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The Czech military withdrew soldiers from Iraq, citing a restriction of operational tasks over security threats and the coronavirus epidemic, along with a planned restructuring of the mission. The group of 30 soldiers returned to the Czech Republic on Tuesday evening, informed General Staff of Czech Armed Forces spokeswoman Magdalena …

A total of 50 people tested positive for COVID-19 across Iraq within the past 24 hours alone, said the health ministry. With the new cases, according to an official statement from the ministry, the total cases in Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region, have now reached 316. The death toll from …

The Ministry of Health announced on Monday, the diagnosis of three new deaths from the Coronavirus in the country. According to a statement by the Ministry, Alghadeer News reported, “33 new cases of new Coronavirus diagnosed in Iraq, distributed as follows: – Baghdad Rusafa: 3 -Baghdad Al-Karkh: 2 -Baghdad, Medical …

The Parliamentary Security and Defense Committee announced on Saturday, its support for the security measures taken on the curfew, while it expected that the crisis cell would extend the curfew. Committee member, Bader Al-Ziyadi said that “In the beginning, the curfew was not implemented correctly by the security services and …

Baghdad Health Department / Al-Karkh side announced on Saturday, that five people infected with Coronavirus were discharged from al-Furat Hospital for Quarantine after they have fully recovered, while the Baghdad / Rusafa Health Department indicated that 40 out of the 50 infected persons with Coronavirus are recovering. The Director-General of …

The crisis cell in Iraq might extend on Thursday, the curfew in the capital, Baghdad, and the rest of the Iraqi provinces, as part of combating the spread of Coronavirus. “The curfew may last for a week or more, according to the data,” indicating that “the crisis cell has taken …

The Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq announced yesterday that legal measures will be taken against coronavirus patients who withhold information from the medical authorities to avoid treatment or escape quarantine, local media reported. In a statement, the council said that it has decided to take legal measures in accordance with …

Former Najaf governor has 30 days to form a cabinet which must then be approved by Iraq’s parliament. Iraqi President Barham Salih has appointed Adnan al-Zurfi as the country’s new prime minister-designate, in the latest bid to resolve a months-long political crisis. Al-Zurfi has 30 days to form his cabinet …

Media sources and eyewitnesses said on Monday that the medical teams in Wasit governorate’s health department had detained a number of people of Iranians who had not been subjected to medical checks and deported them to their country. The sources and witnesses said, that the medical teams detained four Iranians …

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 …