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A reliable government source revealed that Iraq will soon open a border crossing with Gulf countries. The source told Alghadeer News that Iraq has reached advanced phases in the agreement on opening the Awjat Al-Batin border crossing that connects Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait in the desert of al-Muthanna Governorate. …

The President of the Republic, Barham Salih, and the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations in Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, stressed today, Sunday, the importance of providing the necessary conditions for holding the upcoming elections. The media office of the President of the Republic said in a statement …

Outraged protestors blocked the road leading to the Umm Qasr port in the Basra Governorate in the far south of Iraq. A source told Alghadeer News the protestors demanded better services in the city, most notably power and water. “The protestors blocked the road with buses to hinder the trucks …

On Saturday, a joint force of the Popular Mobilization Forces and the 73rd Army Brigade carried out a joint security operation east of Tal Afar district, Nineveh Governorate. The operation included inspecting and securing villages: the village of Bakhour and the mountains of Qaberli village and Zambar, all the way …

Ministry of Health and Environment – MOH detected on Saturday, 7610 new cases of COVID-19. “10078 recovered cases were also detected among all the provinces of the country,” the statement included. 65 death cases were also recorded where 26210 were vaccinated in a matter of 24 hours.

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi sent an official invitation to the Emir of Qatar to attend the Baghdad Summit that will be held at the end of this August. The media office of the National Security Adviser said in a statement that Advisor Qassem Al-Araji arrived today in Doha on …

Iraqi Security Forces launched, on Saturday, a large-scale security operation in Al-Tarmyah areas north of Baghdad. Iraqi News Agency (INA) documented the security operations in areas north of Baghdad, which were carried out according to accurate intelligence information, and with air support from the Air Forces, Army Aviation, and the …

Iraqi worshippers mark Ashura of Imam Hussain (PBUH)

Iraq recorded, on Friday 9,967 new cases of Covid-19 to take its total to 1,761,143, the health ministry said. It reported 75 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 19,541. It also reported 9890 recoveries to take its total to 1,576,593 (89.5%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to …

Turkish army fire killed an Iraqi Kurdish farmer on Friday in the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, where Ankara has been battling separatists, a local official said on Friday. The incident came a day after a Turkish soldier was killed in the same region by shellfire that Ankara blamed on …

Iraq plans to launch a project that will meet a major share of the country’s need for potable water, the Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources said on Thursday, indicating that the project will be complete by 2035. In a statement issued earlier today, the Ministry said that it “coordinated with …

Today, Thursday, the Ministry of Health and Environment announced the arrival of 500,000 doses of the Chinese Sinopharma vaccine. The ministry said in a statement received by “Al-Ghadeer”, that “a plane arrived from the State of China today, loaded with a meal of vaccines (500,000 doses), which is the third …

Diyala Operations Command of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF)announced on Thursday, the start of a large-scale security operation to search and inspect north of Jalawla district in Diyala province. The commander of Diyala Ops of PMF, Talib al-Moussawi, said in a statement received by the Alghadeer News, that the joint …

Iraq’s Security Media Cell reported that a prominent ISIS member was arrested today Thursday. The Cell said in a statement that the Federal Intelligence and Investigation Agency arrested a prominent terrorist who carried out attacks against security forces in Al-Anbar Governorate,” adding that the arrested confessed to belonging to ISIS …

The Iraqi resistance groups targeted by US sanctions say the restrictive measures show that their counter-terrorism campaign poses a challenge to the Americans, stressing that the bans will fail to weaken their resolve to protect the homeland and restore its sovereignty. The Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq and Kata’ib Hezbollah, which are …

Ministry of Health and Environment – MOH detected on Wednesday, 8635 new cases of COVID-19. “9189 recovered cases were also detected among all the provinces of the country,” the statement included. 66 death cases were also recorded where 90472 were vaccinated in a matter of 24 hours.

A major operation was launched in the Rutba desert to hunt down the remnants of ISIS, on Wednesday. A statement by the Security Media Cell, of which Al-Ghadeer received a copy, stated that, according to accurate intelligence information, and based on the efforts and reconnaissance of the Federal Intelligence and …

The governor of Karbala announced the arrest of the assassin of the mayor of this city, who was killed last night during an assassination attempt. Karbala governor said in a brief statement that the assassin of Karbala mayor, Abir Salim, had been arrested. He did not elaborate on the identity …

The General Company for Iraqi Airways announced the arrival of its exceptional flight to Baghdad International Airport, which was designated to evacuate Iraqi citizens stranded in Belarus and its borders with Lithuania. The company’s administration indicated in a statement that about 240 Iraqi citizens were evacuated, and the body of …

Iraq logged 9970 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today. The daily epidemiological report stated that 66 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 9926 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, 1732298 patients have contracted the …