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Technological Skills Boosting Workshop Introduced by the Information Technology Department
As part of a year-long plan to improve the services of the Iraqi Ministry of Finance, the Information Technology Department has created a workshop aiming to provide the employees of the Insurance Bureau the appropriate technological skills. These skills will prioritise the technologies that help with online applications for insurance…
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Iraqi National Team World Cup Qualifying Match Postponed
In light of ongoing tensions in the Middle East, the Iraq National coach, Graham Arnold, has requested to postpone the Iraq football team’s qualifying match for the upcoming World Cup. One of the contributing factors was the closure of all airports across the United Arab Emirates, restricting travel to and…
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Samarra Drug Industries Expands Medical Supply Distribution
The State Company for Drug Industries and Medical Appliances in Samarra announced today ,March 11th, that it has supplied more than 3 million 500 ml bottles of Normal Saline (0.9%) Solution to medical institutions across Iraq. The solutions were produced at the Intravenous Solutions Factory in Nineveh Governorate and are…
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Empowering Iraqi Women Journalists: Interview with Christa Waegemann
As Iraq continues to embrace progress and development across all fields, the increasing role of women in the public sphere becomes an important step towards building a more equitable society. Since 2020, the German organisation ‘Media in Cooperation and Transition’ (MICT) has managed projects dedicated to supporting Iraqi women journalists…
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Ministry of Youth and Sport Back New Rehabilitation Initiative
The Iraq Ministry of Youth and Sports, under the supervision of the Department of Sports Medicine, has created a rehabilitation program for young addicts using the medium of sports to improve their physical and emotional state. The program was officially announced on the Facebook page of the Ministry of Youth…
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Ramadan Food Bank Introduced in Iraq By the Ministry of Finance
The Ministry of Culture’s Dar Al-Mamoun for Translation and Publishing has launched today, 23 February, this year’s first edition of its quarterly English magazine, Gilgamesh, with a focus on the various Iraqi Women’s days celebrated in March. The new digital edition dedicated a section highlighting the role of Iraqi women in…
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Lent and Ramadan Celebrated at the Same Time, for the First Time in 30 Years
This year, Iraq finds itself in a remarkable moment of spiritual harmony – in an event that occurs once every 30-33 years, Ramadan and Lent will coincide. Both began on the 18th of February this year. Ramadan is the month of prayer, and fasting from dawn to sunset in the…
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Iraq and UAE Collaborate on $700M Cable Network Project
Iraq has partnered with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to build a $700-million dollar cable network called the WorldLink Transit Cable Project(WorldLink). WorldLink will be a hybrid route, meaning that it will go from the sea starting in the UAE until it reaches Iraq’s Al-Faw Peninsula. It then branches into …
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Baghdad on Course for Economic Boost After Opening of Iraq Mall
The brand new Iraq Mall was opened earlier this week, establishing the foundations for an economic boost across Iraq, particularly in Baghdad. The opening is setting an important commercial milestone in the capital Baghdad. In this mall multiple fashion brands, both national and international, have opened stores making it a…
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New Quarterly Magazine Launched in Iraq, Celebrates Women of Iraq
The Ministry of Culture’s Dar Al-Mamoun for Translation and Publishing has launched today, 23 February, this year’s first edition of its quarterly English magazine, Gilgamesh, with a focus on the various Iraqi Women’s days celebrated in March. The new digital edition featured a section dedicated to highlighting the role of…
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