Day: August 24, 2024

The Head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, Head of the Arab Journalists Union, Moayad Al-Lami, called on the media participating in covering the Arbaeen visit to highlight the injustice of the Palestinian people, their suffering and steadfastness in the face of the crimes of the Israeli occupation. Al-Lami said, in a press statement, during his visit, accompanied by a number of Iraqi and Arab journalists and bloggers, to Al-Aqsa Call procession in the holy Karbala Governorate: "The visit came to support the Palestinian cause and send a message to the world about the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation forces against Palestinian civilians." The head of the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate called on the media covering the events of the Arbaeen visit to shed light on the procession and show the injustice and suffering of the Palestinian people. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The area between the two holy shrines in the city of Karbala witnessed, this Saturday morning, the entry of Bani Amer mourning procession from Basra Governorate with the participation of thousands of mourners. The Bani Amer mourning procession for the current Hijri year 1446 was distinguished by sending a live message to the people of Palestine, embodied in the Holy Quranic verse "And never think of those who were killed in the way of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, and they are provided for." Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Supreme Committee for Securing the Arbaeen Pilgrimage announced that the number of incoming visitors has reached about 3.4 million visitors. The Committee said in a statement: "The number of incoming visitors reached about 3.4 million visitors and 2.2 million departed." It added that "no significant breach was recorded, and the security and service plans are continuing," noting that "the reverse delegation process is proceeding at its highest levels." Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad Al-Rusafa Police detachments arrested 3 wanted suspects in their possession of various weapons after exchanging fire with them. The police Command stated in a statement: "The detachments of Baghdad Al-Rusafa Police Command, represented by (the Fourth Baghdad Al-Rusafa Emergency Regiment and the Cairo Police Station), in cooperation with other security services, arrested 3 wanted suspects in accordance with the provisions of Article 443 of the Penal Code. It added that the arrest operation took place after an arrest warrant was executed against them within the Cairo neighborhood area, so that the suspects opened fire on the detachments and responded in kind, besieged them, arrested them, and seized various weapons and ammunition in their possession. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Head of the /New Generation/ bloc, Sarwa Abdul Wahid, confirmed: "Nour Zuhair did not suffer any scratches or wounds, and the doctor who forged his medical report at Saint Tris Hospital was referred to investigation." She said in a post she published on her account on the (X) website: "Through our communication with a security agency in Beirut, they revealed to us that the fugitive Nour Zuhair did not suffer any simple scratches or wounds, and all the published photos are fabricated and outside the hospital." She added: "During our communication with the media professional Amin Nasser, who followed the issue in his capacity as an investigative journalist, he confirmed the falsehood of the allegations that were published, and if it were not for the presence of our friend Amin, their plan might have succeeded and Nour Zuhair would now be among the dead." Lebanese media announced late last night that Nour Zuhair, the prime suspect in the theft of the century, was involved in a "very serious" traffic accident in the Hadath area of the Lebanese capital Beirut. Pictures of Zuhair were published while he was injured, with blood covering parts of his face and clothes. News agencies and satellite channels reported the news. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

A security source announced the outbreak of a fire, this morning, Saturday, at the headquarters of the "Citizen's Echo" party in the Radwaniyah area west of Baghdad. The source said: "Civil defense teams extinguished the fire without human casualties." Source: National Iraqi News Agency

11/ people were killed and 14 others were missing in floods that hit the city of Huludao in Liaoning Province, northeastern China. Local sources reported on Friday that heavy rains fell on Huludao, causing massive floods and severe damage, especially in Jianzhang and Suizhong counties, where roads, bridges, power lines, communications networks and homes were damaged. They noted that initial statistics confirmed that 188,757 people were affected, and the losses were estimated at about $1.44 billion. On Tuesday, the Chinese authorities announced the death of 50 people and the loss of 15 others due to heavy rains that accompanied Typhoon "Jamie", which hit the city of Zixing in Hunan Province in central China. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The most prominent suspect in the theft of the century, "Nour Zuhair Al-Muzaffar", was involved in a very serious traffic accident in Al-Hadath area in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, and was subsequently transferred to the hospital where he received first aid. Lebanese media reported: "Medical examinations showed that Al-Muzaffar suffered injuries to the spine, neck and rib cage, in addition to several bruises to the body, head and feet. Source: National Iraqi News Agency

The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani, appreciated the efforts of all security forces formations in securing sites, cities and roads for visitors. A statement from his media office stated that Al-Sudani chaired a meeting of the Supreme Security Committee this evening, Saturday, to follow up on the implementation of the security plan for the Arbaeen visit in the holy Karbala Governorate, and then visited the Joint Operations Center in the governorate. During his visit to the Joint Operations Center, he was briefed on the situation regarding checkpoints, inspection points, and the work of thermal cameras approved in the plan, and appreciated the efforts of all security forces of various types, which have taken it upon themselves to secure sites, cities and roads leading to Karbala, in order to provide security for our people and for visitors coming for more than a month, stressing that the mission is currently summarized in the field presence in these last hours of the visit in o rder for each party to assume its assigned responsibility. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces stressed, according to the statement, the importance of each security agency submitting a detailed report on the visit, the plan, and its strengths and weaknesses, and mentioning the negatives that accompanied the work in order to address them, expressing appreciation for the Popular Mobilization Forces that made a lot of efforts throughout the days of the visit in providing services, in addition to the efforts of departments, institutions, governorates and ministries in all service stations. According to the statement, Al-Sudani stressed the necessity of maintaining security, facing all challenges, and addressing any emergency or security problem and identifying its causes, because these coming hours sum up the efforts of all the past days, and it is necessary not to allow any event to occur that would tarnish the wonderful image of the security effort made. Source: National Iraqi News Agency