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A port and oil refinery in southern Iraq has resumed operations after anti-government protesters, who were blocking the roads leading to both sites, left the areas. Port officials, security and oil sources said that the Umm Qasr commodities port near Basra, and the Nassiriya oil refinery in Dhi Qar province, …

Protestors in Iraq on Wednesday blocked the entrance of two oil refineries in southern Iraq as nationwide demonstrations rage on. Security and oil sources said demonstrators blocked the entrance of the Nassiriya oil refinery, obstructing tankers that transport fuel to petrol stations from entering the facility, Reuters reports. The incident …

The blocking of Iraq’s major Umm Qasr port on the Gulf by anti-government protesters has cost the country over $6 billion so far, a spokesman for Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Wednesday. “The closure of the Umm Qasr port harms the country. Hundreds of trucks are still parked. …

The security authorities in the Iraqi capital closed Bab Al-Muaatham Bridge today to become the fifth bridge to be out of service. The security forces have already closed al-Jumhuriya, al-Senak,al-Ahrar and al-Shuhada bridges to prevent the demonstrators from reaching the Green Zone, which houses the headquarters of the Iraqi government, …

Officials in the Iraqi capital have ordered to lift curfew previously imposed in Baghdad, security sources confirmed. Commander of the Joint Operation Command in Baghdad, Major General Qais al-Mohammadawi announced the decision late on Tuesday. He said the lift of curfew came after the cooperation between security forces and the …

Talks on amendments to the Iraqi constitution began on Tuesday as internet access was cut in Baghdad amid renewed clashes in the capital. The first meeting of a parliamentary committee that was formed last month to oversee the drafting of constitutional adjustments took place in parliament, with officials hoping it …

A spokesman for the Iraqi Armed Forces, Major General Abdul Karim Khalaf, yesterday warned that the Jumhuriya Bridge in Baghdad may collapse as a result of arson attacks and the damage caused to its rubber joints. The Jumhuriya Bridge is a crossing that links Tahrir Square to the heavily fortified …

Internet service was cut again this afternoon in Baghdad and several Iraqi cities. This comes within a few hours after the service returned on Tuesday morning following a cut at midnight, at a time the country is witnessing a wave of bloody protests. The Iraqi authorities did not give an …

Iraqi President Barham Salih arrived in the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil on Monday to meet with top Kurdish officials and lawmakers from the region. Salih’s trip comes amid ongoing widespread violence-ridden protests in Iraq that began early last month, calling for a complete overhaul of the government and ouster …

Demonstrators blocked several roads in the capital, Baghdad, and surrounded the office of Prime Minister, Adel Abdul Mahdi in al- Allawi area, in a new method, after they were stationed throughout the days of demonstrations in Tahrir Square and its surroundings. Informed sources told Alghadeer News that protesters blocked Allawi …

Protesters have blocked the main thoroughfares in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, as mass anti-government protests continue. Demonstrators have seen parking cars at key junctions of the city as police looked on without intervening. Since 1 October, tens of thousands of people have taken part in two waves of protests to …

The General Company for Ports of Iraq announced on Sunday its thanks and appreciation to the demonstrators in Khor Al-Zubair area for their high sense of responsibility towards the flow of national demonstrations. The company explained in a statement received by Shafaq News that “the demonstration and demanding rights are …

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 …

The Iraqi Integrity Board has issued arrest warrants for 60 officials, including a governor, who are suspected of being involved in corruption cases. A total of 38 arrest warrants were issued for current and former members of provincial councils, while another one was for a governor of one of the …