A delegation of lawmakers, who announced an alliance in Baghdad last week, visited Erbil on Monday for talks with Kurdish leaders on joining the largest parliamentary bloc that would form the new Iraqi government.

The delegation includes figures from Iraq’s Sairoon Alliance led by Shi’ite leader Muqtada al-Sadr, the Nasr Coalition of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, the Wisdom Bloc of Ammar al-Hakim and the National Coalition led by Vice President Ayad Allawi.

Briefly after arriving in the Kurdistan region, the delegation launched talks with officials of the Kurdistan Democratic Party and https://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 http://bit.ly/2DOz6Vx

Bahrain on Tuesday decided to stop issuing visas to Qatari nationals due to the hostile behavior of Qatari authorities against the Kingdom.

“Based on the statement of severing political ties with Qatar on June 5 last year and the implementation of related directives of the Cabinet for all concerned ministries and government organizations, the Ministry of Interior has announced the suspension of the issuance of entry visas for Qatari nationals,” it said in a statement carried Tuesday by the state news agency BNA.

However, the Ministry said the decision does not involve Qatari students stu https://ift.tt/1p5TKH4 http://bit.ly/2DOz6Vx

قال مدير الأمن العام اللبناني اللواء عباس إبراهيم إن مهمته كموفد إلى دمشق محددة بالعمل على إعادة اللاجئين إلى سوريا، والتنسيق مع سلطاتها المعنية والمنظمات الدولية الموجودة في لبنان.