Tuesday, October 29

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Al-Lami Greets Iraqi Journalists And Around The World On World Press Freedom Day

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President of the Federation of Arab Journalists, President of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, Moayad Al-Lami, saluted Iraqi journalists and around the world on the World Press Freedom Day.Al-Lami said in a tweet on Twitter: "Greetings to Iraqi journalists and journalists around the world on World Press Freedom Day."He added: "Thanks to those who contributed to our celebration on this day and remembering the courage of Iraqi journalists. Thanks to UNESCO and thanks to the representatives of the Prime Minister, the Supreme Judicial Council, Parliament, the Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Defense, the United Nations and media institutions."Source: National Iraqi News Agency

UNESCO: We Are Committed To And Encourage Freedom Of The Press, And We Look Forward To Working With Iraqi Journalists

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UNESCO office in Iraq's has confirmed its aspiration to work with journalists to ensure a basic implementation of the mechanism for protecting journalists, the process of not impunity, and reducing the targeting of journalists.UNESCO Ambassador to Iraq Paolo Fontani said, during the celebration of World Press Freedom Day, today, Wednesday, "We meet today to work on exchanging views and other concepts, so without this democracy there is nothing, but it is only a basic shadow."He added, "This global annual celebration is a refinement of the future of freedom of the press to be with other rights, so this day reminds us of the main challenge facing freedom of the press, and no one is aware of these challenges, which also include freedom of journalists and access to information, and today is al...

Al-Araji To A German Parliamentarian: Iraq Maintains Balanced Relations With Everyone

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The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, affirmed that Iraq maintains balanced relations with everyone.The chancellery said in a statement: "Al-Araji met in his office today, Wednesday, with a member of the Security and Defense Committee in the German Parliament, Thomas Roy Camp."It added, "The meeting witnessed a review of cooperation and friendship frameworks between Iraq and Germany, and ways to develop them, in a way that serves the common interests of the two countries, and enhances partnership in the field of combating terrorism and exchanging information and advice."Al-Araji assured the German MP that Iraq maintains balanced relations with everyone, appreciating the role of the countries that supported Iraq in confronting terrorism, stressing the importance of the internation...

Military Intelligence Seizes A Cache Of Explosives, West Of Nineveh

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Military Intelligence seized a cache of explosives and war projectiles, west of Nineveh.The media of the Military Intelligence Directorate stated in a statement that, "According to accurate intelligence information, a cache of explosives containing a quantity of homemade IEDs, C4 highly explosive material and (17) war projectiles was seized in an underground container in Ain al-Jahsh quarries area in the western Nineveh operations sector."It added: "The engineering effort detachments took care of removing the materials and destroying them on site."Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Syrian-Iraqi Business Forum discusses difficulties facing joint economic, trade cooperation

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Participants in the Syrian-Iraqi Business Forum discussed the difficulties facing economic and trade cooperation between businessmen in both countries and proposals that would facilitate the work of the private sector, encouraging investment and establishing partnerships to increase and promote the level of economic and trade relations between the two countries.“The title of our meeting today is to strengthen the deep-rooted bonds of brotherhood connecting us, through an open dialogue to raise the economic impediments and obstacles facing us, and to consult on ways of cooperation and the solutions required to come up with recommendations that serve the common interests of both countries in an effort to increase economic cooperation and promoting the level of trade and industrial exchange o...

Kiev’s drones attacked Kremlin at night, Putin unharmed- presidential press service

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Russian President Vladimir Putin was not harmed and continues to work as usual after Kiev’s attempted drone attack against the Kremlin this night, the presidential press service said on Wednesday.“The Russian president was not harmed as a result of the terrorist attack. His schedule has not changed and continues as usual,” TASS quoted the press service as saying.According to the press service, this night “the Kiev regime carried out an attempt to deliver a strike by unmanned aerial vehicles on the Kremlin residence of the Russian president.” “Two unmanned aerial vehicles targeted the Kremlin,” it said.“As a result of timely actions taken by military and special services using electronic warfare systems, the drones were disabled,” the Kremlin stated. “Their fall and the fragments scattered ...

President al-Assad receives Iranian President: Syrian-Iranian relations stable despite political and security storms that hit the region

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President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday received Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi who arrived in Syria today , heading a large ministerial delegation on a two-day visit to Syria.President Al-Assad: Syrian-Iranian Relations Have Remained Stable Despite Political StormsDuring the plenary talks with the Iranian President, President al-Assad said “the Syrian-Iranian relations are rich in content, rich in experiences and rich in the insights that constituted them, and therefore, these relations were, during hard times, stable and firm despite of the severe political and security storms which struck the Middle East Region.”.President al-Assad added “our ties were established for more than four decades, and the political storms changed concepts, blew up foundations and destroyed entire countries, b...

Presidents al-Assad, Raisi sign understanding memo on comprehensive long-term strategic cooperation plan

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President Bashar al-Assad and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed Wednesday a memo of understanding on long-term comprehensive strategic cooperation plan between the two countries.The two sides also signed a number of cooperation agreements in various areas, including the agriculture, oil, transport, free zones, communications and other domians.At a news briefing, President al-Assad said “Economic issues were at the core of our talks today. The memo of understanding signed and the numerous projects discussed will greatly advance the bilateral relations through developing mechanisms to increase trade exchange and investments between the two countries. In addition, they will mitigate the impacts of sanctions, taking advantage of changes in the global economic map and the gradual transitio...