Dana Taib Menmy

Al-Sudani’s reshuffle is viewed as crucial for enhancing government efficiency and accelerating progress on key goals as his term draws to a close.

With no candidate achieving the required majority, parliament proceeded to a second round, where al-Mashhadani ultimately secured 182 votes.

Sadr al-Din al-Qapanchi, a prominent cleric leading prayers at Najaf’s main mosque, survived an assassination attempt at his residence.

Opposition parties plan to boycott parliament sessions but may reconsider, as failing to swear in could lead to their seats being reassigned to other parties.

Four Kurdish opposition parties alleged that electronic tampering was responsible for the discrepancies, particularly in the vote counts for the ruling parties.

Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, reiterated his readiness to resolve the conflict through peaceful means with Turkey.

Many Lebanese students have already integrated into Iraq's public schools and started their academic year.

With a voter turnout of 72 percent, this election was the first after an Iraqi court ruling reduced the Kurdistan Region's legislature from 111 to 100 seats.

Voters in Iraq's Kurdish region headed to the polls on Sunday, seeking political reform and solutions to economic woes.