Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced receiving the credentials of the new German Consul General in Erbil, Klaus Streicher.

The Ministry's spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahhaf said the Ministry is ready to provide everything the new Consul needs to ensure the success of his mission.

For his part, Streicher expressed appreciation for the

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Minister of Foreign Affairs Fuad Hussein has held a phone call with his German counterpart, Annalina Bearbock, the Ministry said in an official readout on Tuesday.

Hussein and Bearbock, according to the readout, discussed the bilateral ties between Iraq and Germany, and the cooperation prospects between the two countries.

Hussein

Shafaq News / Iraq's Parliament announced on Tuesday the names of 33 candidates for the Presidency of the Republic, after it decided to hold the Presidential vote session on Thursday.

The Parliament's media department said in a statement that only 33 candidates out of 59 met the qualifications for the position of President of the Republic:

1-Faysal

Shafaq News/ Former prime minister Nouri al-Maliki's compliance with the subpoena is "proof of his innocence", head of the State of Law's bloc in the Iraqi parliament Atwan al-Atwani said on Tuesday.

Al-Maliki appeared before a judge in Baghdad earlier today over leaked audio recordings in which he seems to insult his powerful rival, Shiite cleric