Intelligence detachments arrested nine drug dealers in Baghdad. The Baghdad Intelligence and Security Directorate stated in a statement that its detachments arrested a dangerous drug trafficking network consisting of 4 defendants against whom judicial arrest warrants were issued in one of the capital's areas, and seized 8,000 narcotic pills and 5,000 narcotic ampoules in their possession. It added: "The detachments arrested five other drug dealers, red-handed, in Baghdad, and seized in their possession a quantity of crystal narcotic substance and tools used in drug use, in addition to various weapons and ammunition." Source: National Iraqi News Agency
School Health Survey Reveals High Obesity Rates Among Private School Students
September 14, 2026
Amman: Nearly one-third of school students aged 13 to 17 are overweight or obese, with the rate rising to 42.5 percent among private-school students, according to a national school health survey that has prompted new measures on food and physical acti…