Tag Archives: Iraq

Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi received his Jordanian counterpart Ahmed al-Safadi and his accompanying delegation in the parliament headquarters in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, on Wednesday. According to a readout issued by his office, al-Halboosi discussed with his guest the bilateral ties between their respective countries, cooperation and coordination prospects, …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani has called for the expansion of ties with Iran after the Iranian Foreign Ministry summoned the country’s ambassador to Tehran to protest the use of the name for the Arab Gulf at a regional football competition. Sudani described the Baghdad-Tehran relations as deep-rooted and …

The Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Hadi al-Amiri, confirmed to the French ambassador to Iraq, Eric Chevalier, that the Americans are using the dollar to starve people. The media office of the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization said in a statement received by (Al-Ghadeer), that “Al-Amiri received in his office …

Iraq ranked fourth in the Arab world and 45th worldwide in the 2023 Military Strength Ranking of the Global Fire Power (GFP). There are currently 145 countries considered for the Global Firepower (GFP) annual defense review (which presently covers 2023). The finalized Global Firepower ranking utilizes over 60 individual factors …

The President of the International Football Association, Gianni Infantino, arrived today, Friday, in Basra to attend the opening ceremony of the Gulf 25. The reporter of the Iraqi News Agency (INA) stated that “the president of FIFA arrived in Basra to attend the opening ceremony of the Gulf 25,” noting …

On Thursday, the Federal Intelligence and Investigations Agency (FIIA) stated that six people affiliated with ISIS were arrested in three governorates. The Agency explained that three terrorists were apprehended in Saladin, two in Kirkuk, and one in Al-Anbar. In 2017, Iraq declared final victory over ISIS after Iraqi forces drove …

On Monday, the Secretary-General of the Badr Organization, Hadi al-Amiri, discussed the political developments in the Iraqi scene with the head of the Wisdom Movement, Ammar al-Hakim, in his office in Baghdad. The meeting was attended by members of the political offices of the Badr Organization and the National Wisdom …

Iraq’s Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, chaired on Monday a meeting of the Ministerial Council for Economy. Al-Sudani’s media office said in a statement that the meeting discussed the budget bill draft. The meeting parties laid emphasis on the need to implement strategic plans in the fields of health, education, …

Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammad Shia Al-Sudani, mourned the death of former Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday, hailing his essential role in spreading peace. In a statement, Al-Sudani said, “The world sadly says goodbye to his Holiness, the former Pope Benedict XVI. The late Pontiff dedicated his efforts to promote peace, …

The head of the Al-Fatah coalition, Hadi al-Ameri, said that the rise in the dollar exchange rate in Iraq is a plan to control the country’s economy. Al-Ameri said in a speech he made on the occasion of the first anniversary of the assassination of the deputy head of the …

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’a al-Sudani, meets on Tuesday with the Central Bank of Iraq Governor, Mustafa Ghaleb Mukheef, to discuss the financial situation. The PM media office stated that Mukheef discussed with Al-Sudani the devaluation of the Iraqi dinar against foreign currencies and the measures the bank took …

On Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Maj. Gen. Yahya Rasool revealed that the border guards continued deploying at the borders with Turkiye and Iran in the Kurdistan Region within the fault line. Rasool said in a press conference that the security forces have begun to …

Iraqi warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes on ISIS sites in Nineveh’s district of Tal Afar, spokesperson to the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi armed forces, Major-General Yehya Rasool, said on Wednesday. Rasoul said that the airstrikes struck sites on Mount Sheikh Ebrahim, killing five members of the Islamic State …

On Wednesday, French President Emmanuel Macron met King Abdullah II of Jordan on the sidelines of the 2nd Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership in Amman. The Jordanian media reported that both sides discussed bilateral relations and regional and international developments, including the challenges in Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon and …

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani said that his country seeks to promote dialogue between the countries of the region and a calm foreign policy that shuns violence and conflicts. Al-Sudani’s remarks came during a speech he delivered before the Arab and world leaders attending the Baghdad II conference in …

The European Union supports the United Nations-led efforts to address the current situation, the High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Joseph Borrell, said before the Baghdad II conference taking place on the shores of the Dead Sea earlier today, Tuesday. “Earlier this month, we participated …

Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Abdullatif bin Rashid al-Zeyani said that his country endorses all the efforts aiming to attain security and stability in Iraq, and his Omani counterpart, Badr bin Hamad al-BourSaidi, called for finding common “regional and international” ground to achieve development. Leaders from the Middle East and Europe gathered …

A source revealed on Monday that Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani would be heading to Amman tomorrow, to attend the Baghdad conference for cooperation and partnership. He added that officials from Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Kuwait, UAE, France, Turkey, Bahrain, and Oman would attend the event. According to the …

Three members of an Islamist terrorist group were reportedly killed in an airstrike near the Hemrin lake in Diyala on Monday. The source told Al-Ghadeer News that the Iraqi warplanes carried airstrikes on sites used by the terrorists as hideouts near the lake. “The initial death toll is at least …

Iraq has a tall order ahead to eradicate seditions and “bury extremist dreams and hatred speech”, the Commander-in-Chief of the Iraqi Armed Forces, Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani, said in a speech during a ceremony held by the country’s Joint Operations Command (JOC) on the fifth anniversary of ISIS defeat. …