Iraqi parliament cuts summer break in half

Iraq's parliament voted on Saturday to extend its current session until the end of July, thus cutting its scheduled summer holiday by one month, a legislator and another official said.

U.S. officials have been urging parliament to scrap its July-August summer holiday or reduce the two-month break so legislators can focus on passing key draft laws aimed at healing Iraq's deep sectarian divide.

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