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Shafaq News/ Iraqi press freedom watchdog on Thursday denounced the restrictions on journalists' work in Iraq, dismissing Article 266 as a "specter" haunting journalists in Iraq.

"The authorities continue to use legal intimidation, silencing, and the dictator measures of the former regime to nail whoever offers a different point of view or

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Baghdad and Diyala spend $4 million daily on power production, MP saysBaghdad and Diyala spend $4 million daily on power production, MP says

Shafaq News/ Independent lawmaker Salah Zaini called on the Iraqi government to install a refinery in al-Mansouriyah gas field to the northeast of Baqubah, Diyala's capital city, to exploit the wasted gas in energy production.

"The gas fields in Diyala have the capacity to supply all the power plants in the country with fuel," Zaini told Shafaq

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PM al-Kadhimi receives Iranian Minister of healthPM al-Kadhimi receives Iranian Minister of health

Shafaq News / Iraq's Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, met on Thursday with Iranian Health Minister, Bahram Einollahi.

A statement by the Prime Minister said that the two sides discussed enhancing bilateral relations between the two countries in different fields, especially in the health sector.

Al-Kadhimi praised the deep historical relations

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Turkey thwarts serial UAV attacks on a base in Iraq-sourceTurkey thwarts serial UAV attacks on a base in Iraq-source

Shafaq News/ Turkey thwarted a series of Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle (UAV) attacks on a military base sheltering Turkish troops in the governorate of Nineveh earlier today, Thursday.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that an explosive-laden UAV was shot down near the Zlikan base.

"Five similar attacks were waged later," the source, "all of which were

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Iraq receives the credentials on US ambassadorIraq receives the credentials on US ambassador

Shafaq News/ Iraq's outgoing President Barham Salih received the credentials of the new US ambassador to Baghdad, Alina Romanowski, in al-Salam palace earlier today, Thursday.

President Salih wished the US diplomat success and luck in her mission, according to a readout issued by the Iraqi Presidency.

The veteran diplomat was sworn in as the US

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Turkish forces drop a drone over ZelikanTurkish forces drop a drone over Zelikan

Shafaq News/ On Thursday, Turkey dropped a drone over the Zelikan Base in Nineveh Governorate, northern Iraq.

An official security source told Shafaq News Agency that the Turkish forces shot down the drone in Zelikan, on the outskirts of the mountains of the Bashiqa district.

There were no casualties.

It is worth noting that the Turkish forces are

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