Tag Archives: Iraq

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday said that his government’s program includes “clear-cut and serious” solutions for the currency crisis in the country. Al-Sudani’s remarks came during a meeting with the head of al-Wataniya Coalition, Ayad Allawi, in Baghdad earlier today. According to a readout by his bureau, …

Iraq’s military has established a security cordon around dozens of villages inside a “hot territory” in Diyala, a commander of al-Hashd al-Shaabi (Popular Mobilization Forces-PMF) revealed on Tuesday. Authorities in Iraq use the term “hot territory” to imply that the area in question is infested by terrorist groups. “Forces from …

The average price of gasoline in Iraq reached 5.14 U.S. dollars per liter. In its report for January 2023, Global Petrol Prices said that Iraq ranked 12th among countries with the cheapest gasoline prices (514 cents per liter) and fifth among Arab countries, preceded by Libya, Syria, Algeria, and Kuwait. …

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fouad Hussein says Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman has urged senior Iraqi authorities to arrange a face-to-face meeting between the top diplomats of Riyadh and Tehran, amid a diplomatic process between the two neighbors aimed at mending strained ties. Hussein told Iraq’s Kurdish-language Rudaw television …

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammad Shia’a Al-Sudani, ended his one-day visit to France on Saturday. Al-Sudani’s media office stated that Iraq and France signed “the strategic partnership agreement,” which included more than 50 items for cooperation in various fields during the visit. The Iraqi and French officials also signed memorandums …

Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, held a conference to announce the opening of the Moroccan embassy in Baghdad. Hussein called to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries and activate the joint 40 agreements for better-boosting ties. “After 25 years, the …

People have held monumental rallies across several Muslim countries throughout the world, condemning instances of desecration of the Holy Quran in Europe. Mass demonstrations erupted in the capital Baghdad and various Iraqi cities to renounce Paludan protest in Sweden on January 21 and a similar incident in the Netherlands last …

Iraq has sentenced 14 people to death for their role in the ISIS terrorist group massacre of hundreds of army cadets in 2014, judicial officials said Thursday. The massacre, one of the worst committed by ISIS in Iraq, saw the terrorists in June 2014 abduct up to 1,700 mainly Shia …

Six persons with links to the Islamic State extremist group have been apprehended in separate operations in Saladin, Iraq’s federal intelligence agency said in a statement on Tuesday. According to the statement, all of the arrestees joined the organization in 2014, but they served in different departments. “The first served …

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-Sudani will be heading to Paris, the French capital, on an official visit on Thursday, a source revealed on Tuesday. The source said that al-Sudani will be flanked by a high-level government delegation to discuss a spectrum of issues of mutual interest. On October 3, …

The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Rashid, confirmed on Tuesday, that approving the general budget will be approved soon, while referring to the good relationship between the federal government and the Kurdistan region and a common desire to develop radical solutions to outstanding issues in accordance with the constitution …

Dialogue is a form of “joint regional security” that can contribute to alleviating the inflammations in the Middle East, Iraq’s deputy prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, Fuad Hussein, said on Saturday during a panel discussion on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Along with his …

Two members of the Islamic State terrorist group had been killed in an airstrike in Kirkuk, the Security Media Cell (SMC) said in a press release on Saturday. According to the press release, the two terrorists were first identified ten kilometers far from the location of the strike. The two …

In the most stunning final in the tournament’s history, Iraq won Gulfcup 2023 title by beating Oman 3-2. Romanian Kovacs Stefan officiated the final match. On Thursday, the final match took place at the Basra International Stadium, where thousands of fans had gathered since dawn. It is the first time …

Germany’s lower house has recognized as “genocide” the 2014 massacre by the armed group ISIL (ISIS) against the Yazidi minority group in Iraq and Syria. The move by parliamentarians on Thursday condemned “indescribable atrocities” and “tyrannical injustice” carried out by ISIL fighters “with the intention of completely wiping out the …

An IED attack targeted a convoy of the US-led coalition forces heading to the Baghdad international airport. A security source reported today that a logistics convoy of the US-led Coalition had been targeted while crossing the al-Yusofiyah sub-district, south of Baghdad. No causalities were recorded.

Iraq’s legislative body on Wednesday voted for a remake for the parliamentary committees, abolishing the lineups approved in previous sessions. Parliament Speaker Mohammad al-Halboosi commenced this morning the activities of the parliament’s second session in the new legislative term. The lawmakers held a new vote to assign new lineups to …

The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, discussed on Tuesday reopening the Swiss embassy in Baghdad with the Swiss Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ignazio Cassis, during a meeting held on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in the Swiss city of Davos, according to a press statement issued …

On Saturday, Iraq, and Jordan revealed that the electrical grid connection project and building a pipeline from Basra to Aqaba between the two countries would be launched soon. In a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart, Ahmed Al-Safadi, the Iraqi parliament speaker, Muhamed Al-Halboosi, said that the Jordanian delegation …

On Saturday, Chinese customs data showed that Iraq was the third supplier of crude oil to Chinese government refineries in December 2022. The data of the General Administration of Customs in China revealed that the largest suppliers to China in August were as follows: (from the largest) • Malaysia: 7.430 …