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Baghdad / Al-Ghad Press:
The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced on Wednesday the suspension of official work on Sunday, the tenth of Muharram.
The Secretariat said in a brief statement received by “Al-Ghad Press” that it “announces the suspension of official work on the tenth of Muharram corresponding to 1_10_2017 next Sunday.”
It is noteworthy that the security forces impose every year, intensive security measures on the tenth of Muharram, which marks the anniversary of the martyrdom of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) in the battle of the child in Karbala.