Basra heavy crude climbs on TuesdayBasra heavy crude climbs on Tuesday

Shafaq News/ Basra's heavy crude exported to Asia on Tuesday gained 3.74%, equivalent to $4.02, settling at $111.44 a barrel.

The Saudi Arab light crude rested at $118.53 a barrel, while UAE's Murban Mixture and the Algerian Saharan blend registered $118.86 and $125.12 a barrel, respectively. A barrel of Bonny light (Nigeria) settled at $125.30,

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Iraqi MP: KRG should pay if it seeks to benefit from the food security billIraqi MP: KRG should pay if it seeks to benefit from the food security bill

Shafaq News/ The head of the Free Will bloc in the Iraqi parliament, Hanan al-Fatlawi, on Monday said that the emergency bill on food security and development is "unjust" to oil-producing governorates, urging the lawmakers not to approve the bill in its current form.

Speaking at a press conference in the parliament headquarters earlier today,

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World Bank apologizes to Iraq for itsWorld Bank apologizes to Iraq for its

Shafaq News / Iraq's Minister of education, Ali al-Dulaimi, said that the World Bank's report about education in Iraq contains "fallacies".

The Ministry's media department said on Monday that al-Dulaimi received today the Special Representative of the world bank mission in Iraq, Ramzi Numan, and discussed with him the bank's recent report and its

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Parliament will probably vote on the food security bill on Wednesday-sourceParliament will probably vote on the food security bill on Wednesday-source

Shafaq News / A Parliamentary source revealed that the finance committee submitted the Emergency bill on food security and development to the Parliament.

The source told Shafaq News agency that the meeting held by the committee ended today at night after it voted on the bill.

He noted that the Parliament will probably vote on the bill next

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Parliament to vote on the Emergency bill on food security next WednesdayParliament to vote on the Emergency bill on food security next Wednesday

Shafaq News / The Iraqi Parliament decided to vote on the Emergency bill on food security and development next Wednesday.

Wednesday session will be devoted to voting on the bill only.

Parliament will probably vote on the food security bill on Wednesday-source

Earlier today, a Parliamentary source revealed that the finance committee submitted the

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Erbil to cooperate with Baghdad to conduct its official population censusErbil to cooperate with Baghdad to conduct its official population census

Shafaq News / Head of the Statistics Authority in the Kurdistan Region, Sirwan Mehyeddine, that the Regional Ministry of planning is ready to cooperate with Baghdad to finish the official population census.

Mohyeddine said that he attended the fifth meeting of the Iraqi Supreme Statistics Council, headed by the Minister of Planning in Iraq, noting

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