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Thousands demonstrated in Baghdad, other governorates for the second day in a row against the results of the parliamentary elections. Alghadeer correspondent said that demonstrators gathered in front of the office of the Independent High Electoral Commission in Kirkuk, calling the federal government to cancel the results of the elections …

Iraq recorded 1835 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Tuesday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 25 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3256 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

Iraq recorded 1,559 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Monday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 29 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 2,851 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

The Iraqi Intelligence Services said on Monday they had arrested a senior member of an ISIS-linked militant group that has carried out several attacks in the country. The arrest, according to a statement by the Iraqi Intelligence Services, was a culmination of an intelligence-led transborder security operation. The arrestee was …

The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, announced arresting the terrorist responsible for the bloody Karrada bombing, which killed hundreds back in 2016. Al-Kadhimi said in a tweet, “After more than five years of the Karrada bombing crime that bled the hearts of Iraqis, our heroic forces, after a high-level intelligence …

Thousands of Iraq demonstrators have rallied nationwide to denounce the electoral commission results of last week’s legislative poll, according to which the Sairoon Alliance, led by influential Shia Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, has made progress and is staking its claim as the “largest bloc” in the house. On Sunday, people …

With new regulations aiming at countering money laundering in force, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) auctioned $52 million only in foreign currency today, Sunday. Alghadeer News correspondent said that CBI’s sales of foreign currency in today’s auction amounted to $52,070,000, down by 74.76% compared to Wednesday’s $206,422,600. Our correspondent …

Independent candidates who secured seats in the upcoming parliamentary lineup contemplate forming a large bloc that exclusively encompasses MPs not affiliated with the status quo parties, newly elected MP Basem Khashan revealed on Sunday. In a statement to Shafaq News Agency, Khashan said, “talks are underway to form a bloc …

Iraq recorded 1716 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Sunday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 18 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3189 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

Thousands of demonstrators stormed the streets north of Baghdad and south of the country, protesting the election results announced by IHEC yesterday. Sources say that the demonstrators are citizens who rejected the election results because of fraud, noting that they blocked the highway linking Baghdad with the northern governorates. The …

Former MP of al-Fatah alliance, Muhammad Karim al-Beldawi, reiterated his bloc’s rejection of the October 10 polls results, deeming it an attempt of “systemic ostracism” of the patriotic forces. Al-Beldawi said in a statement, “The results of the elections are shocking to the public…because of the many violations; most notably …

Iraq recorded 1077 new cases of Covid-19, on Saturday to bring its total to 2,033,737, the health ministry said. It reported 25 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 22,738. It also reported 3007 recoveries to bring its total to 1,964,673(96.6%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to 262. …

Iraq recorded 2162 new cases of Covid-19 on Friday, to bring its total to 2,032,660, the health ministry said. It reported 32 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 22,713. It also reported 3199 recoveries to bring its total to 1,961,666 (96.5%). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to …

The Water Resources Ministry announced Thursday that the water agreement with Turkey has entered into force, noting that there is a real political desire on the Turkish side for positive discussion concerning water matter. “The Turkish president has ratified the memorandum of understanding signed between the Iraqi and Turkish sides,” …

On Thursday, a member of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Fares Al-Budairi, stressed the need to move towards the counting and sorting of votes manually in order to know the truth. Pointing out that changing the poll results more than once confirms the existence of voter fraud, which raises the alarm and …

The head of the counter-terrorism service, Lt. Gen. Abdul Wahab al-Saadi, denied on Thursday reports that he had been relieved of his post. “The news published by mass media and social media about my exemption from my post is untrue,” al-Saadi said. “The anti-terrorist forces are continuing to pursue ISIS …

The Iraqi military intelligence raided a facility for manufacturing Improvised Explosive Device (IEDs) from the remnants of the ISIS terrorist organization in al-Shora sub-district, 45 kilometers to the southeast of Mosul, Nineveh’s capital city. A press release of the military intelligence directorate said that the intelligence of the 16th division …

Huqooq (Rights) movement and Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq movement lambasted the poll’s results announced by the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), warning of escalation if it insists to refrain from the manual recount. In a joint press conference with Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq leader Hasan Salim, the head of the Huqooq movement, …

Al-Fateh Alliance issued a new comment on the results of the Independent High Electoral Commission on Wednesday. The Alliance said in a brief statement, a copy of which was received by Al-Ghadeer, that a large number of entities and candidates are challenging the election results due to the loss of their votes …

Iraq recorded 1766 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Wednesday. The daily epidemiological report on the COVID-19 situation stated that 35 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 3245 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …