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A court on Thursday sentenced Azm Alliance leader Muthanna al-Samarrai, a lawmaker, to six years in prison for profiting from public contracts at two state refining companies, the Federal Commission of Integrity said. en.964media.com/54400

Iraq's judiciary freed Maysan Provincial Council head Mustafa al-Muhammadawi on Tuesday, hours after his arrest over a threat of civil disobedience unless the al-Sheib crossing with Iran reopens. en.964media.com/54279

A Baghdad court issued an arrest warrant on Monday for Maysan's provincial council chairman, who threatened civil disobedience unless the al-Sheib crossing with Iran reopens. Council members say he does not answer to the prime minister. en.964media.com/54229/

Iraq's newly minted Ministry of Digital Economy, Governance, Science and Technology is preparing to take over departments and institutions attached to other ministries. It is a move that could cause disputes, sources tell 964media. en.964media.com/54133

Iraqis from all governorates can still buy apartments and homes in Sulaymaniyah, the city’s General Directorate of Investment said Thursday, dismissing interpretations of a court ruling that suggested restrictions on ownership. en.964media.com/54111

Iraq’s government confirmed Wednesday that the al-Sheib border crossing with Iran in Maysan governorate had been closed, offering the first official explanation for the shutdown. en.964media.com/54067/

Ukraine’s embassy in Iraq on Wednesday denied Iranian allegations that Kyiv had deployed thousands of drones and specialized units to the Kurdistan Region, describing the claims as deliberate disinformation. en.964media.com/54041

Iraq will begin gradually closing its border crossings with Iran on Wednesday, starting with the al-Sheib crossing in Maysan governorate, under directives from Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, an official source with knowledge of the matter has told 964media. en.964media.com/54022/

Iraq’s oil exports have risen to more than 3.4 million barrels a day since the start of October, back to prewar levels, Oil Minister Basim Mohammed Khudair al-Abadi said. en.964media.com/53953

The Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court adjourned the trial of lawmaker and Azm Alliance leader Muthanna al-Samarrai until October 29 after hearing witness testimony on Monday, a judicial source told 964media. en.964media.com/53947

Medical students at the University of Basra resumed an open-ended sit-in at their college on Monday, demanding the dismissal of Dean Nofal Mubarak over alleged mismanagement, after the Higher Education Ministry denied reports that he had been removed. en.964media.com/53940

The dollar kept rising on Iraq's parallel market on Sunday, selling for 169,000 dinars per $100 in Baghdad, days after the government said it planned to bring the rate down to 155,000. en.964media.com/53919

Five members of the PMF suffered minor injuries when a stockpile of damaged ammunition exploded at a PMF HQ in eastern Baghdad, the PMF said, adding that firefighters had put out the blaze. Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has ordered an investigation. en.964media.com/53879

Women protesting amendments to Iraq’s personal status law that introduced Jaafari rules gathered in Baghdad’s Firdos Square on Friday, carrying demonstrations that began in Basra to the capital and demanding changes to custody provisions. en.964media.com/53848

Five years and three months: a Sulaymaniyah court has jailed opposition leader Lahur Sheikh Jangi for conspiracy over last year's deadly Lalazar standoff with PUK forces. His lawyers call it political and will appeal. en.964media.com/53793

The Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court has set Oct. 19 for the trial of lawmaker and Azm Alliance leader Muthanna al-Samarrai, according to a court document. en.964media.com/53759

Iraqi authorities are investigating unidentified aerial activity over western and southern Iraq since the U.S.-led coalition left. Authorities monitored movements but have not established what they were, a security source told 964media. en.964media.com/53733

An Iraqi Army brigadier general and a warrant officer were killed Wednesday when an explosive device left by ISIS went off as troops searched a hideout in Kirkuk governorate that Iraqi jets had bombed the day before. en.964media.com/53729/

Iraq has exempted all imported food and medicine from customs duties, backdated to Oct. 7, the day the dinar was devalued against the dollar. en.964media.com/53721

Nasser Kadhim Jabr, Iraq's deputy minister of industry and minerals, has been arrested after allegedly being caught taking a bribe, state news agency INA says. en.964media.com/53708/