Iraq

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Hassan Karim Al-Kaabi issued a statement regarding the UN Security Council’s decision to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Iraq for another year. Al-Kaabi said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): While we welcome the issuance of Security …

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces, also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi forces managed to capture 17 ISIS members in Iraq’s Mosul on Saturday. Hashd al-Sha’abi forces on Saturday released a statement, saying that the location of the terrorists in the Mosul area has been determined by comprehensive intelligence activities and Hashd al-Sha’abi …

Iraq reported 306 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 96 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 60 cases, Medical City: 12 cases, Basra: 29 cases, Najaf: 2 cases, Sulaymaniyah: 6 cases, Erbil: …

The Iraqi government have decided on Saturday to suspend the evacuation of Iraqi citizens from countries abroad for one week. “The Higher Committee for Health and Safety decided to stop trips of Iraqi expatriates for a week to reorganize their return,”. The Committee pointed to the imposition of one- week …

Iraq reported 416 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Friday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 72 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 146 cases, Medical City: 47 cases, Basra: 15 cases, Najaf: 5 cases, Sulaymaniyah: 22 cases, Kirkuk: …

“Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, received, Thursday, a phone call from German Chancellor Angela Merkel,” a statement from the Prime Minister’s Information Office, received by Al-Ghadeer, said. According to the statement, “The German Chancellor congratulated Al-Kadhimi, over his assumption of the duties of the position of Prime Minister, indicating that …

 Baghdad Governor Mohammed Jaber Al-Atta warned today, Wednesday, against the spread of Corona virus in all areas of the capital. Al-Atta said: “The epidemic has become in all areas of Baghdad, and one patient has touches and may move from one place to another”, stressing that “there are no specific …

Iraqi Finance Minister Ali Abdul-Amir Allawi denied, on Sunday, news that he had requested to borrow about $ 3 billion from Saudi Arabia. Allawi called at the same time employees with high salaries to accept what he called “sacrifices”, referring to the “very worrying” equation in the budget. Allawi told …

Iraq reported 308 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 179 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 94 cases, Medical City: 1 case, Basra: 6 cases, Najaf: 1 case, Sulaymaniyah: 7 cases, Erbil: …

Saudi Arabia will be sending back its ambassador to Iraq soon, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan announced on Saturday. The move follows directives from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. Prince Faisal made the announcement after his meeting Ali Allawi, Iraq deputy premier and acting minister of …

Due to increasing coronavirus cases, the Iraqi parliament warned on Thursday that the healthcare system in the country may collapse in ten days. Jawad Al-Mosawi, a rapporteur of the parliament’s Crisis Cell, formed to tackle the coronavirus situation in the country, revealed in a statement: “The healthcare system may collapse …

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, have targeted ISIS’s bases in the eastern province of Saladin, killing 4 ISIS forces. PMF continues to carry out anti-terrorist measures in various parts of Iraq, according to media. According to the reports, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces have targeted the positions …

Iraqi President Barham Salih held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Friday. The two leaders exchanged greetings for Sunday’s Ramadan Bayram, also known as Eid al-Fitr while discussing bilateral ties, regional developments, and cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Iraqi-Turkish border was …

The Badr Organization in the province of Najaf, Iraq, organized a protest march to commemorate the International Quds Day called for by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyid Khomeini. The marchers condemned the Zionist occupation and its aggressive practices in order to eliminate the Palestinian cause. The participants …

Iraq reported 87 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Friday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 26 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 21 cases, Medical City: 1 case, Basra: 2 cases, Najaf: 1 case, Sulaymaniyah: 5 cases, Erbil: …

Iraq reported 153 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Thursday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 68 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 24 cases, Medical City: 21 cases, Basra: 15 cases, Najaf: 3 cases, Sulaymaniyah: 3 cases, Erbil: …

Terrorist networks have been dismantled on Thursday, planned to launch terrorist operations southern Iraq, Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) agency said. “According to the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, our ISOF formations have started specific, pre-emptive operations targeting the ISIS terrorist remnants that plan to target the …

Iraqi intelligence yesterday confirmed the capture of a high ranking Daesh leader who was a potential successor to the slain former leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. In a statement, the Iraqi Intelligence Service announced: “Today, the terrorist named Nasser Al-Qirdash, the candidate to succeed the criminal [Abu Bakr] Al-Baghdadi, the leader …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi warned on Wednesday, of the increased spread of Corona virus, while instructing the security services to implement their duties to impose a curfew without complacency. “The Higher Committee for Health and National Safety held its 9th session, on Wednesday, headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi …

Iraq reported 113 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 32 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 17 cases, Medical City: 12 cases, Basra: 24 cases, Najaf: 2 cases, Sulaymaniyah: 9 cases, Erbil: …