Monthly Archives: August 2022

Taiwan shoots at Chinese drone near offshore island

Taiwan fired warning shots at a Chinese drone that buzzed an offshore islet on Tuesday shortly after President Tsai Ing-wen said she had ordered Taiwan’s military to take “strong countermeasures” against what she termed Chinese provocations. It was the first time warning shots have been fired in such an incident …

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The curfew in Baghdad and other governorates are lifted

The Joint Operations Command announced on Tuesday, the lifting of the curfew in the capital, Baghdad, and other provinces. A brief statement by the leadership, which was received by Al-Ghadir, stated that it had “decided to lift the curfew in the capital, Baghdad, and all provinces.” Yesterday, Monday, the leadership …

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Iraqi PM Al-Kadhimi receives a phone call from Egyptian President

Iraq’s Prime Minister Mr. Mustafa Al-Kadhimi received on Monday, a phone call from the President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Mr. Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. The call touched on the government’s efforts in facing the political challenges that Iraq is witnessing. Mr. Al-Kadhimi affirmed that all means are taken to …

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The coordination framework calls on the Sadrist movement to return to the dialogue, demands the government to protect state institutions

The coordination framework expressed its regret over the unfortunate developments that included the attack on a number of state institutions in the central and southern governorates, calling on the Sadrist movement in a statement to return to the dialogue table. Here is the text of the statement: In the name …

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Salih: escalation plunges Iraq into abysmal mazes

Iraq’s outgoing President Barham Salih warned that the heightened political tension might plunge the country into “abysmal and perilous mazes”, urging everyone to show self-restraint and avoid escalation. “The rights of peaceful demonstration and the freedom of expression are guaranteed by the constitution as long as law is respected and …

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Al-Kadhemi calls for an immediate withdrawal from Green Zone

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi chaired an emergency meeting of the security leaders at the Joint Operations Headquarters on Monday, to discuss recent events and the entry of demonstrators into government institutions. In a statement to the media office of the PM, Al-Kadhemi renewed his directives to the security leaders …

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Total curfew goes into effect in Baghdad

Security authorities on Monday declared a total curfew in the Iraqi capital city, Baghdad, as tension simmers after the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, announced political retirement. Al-Sadr announced he is walking out of politics in a statement he shared on Twitter earlier today. In the aftermath, followers …

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Iraqi presidencies call for calm, halting political escalation and adopting constructive dialogue

The Presidents of the Republic, Barham Salih, Ministers Mustafa Al-Kazemi, Parliament, Muhammad Al-Halbousi, and the Supreme Judiciary, Faiq Zaidan, called for calm, stopping the political escalation and adopting dialogue to end the current differences. A statement by the Presidency of the Republic, received by “Al-Ghadeer”, stated that “the President of …

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