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Iraqi News
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Al-Mashhadani heads to Doha upon official invitation
Baghdad-INA Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani headed to the Qatari capital, Doha, today, Monday, upon an official invitation. The Speaker's media office stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "Parliament Speaker Mahmoud al-Mashhadani left Baghdad for the Qatari capital, Doha, accompanied by the Chairman of the Integrity Committee, Ziyad al-Janabi." According to the statement "the invitation came in response to an official invitation from his Qatari counterpart, Hassan Abdullah al-Ghanim. During the visit, Al-Mashhadani will meet with a number of Qatari officials to discuss Iraqi-Qatari relations."
Shafaq News
16-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraq court takes up Kuwait sea border case
Shafaq News/ Iraq's Federal Supreme Court accepted a legal challenge against a Cabinet-approved maritime map, with the plaintiff alleging it amounts to a concession of Iraqi territorial waters to Kuwait, an MP announced. MP Saud Saadon Al-Saadi, a member of Iraq's Integrity Committee, said the Federal Supreme Court had accepted his appeal against Cabinet Decision No. 266. Filed under Article 93(3) of the constitution, the challenge claimed the decision contradicts previous binding court rulings and represents a serious breach of national sovereignty. Yesterday, Kuwaiti media reported that Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid and Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani had filed separate appeals urging the court to reverse its 2023 ruling and reinstate the agreement. The 2023 ruling annulled Law No. 42 of 2013—legislation ratifying the Iraq-Kuwait agreement on the regulation of maritime navigation in the Khor Abdullah waterway—on the grounds that it was not passed with the required two-thirds parliamentary majority, as stipulated in Article 61(4) of the Iraqi constitution. The bilateral maritime agreement, signed in 2013 and ratified in line with UN Security Council Resolution 833 (1993), was intended to finalize the demarcation of the Iraq-Kuwait maritime boundary following the 1990 Gulf War. It divided the Khor Abdullah waterway—located at the northern tip of the Arabian Gulf—between Iraq's Al-Faw Peninsula and Kuwait's Bubiyan and Warba islands, including key coordinates and navigation channels. Several Iraqi political figures accused former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and parliament of compromising Iraq's maritime access by dividing the waterway along a midline rather than the thalweg, or deepest navigable channel—a move they say weakens Iraq's control over its strategic ports.
Shafaq News
06-02-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraqi Parliament orders investigation into inmate welfare
Shafaq News/ Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mahmoud Al-Mashhadani has instructed the Integrity Committee to establish a parliamentary investigative team to examine prison conditions, including the quality of food provided to inmates. According to a statement from the Speaker's media office, Al-Mashhadani issued the directive during a meeting on Thursday with Integrity Committee Chairman MP Ziyad Al-Janabi. The discussion covered the state of correctional facilities under the Ministry of Justice and complaints submitted to Parliament regarding inmates' living conditions. Emphasizing the critical role of parliamentary oversight, Al-Mashhadani underscored the necessity of ensuring accountability within correctional institutions. He stressed that committees must actively monitor executive bodies, address public concerns, and thoroughly investigate reports related to prisoner welfare.
