A lone legislator in a legislative committee: void left by resigned Sadrist MPsA lone legislator in a legislative committee: void left by resigned Sadrist MPs

Shafaq News/The mass resignation of the Sadrist lawmakers from the Iraqi parliament has left some committees with only a single name on its roster, the rapporteur of the Youth and Sports Committee said on Monday.

"I am the only primary member in the committee," said lawmaker Jiyai Taymour in a statement to Shafaq News Agency, "all the other members

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COVID-19: three mortalities and +370 new cases in IraqCOVID-19: three mortalities and +370 new cases in Iraq

Shafaq News/ Iraq logged only 373 COVID-19 cases in the past seven days, the Ministry of Health said today, Monday.

In its weekly epidemiological report on COVID-19, the Ministry reported 234 recoveries and three mortalities.

The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in the region amounted to 2,461,857, of whom

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Exclusive: ministry completes investigations into a corrupt fertilizer deal uncovered by Shafaq NewsExclusive: ministry completes investigations into a corrupt fertilizer deal uncovered by Shafaq News

Shafaq News/ In August 2022, British company AAA Holding began fertilizer production in Basra with Iraq's Southern Fertilizer Public Company. The joint venture announced a new DAP (Diammonium Phosphate) fertilizer project had come online in Basra with an annual capacity of 500,000 tonnes.

Fertilizer prices have soared to new highs due to Russia's

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Al-Waziriyah fire: 32 injured, 10 missing as firefighters extinguish the flames after 10 hoursAl-Waziriyah fire: 32 injured, 10 missing as firefighters extinguish the flames after 10 hours

Shafaq News/ At least 32 people were injured, including the head of Iraq’s civil defense directorate, after a commercial building in the capital Baghdad caught fire and then collapsed on Sunday.

The civil defense directorate said in a statement that Maj. Gen. Kadhim Bohan, along with a number of firefighters, were at the scene when the burning

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Qatar and Iraq discuss energy cooperation prospects

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Date: 2022-11-07T09:36:42+0000

Shafaq News/ Qatar's ambassador to Iraq, Khalid bin Hamad al-Sulaiti, on Monday conveyed Qatari Prince Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani's congratulations to Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammad Shiya al-Sudani for the formation of his government, and the latter

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At least 14 people injured in al-Waziriyah's fire

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Date: 2022-11-06T19:11:59+0000

Shafaq News/ At least 14 people were injured in a fire that broke out in a commercial building in Al-Waziriyah area in Baghdad on Sunday, according to the Directorate of Civil Defense.

All the injured are firefighters of the directorate, including its

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  1. Iraq's PM accepts the resignation of the investment commission chief
  2. Iraqi environmental watchdog calls for Iraq hosting a UN climate conference soon
  3. KDP, PUK and al-Sudani to hold talks soon
  4. USD/IQD exchange rate remain the same in Baghdad
  5. An explosion near a shrine in al-Hillah

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