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MoU between Iraqi and French Judicial Councils discussed
During a meeting on Wednesday with the French Ambassador to Iraq, Eric Chevalier, the head of the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zeidan, discussed the steps leading up to the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two countries’ Judicial Councils. This is according to a statement released by......
Iraq PM Al-Kadhimi attends security conference at JOC headquarters
A security conference was held at the headquarters of the Joint Operations Command (JOC) in Baghdad on Monday, which was attended by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and the Prime Minister of Iraq, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. In a statement issued to regional media outlets, the media office of the Prime......
Arab nations prepare for 2023 UN Water Conference
Egyptian, Iraqi, Jordanian, Kuwaiti, Lebanese, and Tunisian permanent representatives met Friday to discuss the water situation in the Arab region in advance of the UN’s 2023 Water Conference. Kuwait’s UN Representative, Mansour Al-Otaibi, said the meeting was organized in coordination with the UN’s Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia......
Abu Dhabi tops global list of capitals with least traffic congestion in 2021
TomTom Traffic Index for 2021 ranked Abu Dhabi as the world’s least congested capital. This is based on the annual survey of 416 cities in 57 countries conducted by the global navigation services provider. Rankings are based on a combination of factors, including the volume and frequency of traffic at......
Iraqi Foreign Ministry and Turkey discuss facilitating the entry of Iraqis
The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it is holding talks with the Turkish side to facilitate granting entry visas to Iraqi citizens visiting Turkey. According to a statement by the ministry, the Undersecretary for Political Planning Affairs Dr. Saleh Hussein Ali Al-Tamimi met with the Undersecretary for Consular......
Discussions between Iraq and Estonia about bilateral relations
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......
A fire in a Senegalese hospital results in the death of 11 babies
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......
Kuwait FM attends WEF security talks with KSA, Jordan and Iraq
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......
Iraqi MoCH signs an agreement with UNICEF to develop service sectors
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......
More than 100 million people forcibly displaced worldwide – UN
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,......