Iraq logged 2215 new cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Friday. The daily epidemiological report stated that 36 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3251 patients had achieved full recovery. According to the Ministry, the cumulative count of the Covid-19 cases …
Read More »Biden signs Havana Act into law after hundreds of US diplomats targeted
US President Joe Biden said Friday that he had signed the Havana Act into law, after a noticeable increase in US diplomats and officials reporting symptoms of severe onsets of pressure, sound or heat. “Today, I was pleased to sign the HAVANA Act into law to ensure we are doing …
Read More »UNAMI denies allegations of irregularities recorded on the special voting day
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq issued its first comment on Friday regarding allegations of irregularities recorded on the special voting day. The comment comes at a time when security personnel, inmates of prisoners, and the displaced continue to cast their votes 48 hours before the regular voting day. …
Read More »High turnout in the special voting process in the Iraqi governorates, voters hope changing (Pictures)
On Friday, a special voting of security forces, displaced persons, and prisoners have launched across Iraq. Al-Najaf Governorate witnessed a high turnout of voters numbered 24000 distributed on 18 centers and 57 stations, including the displaced persons. In Southern Iraq, according to our correspondents, Basra, Dhi-Qar, Babel, and Maysan Governorates …
Read More »IHEC adds final touches on polling centers for the special voting day
Iraqi High Electoral Commission and the security forces began preparing the electoral centers today for the special voting day, which will start tomorrow morning. Alghadeer News agency correspondent reported that security cordons were imposed around the polling stations deployed in the military units and the headquarters of the security services …
Read More »Pfizer, BioNTech ask US regulators to approve COVID-19 vaccine for kids
Pfizer Inc and BioNTech said on Thursday they had asked US regulators to approve emergency use of their COVID-19 vaccine for children aged from five to 11, Pfizer said in a post on Twitter. “We and BioNTech Group officially submitted our request to US FDA for Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) …
Read More »Magnitude 6.1 quake jolts Tokyo, causing blackouts but no tsunami warning
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.1 jolted Tokyo and surrounding areas late on Thursday, stopping train lines and causing sporadic power cuts, but there were no reports of major damage, Japan’s public broadcaster NHK said. The tremor, at 10:41 p.m. (1341 GMT), registered “strong-5” on Japan’s intensity …
Read More »Israeli settlers storm al-Aqsa mosque after judge ruling
Israeli settlers, under the protection of the regime’s forces, have once again broken into the al-Aqsa mosque compound in the occupied al-Quds to “perform silent prayers,” after an Israeli judge facilitated such moves. Over 60 settlers stormed the site on Thursday morning when they engaged in measures against Palestinians and …
Read More »PMF launch a new security operation to pursue ISIS terrorists in Diyala
The command of the Popular Mobilization forces launched today, Wednesday, a security operation to pursue the terrorist members in Diyala province. Operations Commander Talib al-Moussawi said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “Infantry forces in brigades: 4, 23 and 24 at the PMF launched this morning …
Read More »Further 2,519 COVID cases and 20 deaths recorded in Iraq
Iraq recorded 2,519 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Wednesday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 20 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3,225 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …
Read More »Pictures | Believers under the Dome of Mercy in Najaf to commemorate the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Believers under the Dome of Mercy in Najaf to commemorate the martyrdom of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)
Read More »Iraqi forces kill ISIS members south of Mosul
The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasool, stated that the Iraqi army forces had killed ISIS elements south of Mosul, the local capital of Nineveh Governorate in northern Iraq. Major General Rasool said in a statement that a force of the 16th Infantry Division …
Read More »Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service arrests nine ISIS terrorists
The spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Major General Yahya Rasool, announced on Tuesday the arrest of nine ISIS members in separate operations. Rasool said in a statement that the Counter-Terrorism Service “had apprehended nine ISIS elements in the Governorates of Al-Anbar, Nineveh, Saladin, Baghdad, and Kirkuk.” He …
Read More »Hadi Al-Amiri at Al-Fateh central Electoral Festival: We will build the state and we will not back down from this demand
The speech of the leader of the Al-Fateh Alliance Hadi Al-Amiri at the central electoral festival The fatwa of the sufficient jihad changed the whole equation and with it, the great victory was achieved It is my great hope that we will respond to the call of the supreme religious …
Read More »France threatens to cut power to UK’s Channel Islands in row over fishing licenses
France has said it could cut power to the British Crown dependencies in the English Channel to “pressure” London in a dispute over fishing licenses for French boats. Under the 2020 UK-EU trade deal, French boats are allowed to continue catching fish in British waters if they obtain a license. …
Read More »Iraq reported 2,479 new COVID-19 cases
Iraq recorded 2,479 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Tuesday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 28 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3,243 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …
Read More »Iraqi Security Forces arrests Three ISIS leaders in al-Anbar
The Military Intelligence Directorate of the Iraqi Ministry of Defense reported that an ISIS prominent member was arrested in Al-Qaim if Al-Anbar. The Directorate said in a statement today that the Military Intelligence Division detachments, in cooperation with ground forces from the 28th Infantry Brigade, had arrested a terrorist in …
Read More »Israeli presence in region ’cause for serious concern’: Iran FM
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Israeli regime’s presence in the region is a cause for serious concern, stressing the importance of resolving regional problems without foreign interference. Speaking at a joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart Ararat Mirzoyan in Tehran on Monday, Amir-Abdollahian added that the South …
Read More »Iraq’s IHEC: +21 million electoral IDs distributed ahead of the elections
More than 21 million biometric IDs have been distributed ahead of the polls scheduled to take place on October 10, deputy spokesperson for the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), Nebras Abu Souda, said on Monday. Abu Souda told Shafaq News Agency that the long-term biometric IDs distributed over the past …
Read More »Two win Nobel Prize in medicine for discoveries on how we react to touch, heat
Two scientists won the Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for their discoveries into how the human body perceives temperature and touch, revelations that could lead to new ways of treating pain or even heart disease. Americans David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian identified receptors in the skin that respond to …
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