Day: October 18, 2022

Baghdad Prime Minister-designate Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani received a phone call from Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, while the first confirmed that his government will strengthen Iraq’s relations with its brothers in the Arab countries.

Mikati, according to a statement by the Prime Minister-designate’s office, extended his congratulations to Al-Sudani on the occasion of his assignment to head the next government, expressing his hope that it will be a government that meets the aspirations of the Iraqi people for development and prosperity.

During the call, they discussed relations between the two brotherly countries and the consolidation of means of joint cooperation in many fields.

Al-Sudani stressed that the next government will strengthen Iraq’s relations with its brethren in the Arab countries, and will develop mechanisms of mutual cooperation in more programs and agreements.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, received in his office today, Tuesday, the Norwegian Ambassador in Baghdad, Espen Lind Beck.

Al-Araji discussed with the Norwegian Ambassador, according to a statement by Al-Araji’s office, ways to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation between the two countries in all fields, in addition to discussing the political and security situations at the international and regional levels.

The meeting touched on the Ukrainian-Russian crisis, where Al-Araji stressed the importance of urging the parties to dialogue for the sake of peace in the region and the world, noting that Iraq is keen not to be a party to this battle, and that its position is to seek to persuade the parties to the crisis through dialogue.

The file of the Syrian al-Hol camp was also discussed, where al-Araji pointed to Iraq’s need for the international community to stand with it more, to dismantle this camp, stressing the importance of the international community remaining cohesive in the face of terrorism and drying up its financial, human and media sources.

Al-Araji discussed the seriousness of the drug phenomenon in societies, stressing work with the legal authorities to amend the anti-drug law and tighten the penalties for this crime.

For his part, the Norwegian Ambassador affirmed his country’s keenness to maintain the partnership with Iraq, through Operation Solid Resolve and NATO, expressing his country’s readiness to cooperate with Iraq in the areas of information exchange, combating terrorism and organized crime.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Mosul Nineveh Governor Najm al-Jubouri announced the arrival of 100 families from the Syrian Al-Hol camp to Al-Jada’a Center in Nineveh Governorate, 60 km south of Mosul, to be included in the rehabilitation program.

Al-Jubouri told the National Iraqi Agency / NINA / that “100 families of the families of the Syrian Al-Hol camp returned to the rehabilitation center in Al-Jada’a, to rehabilitate them before returning them to their areas, indicating that” there are other batches of these families, with a large number, that will also arrive early next month and will be admitted to Al-Jada’a camp in the south of Mosul.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, received a cable of congratulations from the Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on the occasion of his assumption of the position of President of the Republic.

Al Maktoum said in the congratulatory cable: “I would like to extend to you my sincere congratulations and best wishes on the occasion of your election as president of the brotherly Republic of Iraq, wishing you good health and happiness and the government and people of the brotherly Republic of Iraq further progress and prosperity.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad The Head of the Anti-Terrorism Service, General Abdul-Wahab Al-Saadi, confirmed: “The Service has changed the rules of the game in the war with ISIS, after it introduced special and innovative tactics.”

During his meeting with the Commander of the NATO mission in Iraq, Lieutenant-General Giovanni Iannucci, Al-Saadi stressed the need to cooperate with the armies and advanced special operations teams to exchange experiences and information in aspects related to combating terrorism and curbing extremist ideology.

He reviewed, according to a statement by the Service, the most prominent qualitative operations carried out by the Service in the last two years and the awards obtained by the Iraqi Special Operations fighters through their participation in the International Warrior Championship and the “Eager Lion” exercise, which was admired by the participating teams, which confirmed through an official document that the Service is the best team that might take part in this exercise.”

The two sides discussed the possibility of establishing a special naval force affiliated to the Anti-terrorist apparatus specialized in carrying out qualitative operations and based on physical and mental preparation, and its development would be according to modern and sound foundations that keep pace with the development taking place at the level of the armies of the world.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Berlin, King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) yesterday, on the sidelines of the World Health Summit 2022 in Berlin, signed two agreements with the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF to prevent and combat the spread of measles and polio in several countries.

Advisor at the Royal Court and Supervisor General of KSrelief Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Rabeeah signed the agreements with WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom and UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell.

The first agreement, signed with WHO, aims at preventing the spread of measles and polio in Somalia, Sudan and Iraq, benefiting 12,076,185 individuals with a value of USD5 million, where the agreement also seeks to support the cooling chains to store vaccinations through electric generators or using solar panels, securing vaccination, medical devices and lab items, in addition to covering operational costs for vaccination campaigns and supporting the program through hiring experts from WHO.

Meanwhile, the second agreement signed with UNICEF aims at contributing to combating polio and measles in Congo, Central Africa, Guinea, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, benefiting 2,095,102 individuals with a value of USD5 million, where the agreement also seeks to support the cooling chains to store vaccinations through electric generators or using solar panels, securing vaccination, medical devices and lab items, in addition to covering operational costs for vaccination campaigns and supporting the program through hiring experts from UNICEF.

Following the signing ceremony, Dr. Al Rabeeah stressed the pivotal role of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the relief and humanitarian fields in the world, where Saudi Arabia has always supported the needy and afflicted countries out of its belief in the importance of the humanitarian and relief work, noting that the two agreements are part of supporting international efforts to prevent and limit the outbreak of polio and measles for millions of children in beneficiary countries, and commending the strategic partnership between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and WHO and UNICEF.

Source: Saudi Press Agency

Baquba The police arrested a gang specialized in shoplifting, west of Baquba, Diyala governorate center.

A security source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): “The security forces arrested a gang that carried out robberies targeting shops and homes in the western areas of Baqubah.”

He added, “The gang includes five individuals, who have been referred to the relevant investigative authorities.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency