Iraq's PM directs to evaluate Babel Governor workIraq's PM directs to evaluate Babel Governor work

Shafaq News/ The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, called the competent authorities to form a fact-finding committee that includes ministers to evaluate the performance of the Babel governor.

Shafaq News Agency was first to report the move.

Al-Kadhimi's decision comes after Babel representatives in the parliament submitted a complaint

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The Sadrist military wingThe Sadrist military wing

Shafaq News/ Dozens of supporters of the Sadrist Movement gathered this evening near the house of deputy Suha al-Sultani.

A local source in Babel told Shafaq News Agency that a security force from Saraya al-Salam (Peace Brigades: the military wing of the Sadrist Movement) cordoned al-Sultani's house in al-Qasim district, south of Babel, "to protect

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Demonstrators take the streets of Baghdad and Dhi QarDemonstrators take the streets of Baghdad and Dhi Qar

Shafaq News / Demonstrators took the streets of several areas in Baghdad and Dhi Qar governorates, protesting the surge in foodstuff prices.

Shafaq News agency's correspondent said that the demonstrators gathered in al-Tahrir square in Baghdad and called for holding accountable those responsible for the price increase.

He added that the

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Police officer steals 160 machine guns in BabelPolice officer steals 160 machine guns in Babel

Shafaq News/ A police officer have reportedly stolen more than 100 machine guns from a headquarters in Babel, a source revealed on Wednesday.

The source told Shafaq News Agency that the officer in charge of the arms depot in al-Masib district's police station stole 160 machine guns.

"The police started an investigation into the incident," he said,

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Imtidad warns of parliamentary steps against the Sadrist deputy Imtidad warns of parliamentary steps against the Sadrist deputy 

Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, the "Imtidad" Movement gave the representative of the Sadrist bloc, Suha Al-Sultani, 48 hours to apologize for the assault made by her bodyguards against the activist Durgham Majid.

The Movement said, "Some political parties and their militias continue their arrogance and bullying the simple Iraqi citizen, what happened

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COVID-19: six deaths and +700 new cases in Iraq today COVID-19: six deaths and +700 new cases in Iraq today 

Shafaq News/ Iraq recorded 723 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 six deaths and 1,765 recoveries were registered today.

Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, 2,310,539 patients have contracted the virus, 2,260,883 of whom

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