Iraqi Minister of health chairs meeting with KRG delegation in BaghdadIraqi Minister of health chairs meeting with KRG delegation in Baghdad

Shafaq News / The Federal Minister of Health, Hani al-Aqabi, chaired a meeting with a delegation headed by the Director of the Kurdistan Region's Department of Health and Technical Affairs, Kawa Khalil, in Baghdad.

During the meeting, al-Aqabi stressed that this meeting is of great importance, noting that patients in the Kurdistan Region are Iraqi

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Iraqi parliament defers the anti-normalization law to the Iraqi presidencyIraqi parliament defers the anti-normalization law to the Iraqi presidency

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi parliament on Monday deferred the law on criminalizing the normalization of ties with Israel to the Iraqi presidency for ratification, according to an official document appended by the signature of the acting secretary-general of the Iraqi parliament, Sirwan Abdullah Ismail.

Last week, 275 lawmakers of the 329-seat Iraqi

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Al-Zameli: Baghdad is on the verge of a revolutionAl-Zameli: Baghdad is on the verge of a revolution

Shafaq News/ The first deputy speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Hakem al-Zameli, headed an expanded meeting of the parliament's services and construction committee earlier today, Monday.

The meeting was held in the presence of Baghdad's new mayor, Ammar Kadhem, a readout issued by al-Zameli's bureau said.

"Dismissing an official without holding them

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PM al-Kadhimi discusses issues of common interest with Iranian PresidentPM al-Kadhimi discusses issues of common interest with Iranian President

Shafaq News / In a telephone conversation, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Prime Minister of Iraq stressed the importance of regional cooperation, calling the implementation of pacts the key to the progress and development of this cooperation.

Speaking in a telephone call that was initiated by PM Al-Kadhimi on Sunday evening,

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Russian MoF praises PMF effort to combat terrorismRussian MoF praises PMF effort to combat terrorism

Shafaq News / The Russian Ministry of Foreign affairs praised today the role of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (PMF) in combatting terrorist groups.

The PMF authority said in a statement on Monday that its head, Faleh al-Fayadh, met with Russian Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, and discussed with him, during the talks held today in Moscow, the current

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Federal Court will likely dismiss Khashan's perjury lawsuit against al-Halboosi, expert saysFederal Court will likely dismiss Khashan's perjury lawsuit against al-Halboosi, expert says

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Supreme Court will dismiss the "constitutional perjury" lawsuit filed by lawmaker Bassem Khashan against parliament speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi, legal expert Mohammad Jumah said on Monday.

"The constitution mentioned the crime of perjury but linked it to enacting a law that criminalizes this deed, but there is no such law in

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