Prime Minister, Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani stressed that Yarmouk Hospital is the hub for providing health services in the Karkh side of Baghdad, and is witnessing great pressure.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon meets with victims’ families marking anniversary of 4 August 2020 Beirut Port Explosion
As Lebanon marks four years since the devastating Beirut Port explosion, UN Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert met with families of some of the victims.
The families shared their stories of this unprecedented tragedy that decimated lives, families and homes. They recounted their pursuit of truth, justice, and accountability, so far in vain, over the past four years. With the investigation into the explosion at a standstill, they and so many others have been left wanting for justice to be rendered.
‘The tragedy of the Beirut Port explosion reverberated throughout the world. For me to hear testimonies of the families and bear witness to this painful anniversary is deeply moving,’ Hennis-Plasschaert said.
‘It is also agonizing to see them re-victimized by the failure, thus far, to deliver justice,’ she added. ‘Frankly, the complete lack of accountability for such a manmade disaster is staggering. One would expect the concerned authorities to work tirelessly to lift all barriers – struc
tural or political – but the opposite is happening.’
Within this context, the Special Coordinator reiterated the call of the UN Secretary-General for an impartial, thorough, and transparent investigation to deliver truth, justice, and accountability. She also underlined the importance of an independent and well-functioning judiciary in Lebanon alongside other empowered and effective State institutions.
Source: National News Agency – Lebanon
Hamas begins procedures to select its new president
Hamas movement announced today, Saturday, the start of a broad consultation process in its leadership and Shura institutions to choose a new president for it.
The movement said in a statement, “The meetings of the Political Bureau and the Shura Council have been ongoing since the sinful Zionist assassination of the martyr Ismail Haniyeh,” indicating that “the movement’s leadership has begun a broad consultation process in its leadership and Shura institutions to choose a new president for the movement.”
It added, “We assure our people and our nation that the movement’s institutions and Shura frameworks continue their work and have effective mechanisms for the continuation of the resistance,” noting that “the assassination of the martyr Haniyeh will only increase the movement and the resistance’s strength and determination to continue his approach and will increase the resistance’s ignition.”
The movement explained that it “will take the initiative to announce the results of its consultations upon their com
pletion,” noting that “what is being circulated by the media and social media platforms about assigning certain names to occupy the position of the movement’s presidency is untrue.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Al-Sudani stresses the importance of the population census, which comes 27 years after the last census
Prime Minister, Mohammed Shiaa Al-Sudani stressed the importance of the population census, which comes 27 years after the last census, as it provides data to decision-makers in all joints, and provides important information in planning and directing efforts in the right direction.
During his visit to the operations room and the call center for the general population census, affiliated with the General Authority for Statistics and Geographic Information Systems in the Ministry of Planning, Al-Sudani renewed his praise for every effort related to preparing, training and qualifying enumerators.
During the visit, Al-Sudani was briefed, according to a statement from his office, on the latest procedures related to conducting the general population and housing census, scheduled to be conducted next October, which includes programs and applications, and the process of providing tablets for enumerators.
He also reviewed the registration form, which includes building numbers and details of housing units, in addition
to basic information.
The Prime Minister listened to a detailed report from those concerned about the mechanism by which the census process will be conducted. He also reviewed the progress of work at the census call center, which will be open to citizens. He also reviewed the stages of preparation for the census, training and readiness for approximately 700 researchers who participated in the pilot census, which has now reached the stage of packaging, enumeration and numbering, which included 40,000 researchers, in addition to training 80,000 new researchers, bringing the total to 120,000 researchers, with 11,000 reserve researchers, in addition to cooperation with the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to implement the stages of the census, which represents a fully electronic project, including tablets that send a spatial and temporal fingerprint and ensure the quality process in recording information. The Prime Minister pointed out the importance of the pilot census in revealing points that need to be strengthened o
r modified, stressing the ministries and governorates to provide all necessary assistance to make the census a success, in addition to the importance of accuracy and high-quality training in the enumeration and numbering process by the employees in charge of the census.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Al-Sudani: We started with the beginning of the government’s work and urgently rehabilitated hospitals with the participation of service effort teams
Prime Minister, Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani said: We started with the beginning of the government’s work, and urgently, to rehabilitate hospitals with the participation of service effort teams.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Al-Sudani confirms: The five-year development plan (2024-2028) took into account improving services in all fields and directs adherence to it
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani launched the five-year national development plan (2024-2028), during the ceremony held today, Saturday, by the Ministry of Planning in cooperation with Iraq’s development partners.
