The President of the Republic, Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid, mourned today, Friday, the critic Bassem Abdul Hamid Hamoudi. Rashid said in a statement, 'We received with deep sadness the passing of the great heritage researcher and critic Bassem Abdul Hamid Hamoudi,' pointing out that 'the deceased was one of the symbols of Iraqi culture, a researcher, historian, and critic.' He added, "My sincere condolences and sympathy to the family of the deceased, his lovers, and to the cultural family in Iraq." Source: National Iraqi News Agency