Iraqi Health Minister Hassan Mohammed al-Tamimi and Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq Iraj Masjedi in a meeting in Baghdad stressed the need for widening mutual cooperation in the health sector. During the meeting in the Iraqi capital on Thursday, both officials agreed to reopen all Iraqi borders with Iran twice a …
Read More »Iraq: Baghdad council elects a new governor.
The Baghdad Provincial Council on Monday elected a new governor, one week after his predecessor was sacked over protests in the Iraqi capital. Mohammed Jaber al-Atta will replace Falah al-Jazairi, who was removed from his post by the 58-member council last week amid demonstrations against high unemployment and government corruption. …
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