Iraq’s parliament suspended its session on October 29 following a physical altercation between Deputy Speaker Shakhawan Abdullah and Progress Party MP Haybat al-Halbousi during debates over controversial property restitution legislation. The incident occurred during discussions of several disputed bills, including general amnesty and the return of properties confiscated under former regime decisions. Sources told Al-Alam Al-Jadeed that Abdullah’s bodyguard physically assaulted al-Halbousi after a heated argument over the property law, prompting Progress Party MPs to gather signatures demanding…