Iraq

Over 70 Iraqi nationals are stuck in India amid the flight restrictions as part of the measures against the spread of the novel coronavirus. Iraqi media reports said the Iraqis visited India for medical reasons before the Iraqi government suspended all international flights. The Iraqis spoke to Media and said …

Chinese medical experts have shared their experience with Iraqi health officials in a video conference, as part of China’s efforts to help Iraq cope with the spread of COVID-19. Renowned Chinese respiratory specialist Zhong Nanshan joined the conference which was held on Thursday. China’s Ambassador to Iraq Zhang Tao, Iraqi …

A group of researchers in Turkey is claiming to have come across the first credible records yet discovered of ‘death by a meteorite,’ dating from August 22, 1888. They cite multiple official documents recovered from the General Directorate of State Archives of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, which …

An Iraqi man went on trial in Frankfurt on Friday for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, on allegations that as an Islamic State member he was part of an effort to exterminate the Yazidi religious minority, and killed a five-year-old girl he purchased as a slave by chaining …

In Iraq, the World Health Organization has called on the government to continue to tighten its preventive measures against the coronavirus. The representative of the organization, Adham Ismail, said in a statement today, Thursday, that “the first day of lifting the partial ban was not good indicators, regarding adherence to …

Wafiq al-Samarrai, former chief of Iraqi general military intelligence, in a Facebook post seriously criticized US’ cruel sanctions against Iran, saying despite unilateral sanctions, Iran in its new progress could launch its military satellite into the earth’s orbit. He added that the US should change the game rules in the …

The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council on Thursday announced that more than 20,000 detainees had been released so far as part of measures to curb the novel coronavirus outbreak. The council’s statement said that this decision came “in line with the decisions of the [Iraqi] Crisis Cell regarding reducing the risks …

An Iraqi lawmaker says the Arab country’s parliament will hold a vote of confidence on prime minister-designate Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government next week. “Kadhimi will submit an official request to hold a confidence vote session within the next two days,” Fadel Al-Fatlawi, a member of the Fatah (Conquest) Alliance said on …

April 22 will mark the 17th anniversary of the United States’ capture of the Abu Ghraib prison west of the Iraqi capital that went on to bear witness to unchecked murderous and sadistic torture by American forces under Washington’s tutelage. A torture chamber under ex-Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, the facility …

On Tuesday, the Iraqi Military Intelligence Directorate managed to penetrate and dismantle a terrorist cell and arrest its seven heads in Qaim al-Anbar. The Directorate stated, in a statement, that “the detachments of the Military Intelligence Division of the 8th Division (Al-Jazeera Operations Command), in cooperation with the intelligence of …

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it is conducting an extraordinary trip to return 154 Iraqis stuck in Jordan. The spokesman for the ministry, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that “the first extraordinary flight left today from Amman to Baghdad, with …

The Iraqi army on Sunday said its air force carried out a series of strikes against positions held by the so-called Islamic State in rural Salahuddin province, killing a ‘group of’ fighters. This marks the latest air operation the Iraqi forces have carried out using F-16s, targeting hideouts of the …

The news agency’s license was suspended earlier this month over a report on the number of coronavirus cases in Iraq. The Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) informed Reuters it was lifting the suspension “to allow transparent and impartial work by the media … in adherence to operating according to …

On Saturday, the Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Al-Kazdmi confirmed that he wants an efficient and impartial government team that faces crises and is moving the country toward success. “Consultations with political forces continue in a friendly atmosphere and we are trying to overcome obstacles on the basis of positive dialogue,” …

The Iraqi parliament’s security and defense committee has submitted an in-depth study to the country’s caretaker prime minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi, requesting the procurement of the Russian-built long-range, surface-to-air S-400 missile defense system. “The committee has presented a comprehensive study to the prime minister, demanding approval for the purchase of the …

Two rockets struck near a Chinese oil facility south of Baghdad without causing any casualties, Iraqi officials said Saturday, the second such attack to target energy interests in the country this month. An Iraqi army statement said the rockets struck near a “Chinese company” in the Nahrawan area, southeast of …

Turkey has launched a deadly drone strike on a refugee camp in Iraq’s northern semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, drawing angry reactions from Iraqi politicians of different factions, who censured the attack as a violation of the country’s sovereignty. The media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a …

Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Mustafa Al-Kazimi announced today, Wednesday, that the names of the members of the cabinet are ready, indicating that he will hold a serious dialogue with America on the nature of their presence in Iraq. Al-kadhimi: I am a crisis prime minister and I do not have a …

Iraqi-American NASA Astronaut, Jessica Meir, has sent an empowering message of support to kids on the Hope Buses in Baghdad, all the way from the International Space Station! In light of the current global crisis, this message reminds us that our family is so important and also bigger than we …

The Crisis Cell of the Iraqi parliament is considering the announcement of a state of emergency in the country as the new coronavirus further spreads. MP Hassan Kaabi, deputy speaker and head of the crisis cell, said in a statement that Iraq is still under a serious threat of pandemic …