Iraq

Iraq recorded 1846 new cases of Covid-19 to bring its total to 2,043,963, the health ministry said. It reported 26 deaths to take its coronavirus death toll to 22,901. It also reported 2669 recoveries to bring its total to 1,982,232 (97 %). The COVID-19 intensive care patients count to 225. …

Large crowds protesting election fraud heads to the Green Zone in Baghdad

Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the US has not achieved any of its goals during 20 years in Iraq and Afghanistan. “For two decades, the most powerful country in the world has been waging military campaigns in two countries that cannot be compared in any way. It was forced …

The Iraqi military intelligence agency announced arresting the person responsible for smuggling ISIS families from al-Hol camp to Iraq. The agency said in a statement that the Intelligence Division of the 20th Division in West Nineveh Operations Command confirmed the presence of a wanted man in the Al-Jaghifi complex area …

Iraq recorded 1,388 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 26 COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 2,938 patients achieved full recovery. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 in Iraq, …

The Committee that prepares for demonstrations against the election results demanded, on Wednesday, to bring the head and members of the Board of the Electoral Commission to trial. In a statement, the Committee confirmed that “the Head and members of the Board of Commissioners should be submitted to the judiciary …

In the weeks leading up to the October 10 parliamentary elections, Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) promised to take steps to ensure people with disabilities could vote. But on election day, videos circulated suggested IHEC’s promises to make polling places accessible, with ballot boxes on the ground floor, went …

The head of the Al-Fateh Alliance, Hadi Al-Amiri, stressed in a statement that “demanding rights through peaceful and civilized means is a right guaranteed by the constitution.” Al-Amiri asked the Independent High Electoral Commission to seriously consider all the appeals submitted to it in order to reassure everyone and prove …

Today, Wednesday, the Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Judge Jalil Adnan Khalaf, announced that he had received nearly 1,400 appeals from candidates who objected to the results of the general poll, confirming the start of looking into complaints and appeals. Khalaf said in a statement received by “Al-Ghadeer”, that …

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, …

Demonstrators protesting the results of the Iraqi parliamentary election have set up sit-in tents near the heavily fortified Green Zone, downtown the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, earlier today, Tuesday. Leading Shia parties in Iraq have announced their collective rejection of the results of the October 10 parliamentary elections, after the initial …

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 …