Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday said that his government’s program includes “clear-cut and serious” solutions for the currency crisis in the country. Al-Sudani’s remarks came during a meeting with the head of al-Wataniya Coalition, Ayad Allawi, in Baghdad earlier today. According to a readout by his bureau, …
Read More »The Iraqi army, PMF launched a military operation in Diyala
Iraq’s military has established a security cordon around dozens of villages inside a “hot territory” in Diyala, a commander of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) revealed on Tuesday. Authorities in Iraq use the term “hot territory” to imply that the area in question is infested by terrorist groups. “Forces from …
Read More »Iraq ranks 12th among countries with the cheapest gasoline prices
The average price of gasoline in Iraq reached 5.14 U.S. dollars per liter. In its report for January 2023, Global Petrol Prices said that Iraq ranked 12th among countries with the cheapest gasoline prices (514 cents per liter) and fifth among Arab countries, preceded by Libya, Syria, Algeria, and Kuwait. …
Read More »Bin Salman urged Baghdad to arrange face-to-face meeting between Saudi, Iranian FMs: Iraqi FM
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein says Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has urged senior Iraqi authorities to arrange a face-to-face meeting between the top diplomats of Riyadh and Tehran, amid a diplomatic process between the two neighbors aimed at mending strained ties. Hussein told Iraq’s Kurdish-language Rudaw television …
Read More »Integrity Commission: Control of exchange transactions in violation of the law and exaggeration at Najaf Airport and Education Directory
The Federal Integrity Commission announced the implementation of (7) seizures of illegal exchange transactions and excessive maintenance work in Najaf Governorate, indicating that the total sums spent on it amounted to about one and a quarter billion dinars. The Media Center of the Commission stated in a statement that the …
Read More »Parliament finishes reading and discussing five laws
The House of Representatives, in its third session of its first term for the second legislative year, within the fifth electoral session held today, Saturday, headed by Muhammad al-Halbousi, Speaker of the Council, and in the presence of 199 MPs, finished reading and discussing five draft laws. The media department …
Read More »Al-Sudani stresses the importance of exchanging experiences with Morocco in the fight against extremism and terrorism
The Prime Minister, Muhammad Al-Sudani, stressed the importance of exchanging experiences with Morocco in the file of combating extremism and terrorism. According to a statement by his media office, Al-Sudani received, today, Saturday, Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, and his accompanying delegation. The Moroccan minister …
Read More »Al-Amiri condemns the Israeli aggressive actions against the Palestinian people and praises the resistance
The head of al-Fatah Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, condemned the Israeli aggressive actions against the Palestinian people. Al-Amiri said in a statement, “We express our strong condemnation of the aggressive actions that the Zionist occupation authorities have been committing against the brotherly Palestinian people,” stressing that “the Zionist entity and its …
Read More »“Revealing Road”: an operation to purge “hot territories” in Diyala
Iraq’s military has proceeded with building a road that traverses a “hot territory” in Diyala in a bid to eradicate sleeping ISIS cells and repatriate the internally displaced citizens to their hometowns, a local official said on Saturday.
Read More »PM Al-Sudani ended his visit after signing a strategic agreement with France
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, ended his one-day visit to France on Saturday. Al-Sudani’s media office stated that Iraq and France signed “the strategic partnership agreement,” which included more than 50 items for cooperation in various fields during the visit. The Iraqi and French officials also signed memorandums …
Read More »Iraq’s Foreign Minister announces opening of the Moroccan embassy in Baghdad, calls to activate the joint agreements with Morocco
Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, held a conference to announce the opening of the Moroccan embassy in Baghdad. Hussein called to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries and activate the joint 40 agreements for better-boosting ties. “After 25 years, the …
Read More »Muslims rise up in protest across world to condemn Quran desecration
People have held monumental rallies across several Muslim countries throughout the world, condemning instances of desecration of the Holy Quran in Europe. Mass demonstrations erupted in the capital Baghdad and various Iraqi cities to renounce Paludan protest in Sweden on January 21 and a similar incident in the Netherlands last …
Read More »Iraq’s PMF apprehends ISIS top assassin in the Northern Baghdad Wilayat
Iraq’s al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) on Saturday announced capturing the Islamic State’s top assassin in the so-called Wilayat of Northern Baghdad.
Read More »Iraq sentenced 14 ISIS members for massacre of hundreds of army cadets in 2014
Iraq has sentenced 14 people to death for their role in the ISIS terrorist group massacre of hundreds of army cadets in 2014, judicial officials said Thursday. The massacre, one of the worst committed by ISIS in Iraq, saw the terrorists in June 2014 abduct up to 1,700 mainly Shia …
Read More »Iraq’s Federal intelligence arrests six persons with ties to ISIS
Six persons with links to the Islamic State extremist group have been apprehended in separate operations in Saladin, Iraq’s federal intelligence agency said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, all of the arrestees joined the organization in 2014, but they served in different departments. “The first served …
Read More »PM Al-Sudani to head a government delegation to the Elysee this weekend
Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani will be heading to Paris, the French capital, on an official visit on Thursday, a source revealed on Tuesday. The source said that al-Sudani will be flanked by a high-level government delegation to discuss a spectrum of issues of mutual interest. On October 3, …
Read More »Iraqi President: Country Budget will be approved soon
The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Rashid, confirmed on Tuesday, that approving the general budget will be approved soon, while referring to the good relationship between the federal government and the Kurdistan region and a common desire to develop radical solutions to outstanding issues in accordance with the constitution …
Read More »Ministry of Oil: We succeeded in adding 6 billion barrels of oil to the national reserve
The Minister of Oil stressed the importance of the oil exploration sector, in enhancing the oil reserves of the hydrocarbon wealth of Iraq. This came during his visit to the oil exploration company. Deputy Prime Minister for Energy Affairs and Minister of Oil Hayan Abdul Ghani said that the seismic …
Read More »Al-Sudani: The rise in prices is temporary
Today, Monday, the Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, confirmed that decisions have been taken against those who try to speculate and influence the market, indicating that we will not tolerate those who try to harm the citizen’s livelihood. Al-Sudani said in a speech on the occasion of the Iraqi Judiciary …
Read More »Iraq’s foreign minister suggests a regional strategy to address joint security concerns with Neighbours
Dialogue is a form of “joint regional security” that can contribute to alleviating the inflammations in the Middle East, Iraq’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, Fuad Hussein, said on Saturday during a panel discussion on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Along with his …
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