Four months have passed since the Iraqi national elections in May 2018. Now that the Iraqi Supreme Court has approved the results, the political coalitions are negotiating the formation of a bloc before the start of the first parliamentary session within two weeks.
The Governor of Nineveh Province, Nofal al-Akoub, has launched initiatives to clear Old City of Mosul of rubble and provide its residents with food and water. The initiative is in cooperation with the Iraqi Ministry of Migration and Displacement.
Volunteers, civil society groups and the Raqqa Civilian Council are cooperating to restore the city's archaeological sites.
As the security and political situation has improved between the Kirkuk and Erbil regions, the Altun Kupri bridge is being opened.