abu Ragheef, hinting at a near-collapse of the "Turkish-Emirati" collage, in reference to the alliance of the Sadrist movement, al-Siyada bloc, and the Kurdistan

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Russia to be accused of killing Iraqi students in Ukraine, Russian mediaRussia to be accused of killing Iraqi students in Ukraine, Russian media

Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Russian media outlets reported that the Ukrainian nationalist military formations plan to kill nine Iraqi students at the University of Sumy and accuse Russia of this act.

"Representatives of Ukrainian national formations are preparing a propaganda campaign about nine Iraqi students (seven men and two women), detained at

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