Iraq

2023-02-25T15:58:05.000000Z

Shafaq News/ The Secretary-General of the Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq movement, Qais al-Khazali, on Saturday accused "embassies and intelligence agencies" he did not name of waging a "soft war" against the Iraqis via injecting billions of dollars to promote "gender, women empowerment, and sexual

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Iraq

2023-02-25T15:27:16.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani has appointed Mo'utamad al-Mousawi as his advisor for the election affairs, a source revealed on Saturday.

Al-Mousawi is a member of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC). He has held various positions within IHEC,

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Iraq

2023-02-25T15:02:25.000000Z

Shafaq News/ MBC-Iraq and al-Sha'aer TV on Saturday declared that they would abide by the Iraqi media commission's directive to refrain from airing shows portraying controversial historical figures, in reference to a series and film depicting Mo'awiya, the founder of the Umayyad

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2023-02-25T12:32:09.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Lawmaker Ahmed Majid on Saturday deemed the proposed legislation for provincial council elections as a catalyst for political and social strife, warning that it would ultimately regress Iraq back to square one.

"Thorough deliberations in the parliament's committee for

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2023-02-25T13:01:04.000000Z

Shafaq News/ Iraqi Shiite cleric and politician Muqtada al-Sadr has warned against airing series on Mu'awiya and Abu Lu'lu'a, likely in anticipation of a glorification of their deeds.

Many Shiite Muslims denounce Mu'awiya and his Umayyad successors (661-750) as divisive, alleging that

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2023-02-25T11:33:16.000000Z

Shafaq News/ The Sadrist movement's approval is a critical prerequisite for passing any new election law, a member of the parliament's legal committee said on Saturday.

"The election law is political in the core. It cannot be passed in the parliament unless there is a consensus between

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