20 IVECO Eurocargo firefighting trucks have been shipped to Iraq’s Directorate of Civil Defense, first delivery of ML180E28 4×2 model to the country; the vehicles come with 10.000-liter water tanks and high-performance pumping systems

A Federal Electronic Visa System will be the single platform for issuing entry visas to Iraq and a health insurance will be mandatory for all entrants, linking the issuance of a visa to a health insurance document

Renting a farm just outside Baghdad has become one of the city’s most popular leisure options; 'going to the farm' has replaced visiting malls or restaurants and even traveling for short holidays

Over 600 pilgrims were briefly hospitalised with respiratory problems after inhaling chlorine resulting of a leak at a water treatment station on the route between the two Shia holy cities of Najaf and Karbala