Shafaq News / A number of clerics in al-Anbar rejected, on Friday, the recent efforts to form a new political alliance in the governorate. 

The clerics said in a statement today, "We do not need many leaders. We only need unity..."

Prominent political and tribal figures held a meeting on August 21, at the residence of former Minister of electricity,

Shafaq News / The Federal Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will look into the Sadrist movement's lawsuits requesting to dissolve the Parliament on August 30.

On August 14, the Secretary General of the Sadrist Bloc, Nassar al-Rabihi, filed a lawsuit against the three Iraqi presidencies.

The lawsuit demands dissolving the parliament and

Shafaq News / The Secretary-General of al-Jamaheer al-Wataniya party, Ahmed Abdullah al-Jubouri (Abou Mazen), said that it is impossible to solve the current political crisis without the powerful Shiite cleric, Muqtada al-Sadr.

Abou Mazen said in a statement that even before the recent protests, he had suggested several times to form a delegation

Shafaq News / A vehicle belonging to the Australian embassy in Baghdad was damaged in the explosion that took place near the Green Zone on Friday.

An explosive device blew up on Qadisiyah road, leading to the Green Zone, Baghdad, a security source reported earlier today.

The source told Shafaq News agency that the explosion has damaged the roadside