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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: …

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: …

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 …

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: …

76 new cases of Coronavirus have been reported in the country during the past 24 hours, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced on Saturday. The new casualties were distributed as: Baghdad / Rusafa: 25 cases, Baghdad / Al-Karkh: 10 cases, Medical City: 19 cases, Wasit: 1 case, Maysan: 1 case, …

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 …

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 …

“Hashd al-Shaabi (Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces), the army, the police, and border guards started Mantaqat al-Forat al-Awsat operations in 8 directions on Wednesday morning to establish security in Jazirat al-Najaf and Sahra al-Karbala regions,” General Ali al-Hamdani, a commander of Hashd al-Shaabi participating in the operations, was quoted by the …

Iraqi security forces fired tear gas and live rounds during clashes with anti-government protesters overnight and on Monday morning in Baghdad, wounding at least 13 demonstrators and prompting authorities to close key streets and thoroughfares leading to the city center, officials said. The violence is the latest since protests in …

Iraq’s supreme cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani has urged the end of bloodshed in Iraq, warning of chaos after dozens of deaths during the recent wave of protest rallies across Iraq. In a statement on Friday, Ayatollah Sistani expressed regret over the continued clashes between demonstrators and security forces, which have …

Funerals for protesters killed after a day of violent protests on Friday were held by grieving relatives in Baghdad and Najaf. Across the country, at least 40 protesters died, as demonstrators vented their frustration at political elites who they say have failed to improve their lives after years of conflict …

Millions of pilgrims have gathered in Iraq’s holy city of Karbala to commemorate Arba’een, the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussein, the third Shia Imam. Among the pilgrims, which usually number 20 million from around the world every year, many arrive in Karbala after trekking about 70 …

Iraq’s Joint Operations Command announced on early Monday the start of a military operation to “dry up the sources of terrorism” in the desert areas between the provinces of Anbar and Najaf along the Saudi Arabian border. This marks the latest military campaign Iraq has launched among four other operations …