LONDON: Angry protesters stormed the headquarters of Najaf provincial council and Najaf airport on Friday.
There were no reports of clashes between protesters and local police, and security personnel allowed them to enter the provincial council’s headquarters and airport to demonstrate peacefully.
Also, in the Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, anti-government protests continued, while gunfire was heard, and protesters in the capital Baghdad called on the government to improve services.
On Thursday, demonstrations outside major oilfields in the southern oil hub of Basra involved dozens of residents demanding jobs and better public services.
Two protesters were wounded, police and hospital sources said, after the incident near an entrance to the giant West Qurna 2 oilfield, run by Lukoil.
Local workers said around 10 protesters managed to briefly enter a crude separation facility before police pushed them back.
Tensions over basic services come at a sensitive time when Iraqi political blocs are attempting to form a coalition government.
Protesters storm key Najaf facilities as demonstrations escalate in Iraq
Protesters storm key Najaf facilities as demonstrations escalate in Iraq
- Angry protesters storm Najaf provincial council HQ and Najaf airport amid nationwide dissatisfaction with government
- Tensions over basic services come at a sensitive time when Iraqi political blocs are attempting to form a coalition government
Qatar and Turkiye send thousands of tons of aid to Sudan
- Shipment delivered through partnership between Qatar Fund for Development and Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority
MERSIN, Turkiye: Qatar and Turkiye have dispatched a humanitarian aid vessel carrying more than 2,400 metric tons of relief supplies to Sudan, it was announced this weekend.
The aid is aimed at supporting vulnerable communities affected by conflict, food insecurity and limited humanitarian access, the aid agencies involved said on Saturday.
The shipment, delivered through a partnership between the Qatar Fund for Development and the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority, includes food, clothing, tents, blankets and essential household items for displaced and at-risk populations across Sudan.
The dispatch ceremony in Mersin was attended by Attila Toros, the governor of Mersin, alongside AFAD Director Ali Hamza, Qatar’s First Secretary in Turkiye Abdulaziz Al-Hammadi, and a QFD delegation led by Yousef Al-Mulla, acting manager of the humanitarian aid department.
The QFD said it remains committed to easing human suffering and supporting stability and resilience in communities impacted by conflict, and that the initiative highlighted the close cooperation between Qatar and Turkiye in providing coordinated, life-saving humanitarian assistance and responding to urgent needs in crisis-affected regions.
