Iraqi and Iranian senior lawmakers agree on expanding ties between their respective countriesIraqi and Iranian senior lawmakers agree on expanding ties between their respective countries

Shafaq News/ The second deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Shakhwan Abdullah, and his Iranian counterpart, Abdul-Reda Masri, convened on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement Parliamentary Network (NAMPN) conference in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku, earlier today, Sunday.

The Iranian lawmaker reiterated his country's commitment to the

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Al-Kadhimi: the government worked for two of three years without a budgetAl-Kadhimi: the government worked for two of three years without a budget

Shafaq News/ Iraq's caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi on Sunday said that the parliament's failure to pass the budget bill delays the delivery of services for ten years.

In a speech he delivered during the inauguration ceremony of the Maysan power plant compound, al-Kadhimi said, "the people expect the government to deliver services and

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Baghdad airport resumes air traffic after a halt for bad weatherBaghdad airport resumes air traffic after a halt for bad weather

Shafaq News/ A dust storm blanketed swathes of central Iraq on Sunday, turning skies orange, reducing visibility, and suspending flights at the airport of the capital city, Baghdad.

The bad weather forced the Baghdad International Airport Airport south of the capital to suspend flights indefinitely, the authorities said.

A source told Shafaq News

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Kirkuk police denies reports on Turkish intelligence entering the cityKirkuk police denies reports on Turkish intelligence entering the city

Shafaq News/ Kirkuk's police department on Sunday refuted media reports claiming that a patrol affiliated with the Turkish intelligence body has entered the city disputed between Baghdad and Erbil.

Social media pages and users shared a document dating back to June 28 reporting a patrol of Turkish intelligence inside the governorate of Kirkuk.

The

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IED explosion targets a convoy of the Coalition in SaladinIED explosion targets a convoy of the Coalition in Saladin

Shafaq News/ A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global Coalition in mid-Iraq earlier today, Sunday.

A source told Shafaq News agency that the explosion targeted a supply convoy of the Coalition ins the governorate of Saladin.

The attack resulted in no material damages, and the convoy resumed its march towards its

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Unidentified assailants attack Emtidad's headquarters in BabelUnidentified assailants attack Emtidad's headquarters in Babel

Shafaq News/ A group of unknown assailants reportedly attacked the headquarters of the Emtidad movement downtown al-Hillah, Babel's capital city, on Sunday morning.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that the attackers shot "fireworks" toward the building, but no casualties or damages have been reported.

"The attack came only a few hours after the

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