May, 2022 - Iraq Bulletin

Goodfellas and Field of Dreams star Ray Liotta dies in his sleep

EditorMay 26, 2022

May 26, 2022

Ray Liotta, who starred as mobster Henry Hill in Martin Scorsese’s 1980 gangster film Goodfellas, as well as appearing in Field of Dreams, died while in the Dominican Republic. Jennifer Allen, the star’s publicist, says that he was on location filming Dangerous Waters. The actor, whose other films include Something......

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Discussions between Iraq and Estonia about bilateral relations

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The Iraqi parliament speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi and the vice-president of the Estonian parliament, Hanno Pevkur, discussed Thursday the bilateral relations between Iraq and Estonia. The office of the Speaker of Parliament has announced that Al-Halbousi received Hanno Pevkur, the Vice-President of the Estonian Parliament. In addition, the media office of......

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A fire in a Senegalese hospital results in the death of 11 babies

EditorMay 26, 2022

May 26, 2022

A fire in a Senegalese hospital resulted in the tragic death of 11 babies, as mothers emerged in tears after the horrific incident. Ndeye Absa Gueye and Diali Kaba rushed to the hospital where Kaba’s two-week-old daughter was being cared for, and 11 babies lost their lives. Following other incidents......

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Iraqi Oil Minister agrees to implement five projects with TotalEnergies

EditorMay 26, 2022

May 26, 2022

Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail, Iraq’s Minister of Oil, and TotalEnergies CEO agreed on the timing of five projects on Thursday. According to a statement, “Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail met with Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies Company, in Paris,” also noting that a number of company officials attended the meeting, along......

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World Economic Forum session emphasizes financial literacy

EditorMay 25, 2022

May 25, 2022

To achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, financial inclusion remains a prerequisite. It is the first step towards full personal and business wellbeing. Yet, more than half of the world is yet to gain equitable access to finance, which remains one of the biggest challenges we face today. In driving forward......

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Kuwait FM attends WEF security talks with KSA, Jordan and Iraq

EditorMay 25, 2022

May 25, 2022

Kuwait Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Ahmad Nasser Al-Sabah, represented His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah at a discussion on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum (WEF) about creating a new security architecture for the Middle East. According to the official agenda of the WEF, the talks......

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Iraqi MoCH signs an agreement with UNICEF to develop service sectors

EditorMay 25, 2022

May 25, 2022

Iraq’s Minister of Construction, Housing, and Public Municipalities (MOCH), Nazanin Muhammad Wassou, has signed a memorandum of cooperation with the UN organization (UNICEF) to develop three sectors: water, sanitation, and sustainable environment. According to a statement from the ministry, Nazanin Muhammad Wassou, Minister of construction, recently signed an agreement with......

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More than 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide – UN

EditorMay 24, 2022

May 24, 2022

For the first time ever, the United Nations said Monday that the number of forcibly displaced people in the world has surpassed 100 million for the first time in history, as a result of the conflict in Ukraine. In recent years, the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence,......

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Iraqi PM receives an invitation to visit the Bulgarian capital Sofia

EditorMay 24, 2022

May 24, 2022

Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, the Prime Minister of Iraq, received an invitation to visit Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. In a statement released by his office’s media department, the PM’s office noted that he had received a phone call from the Bulgarian Prime Minister, Kiril Petkov. During this call, the two discussed......

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At least 11 civilians killed in Burkina Faso village attacks

EditorMay 24, 2022

May 24, 2022

Eleven civilians have been killed in attacks on two villages in northern Burkina Faso in recent days, according to a statement from the regional governor. The two communities in Seno province were attacked by unidentified armed assailants. Governor Rodolphe Sorgho, in a statement released on Monday, did not provide any......