Parliament says president of Iraq to be elected February 7
Four rockets struck at a village in Diyala governorate on Thursday (January 27) evening, a security source told NRT Arabic.
KRG Ministry of Finance suspended on Thursday all administrative powers from the General Director of Kurdistan Central Bank – Sulaimani, Abdulrahman Salih Rashid.
Two Swedish women with connections to the Islamic State (ISIS) and their children have been deported from Rojava and arrived in Stockholm, Sveriges Television (SVT) reported on Thursday (January 27).
Iraqi’s parliamentary presidency said on Thursday (January 27) the country’s president will be elected on February 7.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Thursday (January 27) it recorded 7,609 coronavirus infections and eleven deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
Archeologists say they have found evidence of a hybrid camel in artwork depicted on an ancient temple in Hatra, while restoring the ruins vandalized by the Islamic State (ISIS) in northern Iraq.
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Thursday (January 27) they discovered 60-90 armed men remaining in the northern dormitories of al-Sinaa prison in Hasaka, one day after regaining full control of the prison holding 3,500 Islamic State (ISIS) members.
The US-led Coalition on Wednesday (January 26) called for an investigation into the massive Islamic State (ISIS) prison-break attempt in Hasaka, stating the problem went beyond the northeast Syrian city.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Thursday (January 27) it officially recorded 1,463 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday (January 26) residents of the Region over 18 years of age will be able to get the third dose of the coronavirus vaccine.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates were up in the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Thursday (January 27).
Crude oil prices were up on Thursday (January 27) compared to the previous day.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations said on Wednesday (January 26) it is investigating the fate of migrants who perished in the sea near Greece.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday (January 26) it officially recorded 1,336 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.
Iraq’s Intelligence and Investigative Agency said on Wednesday (January 26) Iraqi security forces seized five rockets that were prepared to target al-Karmah city, northeast of Fallujah.
The Deputy Chief-of-Staff at the Ministry of Peshmerga, Hoshmand Haidar, said on Wednesday (January 26) the Second Pshtiwani Force of Peshmerga Forces 70 Command has been transferred to the ministry.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (January 26) it recorded 8,107 coronavirus infections and ten deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the Iraqi Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces, said security forces are fully prepared after visiting the country’s border zone with Syria on Wednesday (January 26).
Syrian Democratic Forces announced late on Wednesday (January 26) afternoon they have re-established complete control of al-Sinaa prison, which houses thousands of Islamic State (ISIS) inmates in Hasaka, after days of intense clashes in the city following a break-out attempt.
The bodies of nine Kurdish migrants who drowned in the Aegean will be returned to the Kurdistan Region from Athens on Thursday (January 27), representatives from the Summit Foundation in Greece announced.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates were down in the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Wednesday (January 26).
Crude oil prices were up on Wednesday (January 26) compared to the previous day.
Two people were injured after three rockets were fired, which may have been targeting the guesthouse of Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi in the city of al-Karmah northeast of Fallujah, the city’s mayor told NRT on Tuesday (January 25).
Baghdad Police Command said on Tuesday (January 25) the number of panhandlers in the Iraqi capital has gone down, while authorities say they are working to address the situation.
The royal family of Brunei concluded week-long wedding festivities on Monday celebrating the marriage of Princess Fadzillah Lubabul, the daughter of the Sultan of Brunei, to Awang Abdullah Nabil Mahmoud al-Hashimi, an Iraqi-Canadian.
The Pentagon confirmed US ground forces have joined Syrian Democratic Forces in their fight to regain control of al-Sinaa prison in Hasaka, where thousands of Islamic State militants are held.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday (January 25) it officially recorded 1,581 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.
The Iraqi government imported 36,000 metric tons (mt) of gasoline from China in December 2021, state media reported on Tuesday (January 25).
Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) said on Tuesday (January 25) nine members of staff at the al-Sinaa prison who had been taken hostage by Islamic State (ISIS) militants have been rescued.
Security forces arrested three people on charges of fraud after they were allegedly offering magic spells over social media in the Kurdistan Region, the police directorate in Sulaimani announced on Tuesday.
