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73-year-old Umm Jalal of Baghdad serves up traditional Iraqi grilled food to her loyal patrons
Hajja Zahra, who is nicknamed Umm Jalal, spends most of her time in her restaurant located in Baghdad governorate, which dates back more than 10 years. She said, “I am one of the people who love the kitchen and cooking, and I love delicious and elaborate food. I used my…
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Football fans gather in cafes across Iraq to watch Iran vs USA’s World Cup clash
Published: 30th November 2022 City: Babylon Country: Iraq
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The fish of the Gulf on sale in Basrah’s fish market, one of Iraq’s largest
The fish market in Basrah stocks more than 35 different species of fish and marine organisms, and the equivalent of 25 million dinars of fish is sold there daily. One of the sellers in the market, Sultan Al-Basri, said, “There are many types of sea fish, including shank fish, sea…
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New partnership between Iraq and Japan’s International Cooperation Agency announced
The government of Iraq is implementing a new partnership between The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with a loan from the JICA to help improve living conditions in Iraq. With Japanese Official Development Assistance (ODA) loans, the government of Iraq aims to advance infrastructure…
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Iraqi government abolishes tax on mobile data top-up fees
Prime Minister Al-Sudani chaired the fifth session of the Council of Ministers on the 22nd of November 2022 whereby it was announced that tax on mobile data top-up fees would be abolished after being imposed for over 5 years. In a statement by Al-Sudani’s office, seen by the Iraq International…
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Preparations at Basrah International Stadium ahead of Iraq’s first Gulf Cup since 1979
After more than 40 years since last hosting, Iraq awaits the 25th Arabian Gulf Cup, which is scheduled to take place in under two months in the city of Basra, southern Iraq. The 25th Arabian Gulf Cup will be held from the 6th to the 19th of January next year,…
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The rise of Iraq’s private universities
Iraq’s private universities and colleges are an important supportive channel for the country’s public universities in accepting graduate students from the secondary stages, however, private universities suffer from a number of problems and obstacles in their work, perhaps the most important of which being that the licensing and recognition process…
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Baghdad mosaic artist’s works a hit with foreign diplomats
Mosaic art has often been associated with Islamic architecture and the decoration of ancient mosques, the most famous of which being the dome of the Rock Mosque in Jerusalem. Mosaic, as Dr. Muhammad al-Rubaie, Director of Civil Coordination says, “is a Greek word meaning craft and making small cubes”. It…
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Incentives and efforts to regulate Iraq’s medicine supply
Across Iraq, complaints of the disparity in pricing and irregularity of supply of medicine are widespread. In an interview with the Iraq International News Agency, a pharmacist in Babylon, who wishes to remain anonymous said “the lack of control over pharmaceutical companies is one of the reasons for the…
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