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August</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq/Corruption-convicted-lawmaker-replaced-in-Iraq-s-parliament</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Shafaaq News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:genres>PressRelease</news:genres><news:publication_date>2026-10-21T10:04:24.000000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>Corruption convicted lawmaker replaced in Iraq’s parliament</news:title></news:news><lastmod>2026-10-21T10:04:24.000000Z</lastmod><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1792577035602.webp</image:loc><image:caption>Corruption convicted lawmaker replaced in Iraq’s parliament</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.shafaq.com/en/Iraq/PM-Al-Zaidi-to-visit-Lebanon-and-Syria-next-week</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Shafaaq News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:genres>PressRelease</news:genres><news:publication_date>2026-10-21T09:32:10.000000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>PM Al-Zaidi to visit Lebanon and Syria next week</news:title></news:news><lastmod>2026-10-21T09:32:10.000000Z</lastmod><changefreq>daily</changefreq><priority>1.0</priority><image:image><image:loc>https://media.shafaq.com/media/arcella/1792573804651.webp</image:loc><image:caption>PM Al-Zaidi to visit Lebanon and Syria next week</image:caption></image:image></url><url><loc>https://www.shafaq.com/en/Report/ISIS-attacks-in-Kirkuk-test-Iraq-s-post-coalition-security</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>Shafaaq News</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:genres>PressRelease</news:genres><news:publication_date>2026-10-21T09:31:41.000000Z</news:publication_date><news:title>ISIS attacks in Kirkuk test Iraq's post-coalition 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