Differences hinder finalizing the Emergency bill on food security- sourceDifferences hinder finalizing the Emergency bill on food security- source

Shafaq News / A source in the Parliamentary finance committee revealed that differences between the committee's members hindered finalizing the Emergency bill on food security and development.

The source told Shafaq News agency that some members want to reduce expenses, while others propose removing some articles from the bill.

He noted that the

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Sadrist MPs put the finishing touches on the Emergency bill on food securitySadrist MPs put the finishing touches on the Emergency bill on food security

Shafaq News / The Sadrist MPs in the Parliamentary finance committee announced on Sunday that it had finalized the Emergency bill on food security and development.

MP Hasan al-Kaabi said in a press conference today that the bill is very important especially amid the surge in foodstuff prices, noting that it supports more than 40 million Iraqi

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Independent MPs hand Masoud Barzani an initiative to end the political deadlock in IraqIndependent MPs hand Masoud Barzani an initiative to end the political deadlock in Iraq

Shafaq News/ A delegation of independent members of the Iraqi parliament put forth an initiative to overcome the political impasse in the country in a meeting with Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani on Sunday.

A readout issued by his headquarters said that the president of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) received a delegation of independent

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President Barzani: the Kurds uphold all efforts to unravel the political deadlockPresident Barzani: the Kurds uphold all efforts to unravel the political deadlock

Shafaq News/ The President of the Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, on Sunday said that the Kurds endorse all the endeavors to extend outreaches between rival political parties and overcome the ongoing political impasse in Iraq.

President Barzani's remarks came during a meeting in the region's capital city, Erbil, with a delegation of

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IMN director visits Chief Justice following a controversial arrest warrant against a media personIMN director visits Chief Justice following a controversial arrest warrant against a media person

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Chief Justice Faiq Zeidan on Sunday received the head of the Iraqi Media Network (IMN), Nabil Jasem, only a few days after the controversial episode of the "Neutral" talk show tv program presented by Saadoun Dhamd on the State-owned TV channel.

Zeidan, according to a readout issued earlier on Sunday, laid emphasis on the

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Allawi calls for forming a temporary government and holding a new electionAllawi calls for forming a temporary government and holding a new election

Shafaq News/ Al-Wataniyah al-Iraqiyah (The Iraqi Nationalism) bloc called for forming a temporary government to run the country and hold a new election.

Ayad Allawi headed an expanded meeting of the bloc in the presence of leading figures to discuss the latest updates on the political situation in Iraq amid the ongoing political and constitutional

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