Shafaq News inside al-Jawahiri's house in BaghdadShafaq News inside al-Jawahiri's house in Baghdad

Shafaq News / Last month, the Mayoralty of Baghdad decided to rehabilitate the house of the famous Iraqi poet, Abdulmahdi al-Jawahiri, and turn it into a museum.

Shafaq News agency toured the house, in which all the possessions and poetry books of the Arab poet.

The house is located in Qadisiyah neighborhood, near al-Karkh, Baghdad.

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SC denounces recent escalation in IraqSC denounces recent escalation in Iraq

Shafaq News / The Security Council on Friday condemned the recent security developments that took place in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, and other governorates

The council said in a statement, "The members of the Security Council condemned the violence throughout Iraq on 29 and 30 August and expressed deep concern over reported deaths and injuries.

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Al-Sadr's mouthpiece cracks a list of demands: dismiss al-Fayyadh, remove PMF from Green ZoneAl-Sadr's mouthpiece cracks a list of demands: dismiss al-Fayyadh, remove PMF from Green Zone

Shafaq News/ A self-proclaimed advisor of maverick Shiite clergyman Muqtada al-Sadr on Thursday called for removing al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) from Baghdad's ultra-secure Green Zone and dismissing the "incompetent" Falih al-Fayyadh from its leadership.

In a tweet addressing the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces,

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Iraq's federal court fails to reach an adjudication on appeals to dissolve the legislatureIraq's federal court fails to reach an adjudication on appeals to dissolve the legislature

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Supreme Federal Court has failed to reach a final adjudication on an appeal to dissolve the Iraqi parliament, a source revealed on Thursday.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that Iraq's top court adjourned the session called-in today to issue a ruling in a set of lawsuits demanding the dissolution of the legislature.

A session

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Imam Ali brigades close their office in BasraImam Ali brigades close their office in Basra

Shafaq News / Imam Ali brigades, an armed faction in al-Hashd al-Shaabi, decided on Thursday to close its office in Basra governorate, following the recent development in the country.

The group said in a statement today, "It was decided to close the office of Iraq's Islamic Movement- the Imam Ali Brigades, in Basra governorate, to ward off strife

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PMF arrested an ISIS leader south of BaghdadPMF arrested an ISIS leader south of Baghdad

Shafaq News/ On Thursday, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) arrested an official affiliated with ISIS and carried out a joint operation with the Iraqi army west of Mosul.

PMF said in a statement that the Intelligence and Information department apprehended an ISIS official south of Baghdad.

The detainees worked with the terrorist organizations in

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