Iraq

Iraq is participating in the Tokyo Olympics, with the smallest delegation in the history of its participation in the Olympic Games. A statement from the Iraqi National Olympic Committee, received by Al-Ghadir, stated that “the head of the Iraqi National Olympic Committee, Raad Hammoudi, arrived in the Japanese capital, Tokyo, …

Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein announced that the fourth round of strategic dialogues between Iraq and the United States will be the last, while noting that it will witness an agreement on scheduling the US withdrawal. “There are no US bases in Iraq. The US troops are in Iraqi camps, not …

Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee determined the mechanisms for selecting Iraqi ambassadors, while noting that the new list included 70 ambassadors. “For many years, there has been work to nominate ambassadors with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to fill the void. The Foreign Relations Committee studied the names of the candidates, …

Health authorities in Baghdad decided to convert a hospital specialized in neurological diseases to a COVID-19 isolation center, a document obtained by Alghadeer News revealed. According to an official document appended by the signature of the head of Baghdad/al-Rusafa Health Directorate, Dr. Muhammad Jihad Jawad, “Dr. Saad al-Witri Neuroscience Hospital” …

The President of the European Council, Charles Michel, expressed concern over the entry of increasing numbers of Iraqi citizens to the Union’s countries. This came in an online meeting that took place yesterday between Michel and the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. A reliable European source quoted Michel saying, “We …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health confirmed over 8320 COVID-19 cases and 69 deaths from its complications in the past 24 hours. The Ministry said that 6916 patients had achieved full recovery from the virus. Iraq has registered 1518837 cases in total, including 1379074 recoveries at a recovery rate of 90.8%. …

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Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Al-Sahaf announced the arrival of Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein to the American capital, Washington, to hold a negotiating round that would pave the way for dialogue between Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and US President Joe Biden. Al-Sahaf said, in a statement  that “Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein …

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, stressed today the need for those responsible for the terrorist attack in Baghdad to be brought to justice as soon as possible. This was stated by his deputy spokesman, Farhan Haq, who said in a statement, “This deadly attack ahead of the …

The death toll from the bomb attack that took place in the east of Baghdad on Monday has risen to 35, a security source updated, with 57 injured at least. The attack took place in a busy market of Sadr City, the source said. It happened a day before the …

Iraqi forces shoot down a drone flown by Daesh against a police headquarters in the country’s west, and destroy four of the Takfiri terrorist group’s strongholds in the north. The Iraqi Security Information Center delivered the report on Sunday. It said the forces brought down the aircraft as it was …

A force from the Iraqi National Security Services apprehended a senior ISIS terrorist after a long manhunt throughout three governorates. A statement issued earlier today, Monday, by the Security Media Cell (SMC) said that the terrorist served in a variety of different positions in the terrorist organization, most prominently the …

Iraq on Sunday reported a record high of 9,883 COVID-19 cases in a single day, bringing the total tally to more than 1.5 million cases since the emergence of the virus. According to the Iraqi Ministry of Health, 62 patients have passed away from the complications of the virus, the …

The Security Media Cell announced today that the intelligence agency had arrested six suspects wanted in terrorist cases, including a suicide bomber, in Kirkuk governorate. A statement of the cell said, “based on the defendants’ confessions, it was found that they fought along with ISIS terrorist gangs and that they …

The Iraqi Ministry of Transport announced that its seismic observatories recorded, at exactly 05:34:19 pm this afternoon, local time, a 5.6-magnitude magnitude earthquake in the Bu Shahr region in Iran, which is 250 km away from the Iraqi-Iranian borders. Alghadeer Satellite Channel correspondent in Basra reported that the residents of …

The Ministry of Oil confirmed the agreement of the OPEC + group to gradually increase by adding 400,000 barrels per day. The ministry said in a statement received by Alghadeertv: “Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar attended the meeting, which emphasized the strengthening of collective cooperation, praising the countries’ compliance with the agreement, …

The Independent High Electoral Commission confirmed, today, Sunday, its commitment to holding the Iraqi Parliament elections on the tenth of next October. The Commission stated in a statement received by Alghadeertv, that “the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf, members of the Council and the Head …

The intelligence detachments of the Ministry of Interior managed to destroy four ISIS hideouts containing explosive materials and a drone in Kirkuk. The Security Media Cell said in a statement that accurate intelligence information led the intelligence agency’s detachments, in cooperation with the Fifth Division of the Federal Police, to …

The Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Relations sent an urgent message to the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Britain consenting an asylum application to an Iraqi citizen accused of executing dozens of prisoners during the era of Saddam Hussein. Committee member, MP Mukhtar al-Mospawi told Alghadeer News, “the Iraqi Foreign …

Iraqi Ministry of Health confirmed over 8,100 COVID-19 cases and 38 deaths from its complications in the past 24 hours. The daily situation report issued by the Ministry said that 8,149 swabs have tested positive for the virus on Saturday, bringing the cumulative count of confirmed cases since the emergence …