Iraq

Iraq’s legislative body on Monday voted on a proposal for naming 25 Permanent parliamentary committees. The council also voted on forming a committee for adjusting the tasks of parliamentary committees. The First Deputy Speaker of the parliament, Hakem al-Zameli, will be running the committee, aided by lawmakers Hasan al-Kaabi, Falih …

The Iraqi lawmaking body will vote on the parliamentary committees assorted on the basis of “electoral weight” next week, a source revealed on Sunday. The source said  that the voting will take place next Thursday. “The committees’ assortment takes into account the electoral weight of each party and respects the …

Four countries expressed readiness to host Iraqi nationals seeking to leave Ukraine in the aftermath of the Russian invasion, chargé d’affaires of the Iraqi embassy in Kyiv, Hussein Abbas, revealed on Saturday. In a statement, Abbas said, “Iraqi community in Iraq comprises 5,537 members. Some of whom have Ukrainian citizenship; …

Black-clad pilgrims have marched in droves towards the holy city of Kadhimiya in northwestern Baghdad amid tightened security, as part of a weeklong procession to commemorate the martyrdom anniversary of the seventh Shia Imam. Every year hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from different Iraqi cities and from other countries come …

Today, Monday (14 February 2022), the coordination framework held a meeting with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the capital, Baghdad. A statement to the media of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, “Al-Ghadeer”, said that “the coordination framework and a delegation from the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan held a meeting …

The Iraqi army’s forces have arrived in Maysan governorate today. A security source said that the units were deployed to secure the situation, following the latest security events that took place in the governorate. Maysan is going through an escalating security situation, with many security events and assassinations against tribal …

he Federal Supreme Court decided today to exclude Hoshyar Zebari from the Presidential election race. On February six, the Court suspended Zebari’s candidacy. It said in a statement back then that MPs Ali Turki Jassoum, Dilan Ghafour Salih, Karwan Ali Yarwis, and Karim Shakour Mohammad, called for issuing a ruling …

The Counter-Terrorism Service announced arresting eight ISIS terrorists today. The service said in a statement that its forces launched two military operations in al-Anbar and Saladin governorates, where they arrested six terrorists. According to the statement, another terrorist was ambushed and detained in Babel. The eighth terrorist was arrested in …

Iraqi warplanes destroyed a pivotal headquarters of ISIS terrorist group in Kirkuk, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said on Sunday. The SMC said that the Iraqi F-16 fighter jets bombed a site of the terrorist organization in the Zghaytoun valley, southwestern Kirkuk. “The airstrike was carried out in accordance with …

Iraq’s National Security Advisor, Qasem al-Araji, said that Baghdad and London are working dry up the financial, human, and media resources of terrorism. Al-Araji’s remarks came as he received the UK ambassador to Iraq, Mark Bryson-Richardson, in his bureau downtown the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, earlier today, Sunday. Al-Araji discussed with …

The Iraqi Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency announced on Thursday (January 20) the arrest of a suspect who had a hand in a major terror attack in Baghdad in 2016 as well as numerous other terrorist operations in the Iraqi capital. A statement from the agency, cited by Iraqi News …

Iraq has repatriated almost 4,000 of its citizens stuck on the Belarus borders with European Union members Poland, Lithuania, and Latvia in recent weeks, Iraq’s foreign minister said Sunday. Since November 18, the Iraqi government has organized “10 flights from Baghdad to Belarus” to repatriate its citizens, Fuad Hussein told …

A blast from a roadside bomb reportedly hit a convoy of the US-led Global coalition in the southern governorate of Basra today, Sunday. A source said that the explosion targeted a supply convoy of the Coalition in Basra. No casualties were reported. The Global Coalition’s convoys are subjected, every now …

The Security Media Cell (SMC) reported on Thursday, the destruction of three ISIS hideouts deep in the Anbar desert The SMC said, in a statement received by “Al-Ghadeer”, that “the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency in the Ministry of Interior continues its preemptive qualitative operations, and according to the confessions …

An explosive device blew up targeting the Global Coalition in Babel Governorate. A security source said that the explosion occurred on Wednesday targeting a convoy carrying logistical support equipment for the US-led Coalition while passing on the borders of Babel. No causality was reported. There was no claim of responsibility. …

Erbil experienced flash floods again on Thursday (January 13) due to heavy rainfall that started late Wednesday night. The neighborhoods of Shari Mamostayan, Sheikh Ahmad, and Shorsh all experienced floods. Ainkawa, 60 Meter Road, 100 Meter Road, Hawleri New, Tayrawa, Bahrka, Sebardan, Nusaran, and Gulan also dealt with a heavy …

The Independent MP Basem Khashan on Monday said that he will lodge a complaint at the Federal Supreme Court to challenge the constitutionality of the parliament’s first session held yesterday, Sunday. Khashan told Shafaq News Agency that the complaint file will include videotapes, documents, and evidence that cast doubts on …

Today, Monday (10_January_2022), the head of Al-Fateh Alliance, Hajj Hadi Al-Amiri, received Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi in his office in Baghdad, to discuss the political crisis in the country. Al-Amiri’s media office said in a statement received by “Al-Ghadir” website, that “the head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, received …

The Coordination Framework, a consortium of Iraqi Shiite political forces, deplored the process of electing the parliament speaker, deeming it “irresponsible unilateralism”. The Framework submitted a list of lawmakers’ names it claimed now hold the biggest parliamentary bloc with 88 seats, rather than al-Sadr. Chaos erupted briefly in the chamber, …

The newly elected Parliament elected the head of al-Takaddom bloc, Mohammad al-Halboosi, for a second mandate as a parliament speaker. Al-Halboosi secured 200 votes while his competitor, the Elder Member of the Parliamentary Mahmoud al-Mashhadani, won only 14 votes. Fourteen MPs cast a blank ballot. Iraq’s parliament held its first …