Al-Zameli compares drought to ISISAl-Zameli compares drought to ISIS

Shafaq News / The First deputy speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Hakem al-Zameli, said that the danger caused by the drought crisis is similar to ISIS's. 

Al-Zameli said that as a result of the previous governments' failed policies, the country is on the verge of a major crisis and harsh challenges, represented by water scarcity and pollution,

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Two parties file a lawsuit against al-HalboosiTwo parties file a lawsuit against al-Halboosi

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Communist and Ummah parties started legal action against Iraq's Parliament Speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi for "violating the constitution" and failing to elect a new president of the republic.

A source told Shafaq News Agency that the two parties have filed a complaint before the Federal Supreme Court against al-Halboosi, but a

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KRG: laws on administering Kurdistan's oil wealth shall abide by the constitutionKRG: laws on administering Kurdistan's oil wealth shall abide by the constitution

Shafaq News/ Spokesperson to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Gutyar Adel, called on the federal government to respect the provisions of Iraq's permanent constitution when enacting a law on the administration of Kurdistan's oil wealth.

Speaking to reporters earlier today, Adel said, "we have a clear vision on this issue. We spoke frankly

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Homeland Rescue contemplates an unorthodox maneuver to circumvent the political impasseHomeland Rescue contemplates an unorthodox maneuver to circumvent the political impasse

Shafaq News/ The trilateral coalition of Homeland Rescue that brings together the Sadrist movement, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and al-Siyada Coalition, is pondering a maneuver that might circumvent the political deadlock hampering the selection of a new president and premier for the country.

A source from inside Homeland Rescue revealed

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Six injured in an ISIS attack in al-AnbarSix injured in an ISIS attack in al-Anbar

Shafaq News/ Six persons, including civilians, were injured in an attack waged by a group of ISIS militants in the district of al-Rutba, western Iraq.

"The terrorists exploited the dust storm to spray a group of people with bullets in the Akashat area and fled to an unknown destination," the administrator of al-Rutba district, Emad al-Dulaimi, said

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COVID-19: 224 new cases in Iraq COVID-19: 224 new cases in Iraq 

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 224 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Tuesday.

In its daily epidemiological report, the Ministry registered 591 recovery cases with two mortalities. 

The cumulative count of COVID-19 cases since the emergence of the virus in the country amounted to 2323508, of whom 2294018 recovered

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