Human Rights Watch (HRW) has criticized the Iraqi government’s “failure” to protect the right of disabled people to employment, although their rights were included in its national laws. This oversight has resulted in unemployment for thousands of disabled people. HRW pointed out in a statement that the Iraqi government and that of the Kurdistan region have laws stipulating that 5% of public sector...

After nearly two months of its spread, leading to China banning Iraqi meat imports, the Veterinary Department of the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture has announced the eradication of the “bluetongue” virus that infects livestock. Muhammad al-Khuzaie, a spokesman for the Iraqi agriculture minister, confirmed that “epidemic hotspots have been identified and the standard procedures have been taken in su...

Yemeni cardiovascular doctor Abu Dhar al-Jindi has noticed a growing number of cases arriving at the cardiac emergency department of a medical center in the city of Taiz, compared to the situation before the outbreak of war in Yemen. Jindi, a cardiovascular surgery consultant, said, “Under this war that has entered its 10th year, and in a poor society that does not have good health infrastructure,...