Iraq

The council of Representatives Rapporteur, Hoshyar Qardagh, revealed, on Monday, that the parliament may resort to an online platform (VideoConference) to hold the next sessions, after registering several Covid-19 cases among the members of the council. Qardagh said that, “Parliamentary committees continued working despite the fact that the parliament sessions …

The Iraqi army in an unprecedented operation targeted and destroyed the ISIS terrorists’ bases and their weapons in a valley at the bordering areas with Saudi Arabia. News agencies reported on Monday that forces of the brigade 7th of the Iraqi army’s infantry unit in a preemptive measure attacked the …

Security sources reported today, Monday, the outcome of the initial hours of the three-axes military operation that aims to locate ISIS terrorists in the areas between Diyala, Kirkuk and Saladin. The spokesman of Al-Hashd Al-Shaabi in Diyala, Sadiq al-Husseini, said that, forces from the police, army and seven brigades of …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered today, Sunday, 87 fatalities and 1646 new cases of Covid-19. In a statement received by AlghdeerTV, the Ministry said that 10027 tests were performed today, raising the total number of performed tests since the beginning of the outbreak in the country to …

Fatah Alliance revealed today, Sunday, talks held by its leader Hadi al-Amiri, with the President of Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani. The alliance said in a statement received by AlghdeerTV that Al-Amiri met Barzani and his accompanying delegation today, indicating that many important files concerning Iraq affairs were discussed. The statement …

Former Iraq striker Ahmed Radhi has died from complications linked to COVID-19, the country’s health ministry announced on Sunday. Radhi, 56, is an Iraqi football legend and scored what remains Iraq’s only World Cup goal in 1986 against Belgium, and he passed away on Sunday just hours before he was …

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashed al-Sha’abi forces repelled a fierce attack by ISIS terrorists on a military base in central Iraq. PMF announced on Saturday night that heavy clashes between its forces and ISIS terrorist forces have been occurred in Salahuddin. The clashes started on Saturday …

Kidnapped by members of the so-called Islamic State six years ago, a young Yazidi woman was recently found in Turkey and returned to Iraq’s Kurdistan Region on Saturday, a relative said. Halima Hussein Khalaf was kidnapped in 2014 and was moved to Turkey after the group’s territorial collapse in both …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered, on Friday, 69 fatalities and 1635 new cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours. In a statement received by AlghdeerTV, the Ministry said that 11226 tests were performed today, raising the total number of performed tests since the beginning of the …

In a conversation last year, US President Donald Trump allegedly said that he did not care whether Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) militants made a return to Iraq, according to claims made in former National Security Adviser John Bolton’s new book “The Room Where It Happened”. In the memoir, which is …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi is reportedly planned to visit Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the US in a bid to provide economic protection for his country. As Media reported, in his first round of trips to other countries as of getting appointed, Al-Kadhimi is set to visit the named countries …

A specialized medical team performed today, in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital in Karbala, a successful cesarean delivery for a Covid-19 patient. The director of the hospital, Ibrahim Al-Rikabi, said in a statement received by Alghdeer that the hospital performed the first caesarean section for a 23-year-old Covid-19 patient, after …

Turkish bombardment killed a Kurdish shepherd in northern Iraq, a local official said Friday, the first known civilian victim of Ankara’s air and ground assault on the region. “He was a shepherd in Bradost district and was killed at dawn Thursday in Turkish airstrikes,” the official from Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish …

Head of Badr parliamentary bloc Hassan Shaker al-Kaabi called for the immediate withdrawal of the US troops from Iraq to help retain the country’s peace and stability. In an interview, al-Kaabi stressed that the real stability in Iraq begins with a complete exit of all foreign forces. “The exit of …

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) announced today, its support for Iraq in the of recovery from the consequences of wars. “We announce our support to Iraq in the process of recovery from the consequences of wars and reviving tourism”, the regional director of Middle East at the organization, Basma Al-Mayman, …

he Iraqi Ministry of Health registered today, 83 Covid-19 fatalities, which is the highest daily death count since the beginning of the outbreak. 1463 infections and 563 recoveries were also registered. In a statement received by ALghdeerTV, the ministry called on the citizens to, “support the healthcare authorities and institutes …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad, summoned, again, the Turkish ambassador to Iraq and handed him a protest note regarding the Turkish attack on Kurdistan Region. In a statement received by AlghdeerTV, the ministry said that Iraq “condemns in the strongest terms the Turkish forces violation, on June 17, …

World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Iraq, Adham Ismail, revealed today, that COVID-19’s Russian drug, which Baghdad is intending to import, is not approved by international health committees yet. Ismail said that, “the Russian treatment improves the mortality, but does not reduce the severity of the symptoms”, stressing that, “the …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) Command in Diyala province, announced today, destroying four ISIS boats near Lake Hamrin, 55 km northeast of Baquba. “Forces from PMF were able to destroy four ISIS boats hidden in a large den on the outskirts of Lake Hamrin”, spokesman Sadeq Al-Husseini said. As by …

Heads of the central banks of Iran and Iraq have agreed to introduce schemes that could accelerate settlement of payments related to the supply of basic goods to Iran. a Wednesday report on the website of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said that new agreements had been reached between …