Weekly roundup: Election campaigning formally begins

• Election campaigning formally begins

• Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s wife passes away

• Foreign Ministry welcomes US plan to end war in Gaza

• Prime Minister travels to Abu Dhabi

• FSC dismisses lawsuit regarding ambassador appointments

• Oil exports from Kurdistan Region resume

• Baghdad disburses KRG salaries for July

• Iraq celebrates independence day

• Sadr refutes assassination attempt