CF reveals the new parliamentary seats after Al-Sadr's withdrawalCF reveals the new parliamentary seats after Al-Sadr's withdrawal

Shafaq News/ The Shiite Coordination Framework (CF) and its allies would meet with Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi to discuss the new deputies instead of the Sadrist representatives.

A CF source told Shafaq News Agency, "Sayyid Muqtada al-Sadr, announced that he would not change his decision to withdraw from the political process.

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Coordination Framework denies reports on naming al-Maliki for premiershipCoordination Framework denies reports on naming al-Maliki for premiership

Shafaq News/ A member of the State of Law bloc, Mohammad Hasan, on Thursday said that the Coordination Framework has not named anyway for premiership amid reports on considering Nouri al-Maliki for a second tenure.

"The regular meeting of the Coordination Framework did not name anyone for the premiership," Hasan told Shafaq News Agency, "it is

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Leader Barzani receives the US ambassador to Baghdad Leader Barzani receives the US ambassador to Baghdad 

Shafaq News / Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, received today, Thursday, the US ambassador to Iraq, Alina Romanowski.

A statement by Barzani's headquarters said that the two sides discussed the latest political developments in the country.

For her part, Romanowski commended the Kurdistan Region's stability, stressing her country's continuous support

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Al-Sistani's representative: sedition is not overAl-Sistani's representative: sedition is not over

Shafaq News/ The representative of Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, on Thursday said that the Supreme Shiite Authority keeps an eye on the political scene in the country, warning the Iraqis of turning a blind eye to sedition.

Speaking in the sixth cultural ceremony of the "Sacred Defense Fatwa (edict)", in Karabala, al-Sistani's

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UNITAD, Iraq, Finland discuss the investigations into the Speicher massacreUNITAD, Iraq, Finland discuss the investigations into the Speicher massacre

Shafaq News/ The United Nations Investigative Team to Promote Accountability for Crimes Committed by Da’esh/ISIL, jointly with The Permanent Mission of Iraq to the United Nations, and The Permanent Mission of Finland to the United Nations co-hosted a special event titled “The Pattern of Mass Killing: ISIL crimes against the Tikrit Air Academy Per

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Dozens of protestors storm the streets of Dhi Qar Dozens of protestors storm the streets of Dhi Qar 

Shafaq News / Dozens demonstrated on Thursday demanding job opportunities in Dhi Qar governorate.

Shafaq News agency's correspondent reported that the protest took place in Nasiriyah city, noting that several MP of Imtidad movement participated in it.

The protestors blocked main roads, in addition to Nasr and al-Zaytoun bridges, while state

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