COVID-19: 344 cases in Iraq todayCOVID-19: 344 cases in Iraq today

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 344 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Wednesday.

The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that three deaths and 537 recoveries were registered.

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, 2,319209 patients have contracted the virus, 2,281689 of whom have fully

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Leader Barzani: Parliament and other institutions must carry out their duties away from any pressureLeader Barzani: Parliament and other institutions must carry out their duties away from any pressure

Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, the Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani received the US Ambassador to Baghdad and the Foreign Minister of Luxemburg in his headquarters in Erbil.

In a statement, Barzani's office said that he discussed with US Ambassador Matthew Tueller the political process and steps to form the new Iraqi government. At the same time, Tueller

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U.S. imposes sanctions on key actors in Iran's ballistic missile programU.S. imposes sanctions on key actors in Iran's ballistic missile program

Shafaq News/ The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on an Iran-based man and his network of companies it accused of helping Tehran obtain materials for its ballistic missile program, acting after missile attacks by suspected Iranian-backed proxies on countries in the region.

In a statement issued as talks on reviving the 2015 Iran nuclear

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MP Khashan to run for premiershipMP Khashan to run for premiership

Shafaq News / MP Bassem Khashan's office on Wednesday announced that the latter will be vying for premiership.

The office said in a statement that the latter is supported by independent representatives.

Khashan has boycotted the Presidential vote sessions that the parliament failed to hold on Wednesday and Saturday.

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Al-Sadr: impasse is better than sharing the cake with the Coordination FrameworkAl-Sadr: impasse is better than sharing the cake with the Coordination Framework

Shafaq News/ The leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, on Wednesday reiterated his rejection of "sharing the cake" with the Shiite Coordination Framework, dismissing consensus as an "end to the country."

Al-Sadr's remarks came after the failure of the Iraqi parliament's third attempt to elect a president of the republic earlier today.

"I

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Al-Khazali: CF must be part of the largest blocAl-Khazali: CF must be part of the largest bloc

Shafaq News / Qais al-Khazali, leader of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, stressed the need for the Coordination Framework (CF) to be part of the largest parliamentary bloc.

Al-Khazali said in statements to reporters that the number of ministries and their distribution do not interest the Framework.

He added that the Framework insists on being part of the largest

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