Iraq

BAGHDAD, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- The UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) urged on Wednesday the Iraqi authorities to end violence against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), as COVID-19 restriction measures increase the risk of violence against the vulnerable people.

25 Nov 2020; MEMO: Iraq asked oil importers to pay $2 billion upfront payments for crude supplies as part of long-term contracts, as a result of its suffocating financial crisis.

Bloomberg reported that Iraq is undergoing a severe financial crisis following the fall in global oil prices, adding that authorities were forced to cut production under an agreement with the OPEC+ group to sustain global oil prices.

BAGHDAD, Nov 23 (NNN-NINA) – The Iraqi government said, it plans to build 7,000 schools, as part of its efforts to fill the shortage of school buildings in the country.

A statement by the media office of Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, said, the PM held a meeting with the Higher Committee for Constructing School in Iraq, to discuss building 7,000 schools across the country.

The first stage of the project included the construction of 1,000 school buildings, the statement said.

21 Nov 2020; MEMO: Leaders of Sunnis in Iraq convened and called for the incoming US administration under President-elect Joe Biden to help them obtain autonomous rule in the areas of Sunni majorities in the north and west of the country, Al-Khaleej Online reported on Friday.

One of the prominent leaders who attended the meeting was Rafi Al-Issawi, the former finance minister and deputy prime minister during the era of Nouri Al-Maliki.

19 Nov 2020; MEMO: Iraq and Saudi Arabia have reopened the Arar border crossing for trade exchanges on Wednesday, which has been closed for 30 years.

"The Arar border crossing with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has been officially reopened for trade movement between the two neighbouring countries," confirmed the Iraqi Border Crossing Authority in a statement, of which Anadolu Agency obtained a copy.

BAGHDAD, Nov 18 (NNN-NINA) – A female child was killed and five other civilians were wounded, in a Katyusha rocket barrage, targeting the heavily fortified Green Zone, in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad yesterday.

Several projectiles “landed on Grand festivities Square and surrounding areas, and near the Medical City and Zawra Park,” the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC) said in a statement.

16 Nov 2020; MEMO: The Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani, yesterday met with the Iraqi Minister of Defence, Jumah Inad Saadoun, and discussed security cooperation between the two countries.

16 Nov 2020; MEMO: A member of the Economic and Investment Committee in the Iraqi Parliament, Mahmoud Al-Zajrawi, said he believes the country's financial crisis is "fabricated" in an effort to force Baghdad to normalise relations with Israel.

BAGHDAD, Nov 11 (NNN-INA) – Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud, agreed to strengthen bilateral ties in various fields.

BAGHDAD, Nov 9 (NNN-NINA) – Iraqi security forces, yesterday launched a major offensive, to hunt down Daesh militants in a mountainous area, in the northern part of Iraq’s Salahudin province.

Iraqi forces, backed by U.S.-led coalition and Iraqi aircraft, began an offensive in the morning, to track down the militants in the mountain ranges of Makhoul and Khanogah, the media office of the Iraqi Joint Operations Command (JOC), said in a statement.