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Millions of Muslims from across the globe have gathered in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een. That’s the 40th day after the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam. People from all walks of life have been travelling for days to join the …

Iraq’s Ministry of the Interior (MOI) announced on Monday, that about 3 million and 600 thousand Pilgrimage have entered the country since the beginning of the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. A Statement by the ministry, received by the Al-Ghadeer Satellite Channel, stated that, “Headed by the Minister of Interior, Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, …

Iranian Foreign Minister Hussein Abdullahian expressed his thanks to the Iraqi government and people for the great organization of the million-man pilgrimage for the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him). “Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein received a call from his Iranian counterpart, Hussein Abdullahian. The …

Imam Abbas Holy Shrine confirmed on Wednesday, that more than 22 million Pilgrims participated in the Arbaeen Pilgrimage. A brief statement of the Imam Abbas’s holy shrine, received by the Iraqi Al-Ghadeer Satellite Channel, stated that “the total number of pilgrims to the Arbaeen of Imam Hussein (peace be upon …

Media Office of the Prime Minister stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency INA that “Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani remains in the holy city of Karbala to oversee the execution of the service and security plan for the Arbaeen Pilgrimage, commemorating Imam Hussein and his companions …

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani chaired a regular session of the Ministerial Council for National Security on Wednesday, during which the developments in the security situation in the country were discussed. Al-Sudani highlighted the ninth anniversary of the fatwa of jihad and the establishment of the Popular Mobilization Forces, …

Iraq’s Prime Minister,Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, on Wednesday said that Iraq would no longer remain dependent on oil, highlighting that “ready alternatives” will be available after 2028. In a meeting with the Iraqi-American Business Council delegation, led by the Council President and Deputy Head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for …

On June 12, 2014, Daesh terrorists massacred at least 1,700 Iraqi Shi’a Air Force cadets outside Tikrit Air Academy, formerly known as Camp Speicher, in northern Iraq in what was described as the worst example of terrorism perpetuated by the dreaded Takfiri terrorist group. A day after the ghastly incident, …

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani announced that the Joint High Committee between Iraq and Egypt has resulted in the signing of 11 memoranda of cooperation between the two countries. During a joint press conference held with his Egyptian counterpart, Mostafa Madbouly, in the Egyptian capital, Al-Sudani stated that the committee’s …

A statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has shed light on his agenda during his official visit to Egypt. In an official press release on Monday, the premier’s media office said that al-Sudani was officially welcomed his Egyptian counterpart, Mustafa Madbouly, at the Cairo …

In the early hours of Monday, the Iraqi Parliament voted on the federal budget law for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025 following five days of deliberations. The current year’s budget is valued at 197 trillion Iraqi dinars (approximately $152.2 billion), with a total deficit of 63 trillion dinars (around …

The Iraqi Council of Representatives passed approximately twenty five articles of the federal budget law for the years 2023, 2024, and 2025 on Sunday evening before taking a half-hour break to continue the voting process. Al-Ghadeer’s News correspondent reported from the parliament building that the passage of articles 15, 16, …

A spokesperson to Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s supreme Islamic authority, has called for fostering the intellectual potential of Iraqis, supporting industry and agriculture, and promoting domestic products. In a meeting with a delegation from the Babel Governorate Investment Authority, as per a statement released on the website of Al-Abbas …

The Iraqi Parliament reconvened on Friday to resume its voting session on the national budget, which was initiated the previous day. The move follows political discussions without reaching an agreement on the contentious articles within the budget law. Earlier on Friday, a parliamentary source revealed that the meeting between the …

Iraq and Pakistan have agreed to strive for strengthening and expanding the bilateral economic, trade and investment ties in the traditional and non-traditional sectors, and also through “Pakistan-Iraq Business Council” to further augment trade ties between the two countries. This was announced in a joint statement, issued simultaneously here in …

The Baghdad Museum has launched a wax museum depicting a historical period from the ancient city’s vibrant past, recreating the simplicity, cohesion, and social richness of a bygone era lived by ancient Baghdadi people. Captured by the lens of Shafaq News Agency, the wax museum, a new addition to the …

Mohsen Al-Mandalawi, the First Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, held an “important” meeting with several leaders of parliamentary blocs today, Friday. The meeting, which was attended by the Chairman and several members of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, was part of efforts to reach an agreement among all political parties …

Iraq’s Federal Intelligence Agency has apprehended two senior terrorists following a security operation that lured them from a neighboring country onto Iraqi soil, Security Media Cell (SMC) reported on Sunday. The SMC press release said that the operation stretched over a span of several days before capturing the two wanted …

In a statement on Sunday evening, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani emphasized the imperative of safeguarding Iraq’s state rights in the large-scale ‘Path of Development’ initiative and its auxiliary projects, marking it as a first for the nation to undertake such a substantial development project. During his chairing of a …

The Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI), Ali Mohsen al-Allaq, on Saturday, unveiled a new state-owned financial institution, the Social Development Bank, in a bid to drive nationwide economic progress and provide support to a diverse section of the Iraqi society. Al-Alaq shared these developments at the annual …