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Saudi Arabia will be sending back its ambassador to Iraq soon, Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan announced on Saturday. The move follows directives from Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman. Prince Faisal made the announcement after his meeting Ali Allawi, Iraq deputy premier and acting minister of …

Due to increasing coronavirus cases, the Iraqi parliament warned on Thursday that the healthcare system in the country may collapse in ten days. Jawad Al-Mosawi, a rapporteur of the parliament’s Crisis Cell, formed to tackle the coronavirus situation in the country, revealed in a statement: “The healthcare system may collapse …

Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), also known as Hashd al-Sha’abi, have targeted ISIS’s bases in the eastern province of Saladin, killing 4 ISIS forces. PMF continues to carry out anti-terrorist measures in various parts of Iraq, according to media. According to the reports, Hashd al-Sha’abi forces have targeted the positions …

Iraqi President Barham Salih held a phone call with his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, on Friday. The two leaders exchanged greetings for Sunday’s Ramadan Bayram, also known as Eid al-Fitr while discussing bilateral ties, regional developments, and cooperation in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The Iraqi-Turkish border was …

The Badr Organization in the province of Najaf, Iraq, organized a protest march to commemorate the International Quds Day called for by the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Sayyid Khomeini. The marchers condemned the Zionist occupation and its aggressive practices in order to eliminate the Palestinian cause. The participants …

Iraq reported 87 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Friday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 26 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 21 cases, Medical City: 1 case, Basra: 2 cases, Najaf: 1 case, Sulaymaniyah: 5 cases, Erbil: …

Iraq reported 153 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Thursday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 68 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 24 cases, Medical City: 21 cases, Basra: 15 cases, Najaf: 3 cases, Sulaymaniyah: 3 cases, Erbil: …

Terrorist networks have been dismantled on Thursday, planned to launch terrorist operations southern Iraq, Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) agency said. “According to the directives of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, our ISOF formations have started specific, pre-emptive operations targeting the ISIS terrorist remnants that plan to target the …

Iraqi intelligence yesterday confirmed the capture of a high ranking Daesh leader who was a potential successor to the slain former leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi. In a statement, the Iraqi Intelligence Service announced: “Today, the terrorist named Nasser Al-Qirdash, the candidate to succeed the criminal [Abu Bakr] Al-Baghdadi, the leader …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi warned on Wednesday, of the increased spread of Corona virus, while instructing the security services to implement their duties to impose a curfew without complacency. “The Higher Committee for Health and National Safety held its 9th session, on Wednesday, headed by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi …

Iraq reported 113 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 32 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 17 cases, Medical City: 12 cases, Basra: 24 cases, Najaf: 2 cases, Sulaymaniyah: 9 cases, Erbil: …

The Iraqi army yesterday announced that a number of Daesh fighters had been killed in their hideouts during an operation carried out by the Special Operations Forces (ISOF) with the support of the air force in Kirkuk governorate. The operation was reported via a statement issued by the Counter-Terrorism Bureau …

Iraq reported 51 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 26 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 20 cases, Medical City: 5 cases, Basra: 4 cases, Najaf: 1 case, Sulaymaniyah: 1 case. The …

One person was killed and at least two others injured when a homemade bomb exploded inside a minibus to transport passengers southeast of the capital Baghdad, Iraqi police officer said on Tuesday A homemade bomb placed inside a vehicle of transporting passengers, exploded as it was passing through Al-Madaen district, …

ISIS elements blew up two towers and partially destroyed a third in the outskirts of al- Mansouriya sub-district, 45 km northeast of Baquba, a local source said in Diyala on Tuesday. ISIS elements detonated two towers and damaged a third tower after targeting them with explosive devices in “Al-Tina” village, …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said Tuesday he has assumed power as the country’s treasury was almost empty. “When I assumed responsibility I found only an almost empty treasury and an unenviable situation after 17 years of change,” al-Kadhimi said in an article published by Baghdad Today newspaper. “Our sovereignty …

Iraq reported 150 new cases of Coronavirus during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Monday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 45 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 45 cases, Medical City: 30 cases, Basra: 7 cases, Najaf: 3 cases, Wasit: 3 cases, Muthana: …

Protesters stormed on Monday, the office of MBC Iraq/ Saudi Arabia, refusing to describe Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis as a terrorist in a report. MBC Iraq presented a report that talked about on the bombing that targeted the US embassy in Kuwait in the eighties of the last century by the …

The Iraqi government has imposed a curfew on the country’s chickens, the authorities said on Monday, after discovering one that was infected with bird flu north of Baghdad. The announcement came as the new government of Prime Minister Mustafa Al Kadhimi declared that its priority is to combat the novel …

Iraq will impose a complete lockdown on some areas of the capital, the country’s new health minister said on Monday, amid an uptick in coronavirus cases in recent weeks since curfew hours were relaxed. The new government under Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has sworn into power just two weeks ago …