He stressed that the five-year development plan (2024-2028) took into account improving services in all fields and directs adherence to it.”
The Prime Minister announced the start of a series of strategic projects to develop the oil and gas sector, stop waste in it, and rely on our capabilities and projects to secure oil derivatives instead of importing.
He stressed the role of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and local governments in the governorates in achieving integration with the government program plans, and working in a unified manner for the public interest of the state.
Al-Sudani confirmed that the government is making exceptional efforts to implement the census, which has been greatly delayed, and the Ministry of Planning and supporting agencies have completed all necessary preparati
ons for its implementation.
Prime Minister stressed working to reform the banking and financial sector, automate all economic and service activities, and govern government and service work.
He said: We have started automating work at border crossings, and moving towards electronic payment in all market and commercial transactions.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Al-Sudani directs to provide financial allocations for the second phase of Yarmouk Hospital rehabilitation
Prime Minister, Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani directed to provide financial allocations for the second phase of the rehabilitation of Yarmouk Hospital.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
The President of the Republic stresses the need to intensify efforts and international coordination to uncover the fate of the remaining missing Yazidis and hold the perpetrators accountable
President of the Republic Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid stressed the need to intensify efforts and international coordination to uncover the fate of the remaining missing Yazidis and hold the perpetrators accountable.
The President said on the tenth anniversary of the Yazidi genocide: We salute with reverence and honor the martyrs and the great sacrifices made in confronting ISIS terrorism and thwarting its malicious plans to target the Yazidis and the rest of the Iraqis.
He added: We stress on this occasion the necessity of intensifying efforts and international coordination to uncover the fate of the remaining missing persons, hold the perpetrators accountable and bring them to justice to receive the punishment for their criminal acts, and work to return all displaced Yazidis to the city of Sinjar, enhance its security and stability, and provide the requirements of a decent life so that they can live in dignity and peace.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
MPs demand full withdrawal of US forces from Iraq by this date
The MPs of the Coordination Framework blocs renewed their demand for a complete withdrawal of US forces from Iraq, with this withdrawal to be completed by June 30, 2025.
The MPs announced, in a joint press conference today, Saturday, their rejection of the continued presence of US forces in Iraq and their rejection of the lies, procrastination and delay practiced by the American authorities in the issue of withdrawing their forces from Iraq, stressing at the same time their readiness to defend the dignity of the nation and the homeland.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
US Senator identifies Iranian sites to target and deter Tehran from Israel
US Republican Senator Lindsey Graham considered that the best way to prevent escalation against Israel is to show readiness to attack Iran, and that endangering Iranian oil sites may change Tehran’s behavior.
Graham wrote on his account on the “X” platform: “If their oil refineries are at risk, their behavior will change, now is the right time.”
Graham considered that “it is always good for any US administration to reassure Israel that we support it against Iran and its proxies and will provide it with the necessary defensive capability.”
He added, “However, it is long past time to start talking about the attack when it comes to Iranian threats against Israel, the United States and the world. Iran is acting crazy all over the region,” according to Graham.
The Republican senator pointed to recent legislation he worked on, which considers ‘an attack on Israel by Hamas, Hezbollah or the Houthis should be considered an attack by Iran.’
‘All of these proxies are provided with weapons and money by the Iranian
regime to spread their terror,’ he said.
He concluded by saying that ‘Israel should have every right not only to defend its territory from Iranian attacks, but also to hit the regime hard,’ he said.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency