President Salih disburses 100 million dinars to support the Sawa natural reservePresident Salih disburses 100 million dinars to support the Sawa natural reserve

Shafaq News / The administrator of Sawa natural reserve in al-Muthanna governorate, Turki al-Jayashi, revealed that Iraq's President, Barham Salih, disbursed 100 million dinars from his own accounts to the reserve.

Al-Jayashi told Shafaq News agency that the President instructed providing everything the reserve needs, noting that he submitted

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US state of department releases the 2021 Report on International Religious FreedomUS state of department releases the 2021 Report on International Religious Freedom

Shafaq News / The annual Report to Congress on International Religious Freedom – the International Religious Freedom Report – for 2021, has been released on Friday.

The report describes the status of religious freedom in every country, and covers government policies violating religious belief and practices of groups, religious denominations and

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Protestors storm an electricity department east of Dhi QarProtestors storm an electricity department east of Dhi Qar

Shafaq News / Protestors stormed, on Thursday, the electricity department of al-Islah sub-district, east of Dhi Qar.

A local source told Shafaq News agency that the protestors stormed the electricity department building and burned tires inside it.

He added that the protestors called for the dismissal of the head of the department due to the power

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PM al-Kadhimi receives US ambassador to IraqPM al-Kadhimi receives US ambassador to Iraq

Shafaq News / Iraq's Prime Minister, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, received on Thursday the new US ambassador to Baghdad, Alina Romanowski.

Al-Kadhimi praised, according to a statement by his office, that Iraq cares for strengthening ties with the US in all fields.

He expressed Baghdad's readiness to work and achieve stability and enhance the economic

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UNAMI: Limited progress towards accountability for Iraq protest violenceUNAMI: Limited progress towards accountability for Iraq protest violence

Shafaq News / Pursuant to its mandate under Security Council Resolution 2631 (2022) to ‘promote accountability and the protection of human rights’, the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) continues to closely monitor the response of the Government to patterns of violence, attributable to the state and ‘unidentified armed elements’, a

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COVID-19: zero mortalities and 105 new cases in Iraq todayCOVID-19: zero mortalities and 105 new cases in Iraq today

Shafaq News/ Iraq logged 105 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Health said today, Thursday.

The daily epidemiological report stated that zero COVID-19 deaths were registered today. On the other hand, 101 patients had achieved full recovery.

The cumulative count of COVID-19 patients since the emergence of the virus in Iraq

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