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Unverified claimNew16 Aug, 21:25 BAGHDAD

Al-Ahad TV presses Foreign Ministry appointments and pay

WHAT HAPPENED

On the afternoon of 16 August 2026, Al-Ahad TV (AAH — official) posted four items attributing to al-Baldawi (Sadiqoun bloc) a parliamentary question on reappointing Luqman al-Faili, a dual-salary file on a foreign-minister adviser, and pursuit of alleged public-funds waste, and itself captioning the ambassadorial appointment a legal violation and contrary to the Constitution. The line rests on that single official channel; no matching report from another tracked outlet and no ministry statement appear in the window. That is why the rung is credible for what Al-Ahad said and not higher for the underlying appointments.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official16 Aug, 20:41

    Al-Baldawi opens the dual-salary file of the foreign minister’s adviser.. from Baghdad and London

    البلداوي يفتح ملف الراتب المزدوج لمستشار وزير الخارجية.. من بغداد ولندن

  2. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official16 Aug, 20:52

    A parliamentary question by al-Baldawi about the reappointment of Ambassador Luqman al-Faili "contrary to the Constitution"

    سؤال نيابي من البلداوي عن إعادة تعيين السفير لقمان الفيلي "خلافاً للدستور"

  3. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official16 Aug, 21:17

    A deputy from the Sadiqoun bloc: al-Baldawi pursues suspicions of public-money waste in the Foreign Ministry

    نائب عن كتلة الصادقون.. البلداوي يلاحق شبهات هدر المال العام في وزارة الخارجية

  4. Al-Ahad TVAAH — official16 Aug, 21:25

    Legal violation.. the Foreign Ministry appoints Luqman al-Faili as ambassador

    مخالفة قانونية.. الخارجية تعين لقمان الفيلي سفيرًا

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement.
WHY IT MATTERS

Four items on one ministry from AAH’s official station is a heavier investment than any peer showed on the same file in this window. The subject is diplomatic staffing and public money, applied through parliament, not a kinetic claim.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)البلداوي يفتح ملف الراتب المزدوج لمستشار وزير الخارجية.. من بغداد ولندن bio.link/alahadtv
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