Iraq

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered, on Thursday, 1261 new Covid-19 cases, 354 recoveries and 39 fatalities in the past 24 hours. The ministry said in a statement received by AlghdeerTV that, 9757 tests were performed today, raising the total number of performed tests since the beginning of …

Iraqi Minister of Health and Environment, Hassan Al-Tamimi, announced Friday the preparations of the Baghdad International Fair to accommodate people living with the Coronavirus. MOH media office stated, in a statement, that the Minister “supervised the equipping of “centers for isolating” for those infected with Coronavirus after investing the halls …

On Friday, the Iraqi MP from the Badr Parliamentary Bloc, Karim Aliwi Al-Muhammadawi, warned the government against postponing the negotiation of the occupation to the last paragraphs or tampering with it. Al-Muhammaddawi said in a statement, “The negotiating delegation must resolve the issue of the Americans leaving and we will …

Iranian transport and urban development minister announced that Iran and Iraq have reached a deal on building a 354-kilometer highway between the two countries, Press TV reported. Mohammad Eslami said that the long highway connecting the city of Mehran on the western Iranian border to the holy city of Najaf …

Iraqi Health Minister Hassan Mohammed al-Tamimi and Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi in a meeting in Baghdad stressed the need for widening mutual cooperation in the health sector. During the meeting in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, both officials agreed to reopen all Iraqi borders with Iran twice a …

Iraqi Foreign Ministry, on Friday, confirmed the first session of the US-Iraq dialogue, which will pave the way for other sessions to be held directly in the future. Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, stated, “The Iraqi delegation, headed by Senior Undersecretary Abdul Karim Hashem, held with the United …

The strategic dialogue between the United States of America and Iraq to restructure the relations between the two countries, started today. The discussions will cover regulations between the two countries in the aspects of security, economy, politics and culture. It is expected that the dialogue will address the fate of …

Denmark will send up to 285 military personnel to NATO’s non-combat training operation in Iraq, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofoed said on Thursday. Copenhagen takes over leadership of the mission training Iraqi security forces from Canada by the end of 2020. “By strengthening our contribution to the stabilization of Iraq we …

A leader of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces, Abu Mahdi Al-Karawi, accused the members of the Iraqi negotiating team of opposing the public and working to build relations with the Zionist entity. Al-Karawi said that “PMF records its objection and reservations to the Iraqi negotiating team with the American side,” …

Iraq’s Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met with Iranian Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi on Thursday on the expansion of bilateral cooperation between the two countries. During the meeting, the Iranian ambassador congratulated the formation of the new Iraqi cabinet and the appointment of Fuad Hussein as the Iraqi Foreign Minister, …

Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) announced, Thursday, that “a large force of Imam Ali (as) Combat Division, 2nd Brigade – Hashed Al-Sha’abi, carried out a large-scale joint military operation in the Al-Fayadh, in Baghdad belt, and the Anbar desert.” A statement to the PMF media, obtained by the “Al-Ghadeer” website, …

A security source in Diyala reported that two ISIS gangs were killed in an airstrike between the Diyala and Salahuddin borders, Thursday. The source told ِAlghadeer News that, according to accurate intelligence information, warplanes bombed a den of ISIS in the village of “Albu Juma” within the “Mutaiebija” border area …

Al-Fateh Parliamentary Bloc leader Hadi Al-Amiri sent a message to the negotiating delegation on the strategic dialogue between Iraq and the United States, stressing by saying “Do not disappoint hopes and you will bear the responsibility of failure .” Al-Amiri said in the message obtained by the “Al-Ghadeer”, that “we …

The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment registered, today, 34 fatalities and more than 1000 new Covid-19 cases in the past day; which is among the highest records since the beginning of of the outbreak in Iraq. In a statement received AlghdeerTv, the ministry said that 7835 tests were performed …

The Finance Committee in the Iraqi parliament, confirmed on Wednesday, the illegality and unconstitutionality of the deductions from the retiree’s salaries, without the existence of a previous government-parliamentary decision. “The deductions from the pensioners’ salaries are illegal and unconstitutional, and they are considered a violation to the unified pension law, …

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi called on Wednesday Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi to dismiss the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, Taif Sami “for not respecting the parliament and affecting the rights of the Iraqi people negatively.” The Parliamentary Finance Committee held a meeting today to discuss …

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi called on Wednesday Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi to dismiss the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, Taif Sami “for not respecting the parliament and affecting the rights of the Iraqi people negatively.” The Parliamentary Finance Committee held a meeting today to discuss …

Iranian Minister of Roads and Urban Development Mohammad Eslami in a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Nazanin Mohammad Sheikh Mohammad said Iran is prepared to develop cooperation with Iraq. Eslami congratulated Sheikh Mohammad’s appointment as the minister of roads and urban development in the cabinet of Mustafa al-Kadhimi. He …

A leader in the Popular Mobilization Forces, Sadiq Al-Husseini, on Wednesday, announced that PMF had thwarted 10 attempts by ISIS in which he wanted to set fire to wheat farms in Diyala Province. Al-Husseini said, “the PMF” played an important and effective role in facing the wheat fires during the …

The Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mustafa al-Kadhimi arrived on Wednesday, Mosul city, the local capital of Nineveh Governorate, northern Iraq. A brief government statement said today that Al-Kadhimi is visiting Mosul “on the anniversary of its occupation by ISIS terrorist gangs.” Yesterday, the governor of Nineveh issued …