Iraq

Iraq canceled Friday prayers in the holy city of Kerbala due to concerns about the coronavirus, a statement from the administration of the city’s Imam Hussein Holy Shrine said on Wednesday. Kerbala, like the neighboring holy city of Najaf, attracts Muslims pilgrims from Iraq and abroad. Prayers had already been …

Iraqi Health Department of Karbala announced on Wednesday recording the second death of a person infected with Coronavirus emerging in the province, confirming that his family was subjected to quarantine. The director of the media office of the department, Salim Kadhim said in a statement received by “Alghadeer News” that …

A coronavirus patient in Iraq has been discharged from hospital after a full recovery, the first in the country, a health official announced Friday. “This is the first case of recovery in Iraq from the virus,” said Jaseb Al-Hajjami, head of the Baghdad Health Directorate in Al-Karkh neighborhood. The patient …

The administration of Imam Hussian Holy Shrine decided on Thursday not to hold Friday prayers tomorrow in the holy shrine in response to what Karbala Health Department called for, in conjunction with the high number of Coronavirus infections in Iraq. A statement from Imam Hussian Administration said, “Given the current …

Iraq announced, on Wednesday, the transfer of 82 members of Daesh families to their country, Azerbaijan. This came in a statement issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, of which Alghadeer received a copy. The statement quoted the ministry’s spokesman, Ahmed Al-Sahaf, saying that “Iraq has deported 82 children …

Iraq’s Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Health on Wednesday confirmed that a 63-year-old man died after he tested positive for coronavirus. The man, said to be an Islamic preacher, was from Sulaymaniyah where five other people are diagnosed with the new virus COVIT-19. Family sources said that he was also suffering …

The Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) announced on Tuesday, launching an inspection operation in “Ain al-Tamr” area in Karbala, after information of the existence of ISIS activity. The commander of the Central Euphrates Operations of the PMF, Ali al-Hamdani said in an interview, “At 6 a.m.surveys and inspections were launched in …

A Turkish court on Monday remanded in custody four Iraqi nationals after they were arrested for their alleged links to Daesh/ISIS terrorist group, judicial sources said. The suspects were arrested by the provincial gendarmerie command and intelligence officials on Feb. 27 in simultaneous operations held in different parts of the …

Iraq Iraq detected two new coronavirus patients, both of whom had recently visited Iran, the Health Ministry said on Monday, bringing the total cases recorded so far to 21. The two new cases were detected in Baghdad and had recently returned from Iran, the ministry said in a statement. The …

A scientific team affiliated with the Iraqi company “Biomade” announced the production of a decisive treatment for the emerging coronavirus. The company said in a statement obtained by a copy of it, “Al-Ghadeer”, that it can put the medicine within the reach of patients in Iraq within a period of …

Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mohammad Tawfiq Allawi has withdrawn his candidacy after the parliament failed to approve his new government. Allawi asked the Iraqi presidency to excuse him from forming a new government in a speech on Sunday. He added that he made the decision after seeing that “certain political factions …

Two rockets have hit near the US embassy in the high-security Green Zone in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, a security source says. The Green Zone is one of the world’s most high-security international quarters. Located in the center of the Iraqi capital, it houses the parliament, the prime minister’s office, …

UN Representative Hennis-Plasschaert deplores the use of hunting guns, renews call for protection of demonstrators UNAMI said that it continues to receive credible allegations of peaceful protesters targeted by “hunting guns” on the road between Al Tahrir Square and Al Khilani Square in Baghdad on the evening of 14, 15 …

Al-Fateh Alliance, led by Hadi Al-Amri revealed on Monday, the existence of a meeting he described as important between Iraqi Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi and leaders of political blocs. It is supposed that Allawi, who was named Prime Minister after a difficult consensus reached by the political blocs, will …

The United Nations heritage agency said on Monday that it will start the reconstruction of Mosul’s Syriac Catholic Al Tahera Church destroyed by ISIS, which was known to be a symbol of the city’s rich diversity. The church was severely damaged by the insurgents during the battle for the northern …

The Iraqi army has confirmed a rocket attack on the K1 military base in the province of Kirkuk has caused no casualties. The attack occurred Thursday evening at 20:14 (local time), soon after which security forces searched the vicinity of the base where they found a rocket launcher. The base …

Without the approval of the Iraqi authorities, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will resume its training operations in the Middle Eastern nation after they were suspended more than a month ago, following the U.S. assassination of Iraqi PMF Leader Abu Mahdi Almohandis and Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. The operations …

The Iraqi army and country’s paramilitary forces on Wednesday launched a fresh military operation against the remnants of the Islamic State (IS). The operation, dubbed “Heroes of Iraq”, aims to clear Anbar deserts and Iraq’s border with Syria and Jordan, west of the country, according to joint operations command. This …

An Iraqi court has sentenced two suspects to death for the killing of a Turkish diplomat and two Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) citizens in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil. The 2nd Criminal Court in Erbil sentenced two people to death over the killing of diplomat Osman Köse and two …

Iraq’s capital of Baghdad awoke on Tuesday to a sight not seen in over a decade — their city covered in snow. It was a rare moment of respite during which residents took selfies and children played in parks, lobbing snowballs before the fluffy flakes disappeared and the white cover …