Demonstrations in Sulaymaniyah protesting the deteriorating living conditions and delayed salaries.

  Demonstrations in Sulaymaniyah protesting the deteriorating living conditions and delayed salaries 

Baghdad Today correspondent reported, on Tuesday evening (July 8, 2025), that popular demonstrations broke out in the cities of Ranya and Qala Diza, affiliated with Sulaymaniyah Governorate, in protest against the deteriorating living conditions and the ongoing salary crisis in the region.

Our correspondent said that dozens of young people from both cities took to the streets in angry demonstrations demanding improvements to their living conditions and the payment of overdue salaries. They asserted that "their patience has run out as the crisis continues without any real solutions."

Our correspondent noted that security forces in the area had begun moving toward the demonstration site to contain the situation, with no clashes reported at the time of writing.  link

🚨IQD RV: IRAQ ISSUES BIOMETRIC CARDS!!!

 🚨IQD RV: IRAQ ISSUES BIOMETRIC CARDS

The biometric card is electronically protected and is used exclusively by its owner.

💥This biometric technology, developed with Innovatrics and International Smart Card (ISC), integrates fingerprint and facial recognition, mirroring U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s IDENT system handling 400,000 transactions daily, suggesting Iraq's adoption reflects a global trend toward secure, electronic identity verification backed by peer-reviewed studies on biometric accuracy (e.g., Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2023).

FNU LNU: This is the first real news in months now!! @DINARREVALUATION #iqd

 

Shorter Route Linking Turkey To Kuwait Through Iraq Now Operational

 Shorter Route Linking Turkey To Kuwait Through Iraq Now Operational

 Iraq Amr Salem July 8, 2025 303 2 min  Container trucks on a road. Photo: IRU 
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – In a remarkable development, a new roadway  corridor connecting Turkey to Kuwait across Iraq is now operating,  significantly lowering transit times and increasing commercial effectiveness.

Major Turkish logistics company Hasbayrak International Transport successfully completed the first cargo across this route using the International Road Transport (TIR) transit system, according to the International Road Transport Union (IRU).
 
Three trucks carrying fresh fruit and vegetables left Turkey and arrived in Kuwait in just four days,
a substantial improvement over the customary 45-day sea route.
 
TIR-registered trucks crossed into Iraq at the Al Abdali border crossing and completed customs processes at the Sulaybia Dry Port,  demonstrating the country’s operational preparedness.
 
The step also signified the formal resurrection of TIR in Kuwait, in collaboration with Kuwaiti authorities.
 
Iraq’s Border Ports Commission started applying the
International Road Transport (TIR) transit system in the country in the beginning of April.
 
As the only worldwide transit system,  TIR permits the shipment of commodities in sealed load compartments  under customs supervision   from a country of origin to a country of  destination d    through a multilateral and mutually recognized system.    
  
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/shorter-route-linking-turkey-to-kuwait-through-iraq-now-operational/

WALKINGSTICK : Iraqi bank manager friend Aki update

  Walkingstick  

 [Iraqi bank manager friend Aki update] 

 The bank [in Dearborn] is open.

 Question "What is the main thing they are doing?"

  Transferring.  They're getting ready because they know the Iraqi citizens are going to be transferring a lot. 

 They can now, he's with Western Union. 

 Question:  "He's still waiting for the new exchange rate, huh?" 

 That's all he's waiting for. 

MILITIAMAN: We only expect to see a strong and regional and global status for the country of Iraq!!

 

All Iraqi Government Institutions Now Using E-Payment Systems, Says Official

 All Iraqi Government Institutions Now Using E-Payment Systems, Says Official

 
Iraq   Jawad Al-Samarraie July 8, 2025  A person in Iraq using a POS machine to make an electronic payment. Photo by: INA Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – All official government institutions in Iraq are now using electronic systems for  payments and   revenue collection,
 
marking a major milestone in the country’s digital transformation strategy, Government Media spokesperson Haider Majeed announced on Tuesday (July 8, 2025). Majeed stated
 
this nationwide shift, a key priority of the government program, aims to     enhance transparency,
simplify procedures for citizens, and    combat corruption  by reducing reliance on cash transactions.
 
“This reflects the government’s strategic effort to modernize the financial infrastructure,” he said.
 
The directive has also been extended to all private sector entities with direct public interaction, including       clinics,     pharmacies,     stores, and     fuel stations.

 Majeed noted there has been “wide acceptance” of e-payments from citizens, which has encouraged businesses to adopt the new systems.
 
The move is expected to  improve the  efficiency of government revenue and   tax collection,
  reduce financial leakage, and    boost financial inclusion by encouraging more citizens to use modern banking services.
 
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers is overseeing the nationwide implementation.  
  
https://www.iraqinews.com/iraq/all-government-institutions-adopt-e-payment-systems-2025/