The head of the National State Forces Alliance, Ammar al-Hakim, warned against those with agendas who seek to disrupt work and target demonstrators and security personnel at the same time. Al-Hakim's media office stated in a statement: "Al-Hakim met today with representatives of health and medical professionals in the presence of the heads and members of the councils of the unions concerned with this segment. We congratulated them on the birth of the Prophet and the birth of Imam Jaafar al-Sadiq, peace be upon him, expressing his regret for the suffering that the segment of health and medical professionals was exposed to in order to obtain job opportunities." Al-Hakim stressed the importance of organizing the number of those want study in universities in line with the labor market in all specializations, stressing the "necessity of the private sector in attracting competencies and certificate holders," stressing the "importance of supporting the private sector and empowering it to be able to carry out its t asks." Al-Hakim expressed his "rejection of targeting demonstrators and targeting security personnel at the same time, warning against those with agendas who seek to disrupt work." According to the statement, Al-Hakim explained that "the decline in oil prices represents a great pressure on the budget and the Iraqi state and its obligations," stressing "the importance of following up to obtain job grades for the remaining batches for those with health and medical professions." Source: National Iraqi News Agency
Army Foils Drug-Smuggling Attempt Using Guided Balloons
Amman: The Southern Military Zone on Monday thwarted an attempt to smuggle a large quantity of narcotics into the Kingdom using guided balloons.
According to Jordan News Agency, Border Guard units detected the balloons while they were carrying the n…