The Coordination Framework, a consortium of Iraqi Shiite political forces, deplored the process of electing the parliament speaker, deeming it “irresponsible unilateralism”. The Framework submitted a list of lawmakers’ names it claimed now hold the biggest parliamentary bloc with 88 seats, rather than al-Sadr. Chaos erupted briefly in the chamber, …

The newly elected Parliament elected the head of al-Takaddom bloc, Mohammad al-Halboosi, for a second mandate as a parliament speaker. Al-Halboosi secured 200 votes while his competitor, the Elder Member of the Parliamentary Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, won only 14 votes. Fourteen MPs cast a blank ballot. Iraq’s parliament held its first …

 The Coordination Framework lodged a request for the largest bloc accreditations after assembling 88 MPs under their name, member of the Shiite Consortium’s bloc Ahmed al-Asadi said. Al-Asadi told Shafaq News Agency, “we appealed for the largest bloc accreditations but approving it is a prerogative of the elected parliament speaker.” …

The newly elected Parliament of Iraq resumed its first session under the chairmanship of Khalid al-Darraji after transferring the Elderly Member Mahmoud al-Mashhadani to the hospital. A statement by the media bureau said that the tally of attending members decreased to 205, down from 325 upon inauguration. The newly elected …

Iraq recorded 734 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that seven deaths and 248 recoveries were registered today. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, 2097540 patients have contracted the virus, 2067382 …

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, received the German Minister of Defense, Christine Lambrecht, and her accompanying delegation in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad. According to a readout issued by his bureau, al-Kadhimi highlighted the security, military, and intelligence ties between Baghdad and Berlin and the role Germany has played in …

The Elderly member, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, commenced the first session of newly elected Iraqi Parliament earlier today, Sunday. The session was supposed to start at 11am Baghdad time but has been postponed as politicians are engaged in closed-door meetings and backroom deals. Traditionally, the first parliamentary session would be tasked with …

The US military has reportedly deployed reinforcements to the bases it has occupied near the oil fields in Eastern Syria, days after they again came under rocket attacks, local sources said. “American forces based in Iraq sent military reinforcements consisting of 30 trucks carrying armored vehicles, tanks and bulldozers,” the …

Saudi authorities have released Princess Basmah bint Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a businesswoman and an outspoken human rights advocate, and her daughter, who had been detained without charge for nearly three years. A legal adviser to Princess Basmah announced on Saturday that she and her daughter, Suhoud Al Sharif, …

Senior Biden administration officials have said the US has no plans to deploy missiles in Ukraine and thus hopes to achieve progress in the upcoming talks with Russia since Moscow regards it as a key security issue. The US will additionally bring proposals on the deployment of missiles and the …

A Chinese immigrant who was brutally attacked in April in East Harlem, New York City, has died of his injuries, police said Saturday. Yao Pan Ma was pushing a grocery cart full of bottles and cans that he had collected on April 23 when he was suddenly approached from behind …

The congressional committee investigating the Capitol attack will ask former US Vice President Mike Pence to answer its questions, according to the panel’s chairman. “I think you could expect that before the month’s out,” Rep. Bennie Thompson, Chair of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the …

Turkmenistan’s leader has ordered experts to find a way to finally extinguish a massive five-decade-old fire in a giant natural gas crater in the Central Asian country, dubbed the “Gateway to Hell.” Citing environmental and economic concerns, President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov appeared on state television Saturday telling officials to put out …

The Governor of Basra, MP Asaad al-Eidani, resigned from his post as a member of the Iraqi Parliament. al-Eidani addressed the Parliament Presidium in an official book in which it said that he does not mind being replaced by the candidate who had the highest number of votes among those …

The Governor of al-Anbar, MP Ali Farhan Hamid, resigned from his post as a member of the Iraqi Parliament. According to an official document by IHEC, Ahmed Hamid Sharqi Farhan al-Alwani will replace Hamid. It is worth noting that Hamid will remain in his position as al-Anbar governor.

The coordination framework pacified on Sunday, two options for the nomination of the speaker of parliament and his two deputies, as well as the election of the President of the Republic, while noting that there are multiple scenarios after the swearing-in of the constitutional oath. “There is still no agreement …

Germany’s defense minister arrived Sunday at the Iraqi defense ministry building. “German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht arrived at the defense ministry building for an official visit,” the ministry said in a statement received by AlghadeerTv. “The visit is aimed at discussing bilateral relations between the two countries,” the statement said.

MPS from political blocs held on Sunday, separate meetings ahead of the first parliamentary session. “The Sadrist bloc’s MPs held a meeting today inside the parliament before the parliamentary session,” said. “The MPs wore shrouds during the meeting,” he said. “The deputies of the State of Law Coalition also held …