Day: November 4, 2022

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Two suspects arrested for drug dealing and drug use in Wasit

Wasit police detachments arrested two suspects for drug dealing and abuse in two separate operations, the first carried out by the Narcotics and Psychotropic Substances Control Department in the city of Kut and the other in the checkpoint of Al-Laj, north of Wasit.

A source in Wasit Police told the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that the first suspect was seized with a bag containing 19 grams of narcotics, and the other had a bag containing crystal narcotics

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Five people were killed and injured in a quarrel north of Babylon

A person was killed and four others were injured in a quarrel that turned into the use of sharp machines in Alexandria district, north of Hilla, this Friday evening.

A source in the Babylon police said, “A quarrel broke out among relatives for unknown reasons, killing one person and wounding four others.

He added that the wounded were taken to Alexandria Hospital for treatment, and that an investigation was opened into the accident.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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The MoH denies submitting a proposal to examine state employees to ensure their safety from drug abuse

The Ministry of Health denied, today, Friday, that it submitted a proposal to examine state employees to see their safety from drug abuse.

The spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Saif Al-Badr, said in a statement: “The Ministry of Health denies submitting a proposal to examine all state employees to see their safety from drug abuse, calling for the adoption of official sources exclusively for information .”

The Anti-Narcotics Directorate of the Ministry of Interior said: “The Ministry of Health submitted a proposal to examine all state employees to ensure their safety from drug use, and our directorate approved it, provided that it is included as a legal text within the Anti-Drug Law No. 50.”/

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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Telecom Bans Porn Sites in Iraq

– The Minister of Communications, Hiyam Al-Yasiri, directed today, Friday, the blocking of pornographic sites in Iraq.

The ministry said in a statement that “the Minister of Communications, Hiyam al-Yasiri, directed the blocking of pornographic sites in Iraq.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

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One person was killed and 64 injured in the earthquake that hit the city of Izmir, western Turkey

Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced that one person was killed and 64 were injured in the earthquake that hit the city of Izmir, western Turkey, on Friday morning.

The Turkish Minister of Health said that seven of the injured are still receiving treatment in the city’s hospitals, while the rest left after receiving first aid.

The city of Izmir was hit this morning by an earthquake measuring 4.9 degrees and a depth of 14.47 km, followed by 80 aftershocks that lasted for more than six hours.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency