Biden: Iraq's gridlock is a part of less pressurized, more integrated challengesBiden: Iraq's gridlock is a part of less pressurized, more integrated challenges

Shafaq News/ US President Joe Biden said he will be the first American president to fly from Israel directly to Saudi Arabia this week when he is set to visit those countries on an official trip to the region, in a “small symbol” of the warming ties between Israel and the Arab world and “steps toward normalization.”

In a Washington Post opinion

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Al-Sadr: Iraq is captive of corruption, dependency, and foreign interferenceAl-Sadr: Iraq is captive of corruption, dependency, and foreign interference

Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, said Iraq became a "captive" of corruption.

On Saturday, Al-Sadr said on Twitter, "On Eid Al-Adha, Iraq has become captive of corruption, dependency, and foreign interference."

The Shiite cleric hoped for Iraq to be free and independent.

It is worth noting that last June, 64 new

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Iraq's President confirmed its stand by the PalestiniansIraq's President confirmed its stand by the Palestinians

Shafaq News/ On Saturday, the Iraqi President, Barham Salih, received a phone call from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Eid Al-Adha.

In a statement, the Iraqi presidency said they discussed the "ways to strengthen the solid relations that unite the two peoples."

President Abbas thanked Saleh for Iraq's "firm stances regarding the rights of

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COVID-19: zero mortalities and 4017 new cases in IraqCOVID-19: zero mortalities and 4017 new cases in Iraq

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 4017 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Saturday.

In its daily epidemiological report on COVID-19, the Ministry reported 2566 recovery cases and zero mortalities.

The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2383084, of whom

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Al-Kadhimi: we have a great opportunity amid significant challengesAl-Kadhimi: we have a great opportunity amid significant challenges

Shafaq News/ On Saturday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi called the Iraqi political forces and parties to cooperate to remove obstacles, saying there is a "great opportunity" amid challenges.

On the 5th anniversary of liberating Mosul, the PM said in a ceremony at the University of Mosul, "the challenges are great, but the opportunity is

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Iran-backed Shiite allies arm-wrestling over the second chair in the parliament, source saysIran-backed Shiite allies arm-wrestling over the second chair in the parliament, source says

Shafaq News/ Disputes over the position of the Iraqi parliament speaker's first deputy his stirred division inside the Coordination Framework, a source from inside the Shiite forces consortium said on Saturday.

"The leaders of the Coordination Framework will convene in the next few days to ponder criteria for selecting a new premier," the source

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