Iraq

Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed solidarity with the German and Belgian government and people in the aftermath of the horrific floods that stroke the Rhineland. In a statement issued earlier today, Saturday, the Ministry said, “we express sentiments of sympathy for the scores of victims and missing civilians and …

U.S. President Joe Biden will host Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the White House on the 26th of July. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the visit will highlight the partnership between the two countries and advance bilateral cooperation under a 2008 agreement that governed the withdrawal of …

Iraq recorded, on Friday 8336 new cases of Covid-19 to take its total to 1,474,865, the health ministry said. It reported 44 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 17,751. It also reported 7805 recoveries to take its total to 1,340,383 (90.9%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to …

A security source told Alghadeer News that ISIS planned to hit a central prison in the capital, Baghdad with car bombs. The Source revealed that a leaked confidential document said that ISIS terrorist organization plans to carry out “an armed invasion of Baghdad/Al-Karkh Central Prison to release some of its …

Iraqi President Barham Salih and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad have underlined the need for their countries to work together to confront common dangers, especially terrorism. “President Salih made a phone call today, with al-Assad, where they discussed bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries and the two brotherly peoples …

Iraq and Jordan on Thursday signed an agreement to implement an electrical linkage project between the two countries, a statement said. Adil Karim, Iraq’s Minister of Electricity, met with Hala Zawati, the Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, to discuss the executive stages of establishing the electrical connection between …

The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) denied, on Thursday, the withdrawal of the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners from the tasks entrusted to him. IHEC stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that “there is no truth to what is being circulated in the various …

he Ministry of Health announced today, Thursday the epidemiological situation for this day. The Ministry confirmed the registration of 9,337 new cases of corona, and 6,505 cases of recovery. The ministry recorded 30 new deaths from the virus, while it confirmed that 16,519 people had received the anti-Corona vaccine during …

The National Security Adviser Qassem Al-Araji discussed today, Thursday, with the White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk the upcoming visit of the Iraqi delegation to Washington. The media office of the National Security Adviser said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency …

The leader of the Sadrist movement, Sayyed Muqtada al-Sadr, announced on Thursday, that he will not participate in the upcoming parliamentary elections, while confirming that he has withdrawn his support from those in the government. Al-Sadr said in a speech, which was followed by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that …

Iraqi security forces apprehended a senior ISIS terrorist in the west of Iran earlier today, Wednesday. Security Media Cell (SMC) said that the Directorate of Military Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence, the Intelligence department of al-Anbar’s Operations Command, confirmed the intel reported by the Intelligence detachment of the 10th …

Ministry of Health and Environment – MOH detected on Monday, 9635 new cases of COVID-19. This came in a statement by MOH to Iraqi News Agency – INA. “5813 recovered cases were also detected among all the provinces of the country,” the statement included. 47 death cases were also recorded …

The Director General of Dhi Qar Health Department, Saadi Al-Majid, said in a statement   that “it was decided to start work on patients receiving at Turkish hospital in Nasiriyah as of this day, as the hospital’s emergency departments, consultancies, operations and other departments will begin receiving people and provide medical …

President Barham Salih and Iranian Minister of National Security Mahmoud Alavi discussed bilateral relations between the two countries. Alavi offered the Iranian leadership’s condolences to President Salih and the people of Iraq regarding the tragedy of the fire caught in Al-Hussein Hospital in Dhi-Qar, according to a statement by the …

Iraq’s Ministry of Oil announced, on Tuesday, it made a contract with a Chinese company for an oil refinery with a capacity of 300,000 barrels per day. The Ministry said in a brief statement, ” the Chinese state-owned CNCEC will work in the Al-Faw investment refinery and will be responsible …

A member of the Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee, MP Abdul-Khaleq Al-Azzawi, revealed today, Tuesday, (July 13/2021), the issuance of an urgent directive from Baghdad regarding Hawi Al-Azeem. Al-Azzawi said in a press statement, “The joint operations issued an urgent directive to the commander of Diyala operations regarding the Hawi …

The Security Media Cell announced that an attack on a major power transmission tower linking Baghdad with Diyala had been thwarted. The Security Media Cell said in a statement seen by Alghadeer that the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency’s detachments in the Ministry of Interior, based on intelligence information, found …

Summary | Fire kills at least 66, injures another 67 Iraqi PM orders arrest of Nassiriya officials Angry relatives clash with police near the hospital At least 66 people were killed and over 67 injured in a fire likely caused by an oxygen tank explosion at a coronavirus hospital in …

At least 41 people were killed and five injured in a coronavirus hospital fire in Iraq’s southern city of Nassiriya, Dhi Qar. “Health crews carried charred bodies out of the burning hospital while many patients were coughing from the rising smoke”, an Alghadeer reporter on the fire site said. Dhi …

Iraq logged 1,258,028 Live births in the past year, 2020, according to a spokesperson for the Iraqi Ministry of Planning. The Ministry’s spokesperson, Abdul Zahra al-Hindawi, told Alghadeer News, “the Central Bureau of Statistics registered 224,279 deaths over the last year from a total population of 40,150,200.” “Males are 20,336,180 …