NATO: Iraq is a pivotal countryNATO: Iraq is a pivotal country

Shafaq News/ The new commander of the NATO Mission in Iraq said that Iraq is a pivotal country in the region and the world.

The Iraqi Prime Minister's office stated that Mustafa Al-Kadhimi met on Wednesday the NATO's new commander, Lt. Gen. Giovanni Iannucci. They discussed the NATO mission in Iraq and ways to develop it.

The two sides stressed the

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Kurdish blocs to approve the food security bill,Kurdish blocs to approve the food security bill,

Shafaq News/ Kurdish blocs in the Iraqi parliament will give the emergency bill on food security and development a thumb up in the voting scheduled to take place later today, Wednesday, a source revealed.

"The Kurdish parliamentary blocs will participate in the voting on the food security bill today because it deals with the needs of the Iraqi

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COVID-19: zero mortalities and 151 new cases in Iraq todayCOVID-19: zero mortalities and 151 new cases in Iraq today

Shafaq News/ Iraq logged 151 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Wednesday.

The daily epidemiological report stated that zero COVID-19 deaths was registered today. On the other hand, 110 patients had achieved full recovery.

The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in Iraq

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Amendments were made to the Emergency bill on Food Security-MPAmendments were made to the Emergency bill on Food Security-MP

Shafaq News / Member of the Parliamentary finance committee, Jamal Kocher, revealed that new amendments were made to the Emergency bill on Food Security and development.

Kocher told Shafaq News agency that 400 billion Iraqi Dinars from the Ministries of agriculture and trade's share were allocated for the Ministry of Defense, in addition to 150

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Paris commends Iraq's effort to contain climate change repercussionsParis commends Iraq's effort to contain climate change repercussions

Shafaq News / Nicole Duranton, Member of the French Senate and President of the Iraqi-French Friendship Group, met today with Iraq's Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.

A statement by al-Kadhimi's office said that the two sides discussed cooperation between Baghdad and Paris, in addition to Iraq's effort to overcome the repercussions of climate

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Three death row inmates in al-Hout die from an acute illnessThree death row inmates in al-Hout die from an acute illness

Shafaq News/ An inmate on death row in the Nasiriyah Central Prison, aka al-Hout (The Whale), reportedly died earlier today, Wednesday. 

A security source told Shafaq News Agency that two inmates from Saladin and one from Dhi Qar sentenced to death pursuant to Article 4/Terrorism, died today.

The bodies, according to the source, were transferred to

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