Tag Archives: Iraq

On Thursday, the National Security Agency in Iraq announced the arrest of 21 individuals suspected of drug trafficking across six governorates. The agency stated that one of the drug dealers was arrested in Babel Governorate having around 49,000 pills of the Captagon. In Wasit governorate, a drug dealer was arrested …

​The former director general of the Middle East at the Iranian foreign ministry has said that Turkey and Iraq are suitable countries to mediate between Russia and Ukraine. Moscow is facing many military problems and I believe that nothing will happen in the case of Ukraine soon, Qasem Mohebali told …

Iraqi police arrested overnight almost 200 people in raids on illegal casinos where alcohol was served in defiance of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, the interior ministry said on Tuesday. The raids targeted four locations in Baghdad where games of blackjack and roulette had been underway, ministry spokesman Saad …

The Iraqi Security Media Cell announced the arrest of a “terrorist target” affiliated with ISIS, who participated in multiple attacks in northern Baghdad and Samarra. In a statement, the Media Cell said that “the Iraqi National Intelligence Service managed to arrest one of the important terrorist targets involved in targeting …

On Tuesday, the Iraqi forces repelled an attack on an agricultural village on the outskirts of Kanaan district, south of Baquba. A security source said that ISIS terrorists attempted to attack a security point belonging to the 4th Brigade _ 4th Regiment, Diyala Operations Commandos, in Qurba (Sukuk) on Monday …

Iraq’s Interior Ministry announced on Sunday that its intelligence agency had arrested four militants affiliated with the Islamic State (IS) in the northern province of Nineveh, including a “dangerous leader.” The militants were found to have engaged in terrorist operations against security forces, according to a statement by the ministry. …

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Monday said Iraq seeks to benefit from the expertise of Japanese companies and their practices in developing Iraq’s infrastructure. Those remarks were made during his meeting with the Japanese Ambassador to Iraq, Futoshi Matsumoto. The Japanese diplomat, according to a readout by al-Sudani’s bureau, …

On Monday, the Iraqi president expressed his readiness to embrace a constructive dialogue between the conflicting parties to stop the fighting and end the crisis in Sudan. “We are following with pain the unfortunate developments in Sudan, which claimed the lives of citizens, damaged institutions, and disrupted opportunities to continue …

The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, confirmed on Monday that Iraq supports the cease-fire in Ukraine, during a joint press conference with his Ukrainian counterpart in Baghdad. The Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba indicated that his visit to Baghdad reflects the development of relations between the two countries. …

The Iraqi government and the United Nations (UN) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster cooperation in combating corruption, and augmenting transparency and integrity in both public and private sectors. The prime minister’s media office announced the signing in a press release on Wednesday, emphasizing the significance of …

The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, sent a message to Turkey today, after the Sulaymaniyah International Airport accident. Al-Amiri said in statements to the media, followed by “Al-Ghadeer”, that “the bombing of the Sulaymaniyah civilian airport is not justified under any pretext, and we do not accept it.” …

Deputy Speaker of Iraqi Parliament Mohsen Al-Mandalawi on Saturday condemned the drone attack on Sulaymaniyah’s airport, which he described as a “grave violation” of Iraq’s sovereignty. We strongly condemn the targeting of Sulaymaniyah International Airport. This is a serious violation of Iraqi sovereignty, and a threat to our citizens,” Al-Mandalawi …

Iraq called on Turkey on Saturday to apologize for what it said was an attack on Sulaymaniyah airport in Iraq’s north, saying the Turkish government must cease hostilities on Iraqi soil. The Iraqi presidency said in a statement that Turkey has no legal justification to “continue its approach of intimidating …

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad S. al-Sudani announced that there are strategic projects to be launched with Turkey and that Saudi Arabia can invest up to $100 billion in Iraq. In a recent television interview with Al-Jazeera Channel, he highlighted that Iraq has the highest population growth rate in the region …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani says the country does not need US-led foreign combat troops on its soil, as the Iraqi forces are fully capable of preserving Iraq’s security. Sudani said in an interview with Al Jazeera that Iraqi security forces have the necessary capability to ensure security throughout …

Iraqi Prime Minister Muhammad Shia’a Al-Sudani has pledged to hold accountable those involved in the “theft of the century” case, in which tax guarantees were stolen amounting to 3 trillion and 7 billion dinars. Speaking to Qatari Al-Jazeera, Al-Sudani emphasized that corruption is the main challenge facing the Iraqi state …

After long disagreements, it seems that the federal government and the regional government finally agreed on a joint mechanism to sell Kurdistan’s oil. Sources revealed that representatives of the Kurdistan region and the federal government, during a meeting held on Friday in Baghdad, agreed on a new mechanism to jointly …

Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halboosi met, at the Ittihadiya Palace in Cairo, on Sunday, with the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. At the beginning of the meeting, congratulations were exchanged between His Excellency and the Egyptian President on the occasion of the holy month of …

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has inaugurated the Karbala oil refinery which has a production capacity of 140,000 barrels per day (bpd), his office said in a statement on Saturday. In January, a source at the refinery told Reuters commercial production will be a test run at 60 percent …

Iraqi security forces said on Friday, that air strikes and law enforcement operations in Diyala governorate have achieved “outstanding results not seen in the past five years” against ISIS. “The intense air strikes during the past three months resulted in the killing of more than 40 ISIS members, including prominent …