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Iraq recorded 944 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Monday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 28 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3,205 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

The electoral commission said Monday that the primary rate of voting in the general vote was 41 percent, while the number of voters in the stations was about 10 million. “The primary voting rate in the general ballot was 41 percent,” the commission said in a statement received by the …

The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) set on Monday the conditions for filing complaints for the elections, indicating the eligibility of three bodies to file complaints.

The security media cell issued a statement Monday on the arrest of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s deputy. “Simultaneously with the electoral process, we inform our people the arrest of the general supervisor of the financial and economic files of the terrorist organization ISIS Sami Jassim Mohammed Jaata al-Jubouri, alias Abu Asia, …

Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi announced on Monday the arrest of Daesh money supervisor outside the country. “While our security forces were vigilant to protect the elections, their supporting arm in the intelligence service was carrying out one of the most difficult intelligence operations outside the borders, to arrest Sami Jassim, …

The Chairman of the Board of Commissioners of the Iraqi High Electoral Commission (IHEC), Judge Jalil Adnan, confirmed that the results of the parliamentary elections will be announced within 24 hours while indicating that the official participation rate will be determined within two hours. Judge Adnan said, during a press …

The Security Media Cell announced today, Sunday, the success of the plan to protect the elections, while confirming observation of 190 violators. The head of the Security Media Cell, Major General Saad Maan, said, that “the Supreme Security Committee for the elections carried out its duty, and its plan was …

The Chairman of the IHEC’s Board of Commissioners, Judge Jalil Adnan, announced the participation rate in the public polling that started this Sunday morning. Jalil said, “The participation rate until midday is more than a third of the voters.” He added, “There is no malfunction in the voting devices. When …

Voters’ turnout ranged between 12 to 25% by 1200 pm (Iraq time), sources in the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) offices in 15 governorates revealed on Sunday. According to the sources, Saladin (25%) has attained the highest voters turnout so far, followed by Diyala (22%) and al-Anbar (228,000 voters, equivalent …

The Chair of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), Jaleel Adnan Khalaf, said on Sunday that the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) “dysfunctioned” and did not “malfunction”, stressing that all EVMs are back on duty. In a press conference he held earlier today, the chair of IHEC’s board of Commissioners said, …

A member of the National Election Observation Networks Alliance, the international expert in electoral affairs, Muhammad Khalil Al-Husseini, said on Sunday that the participation rate in the elections had reached 20%. Al-Husseini said, “The observers of the Alliance, according to 1,580 polling stations distributed throughout Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region, …

The Electoral Festival in Iraq Photography: Ali Al-Gharabawi  

With the start of the parliamentary elections, the number of polling stations for general voting is 8,273 with more than 55,000 stations. The number of polling stations in general voting is 8,273 with more than 55 thousand stations. More than 3,200 candidates in the elections are competing for 329 seats …

The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, cast his vote in the early parliamentary elections, on Sunday (October 10, 2021). Polling stations opened in Baghdad and the provinces at 7 am, marking the start of general voting for the early legislative elections. About 24 million Iraqi voters participate in …

Iraq logged 1,227 new COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Saturday. The daily epidemiological report stated that 28 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3,313 patients had achieved full recovery. According to the Ministry, the cumulative count of the Covid-19 …

Iraqi warplanes bombed a site of the terrorist organization of ISIS killing a group of militants sheltering inside in Diyala. According to the Security Media Cell (SMC), the Iraqi F16 carried out an ISIS headquarters in Wadi al-Thallab, south of Khanaqin. The attack destroyed the site and killed the terrorists …

Al-Hashed al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) has raised the alert status in preparation for the general election scheduled for tomorrow, Sunday. A press release by the PMF said, “the PMF raised the alert status to C starting from Saturday 9/10 at 18:00 until Monday 11/10 500 military times.” PMF urged the …

Mourners from Afghanistan’s minority Shia community buried their dead on Saturday after a suicide attack claimed by ISIS killed more than 60 people. A gravedigger in the Shia cemetery overlooking the northern city of Kunduz told AFP they had handled 62 bodies, and reports suggested a final toll of up …

Buildings near the volcano on the Spanish island of La Palma were engulfed by rivers of lava early on Saturday, with the drama of the red-hot eruption intensified by the spectacle of flashes of lightning. The magma destroyed at least four buildings in the village of Callejon de la Gata, …

ISIS claimed responsibility for the suicide bombing in Afghanistan which targeted Shia Muslims in a mosque on Friday. The attack killed at least 46 people and injured more than 140 in Afghanistan’s northeastern Kunduz province. The extremist group said that an ISIS suicide bomber “detonated an explosive vest amid a …