Today, Monday, October 14, newspapers issued in Baghdad focused on Iraq's role in calming the situation in the region, and the international praise for its efforts to stop the Zionist attacks on Gaza and Lebanon.. while continuing to follow up on the issue of pollution in Iraq. Al-Zawraa newspaper, issued by the Iraqi Journalists Syndicate, focused on Iraq's role in calming the situation in the region and the moves of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to remove the danger of war from Iraq. In this regard, it referred to the statement of the member of the Parliamentary Foreign Relations Committee, Vian Sabri: "Iraq's efforts to stop the war in Gaza and Lebanon and calm the situation in the region are an urgent necessity at this current stage, to remove the danger from Iraq." Sabri added: "We need all these efforts, especially from the government and the political forces supporting the government in controlling and unifying the Iraqi public discourse in order to remove the evil of war and its dangers be cause the Iraqi people have suffered a lot of pain and its negative repercussions on stability, security and development." Security expert Fadel Abu Raghif told Al-Zawraa: "Iraq has played a major role, especially in pending regional and Arab issues, and has formed a successful, productive and effective duo with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia." He added: "Iraq has previously brought together the views of Iran and Saudi Arabia, and worked together with the Saudi side to calm the situation in Lebanon and the region," noting: "The tireless efforts made by the Iraqi interior to dissuade the usurping entity from striking Iraq were crowned with success following the negotiations held with the American side, and indeed Iraq is now through the danger phase if all parties are committed and disciplined." The newspaper referred to the confirmation of government spokesman Bassem Al-Awadi: "The recent meetings of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani with ambassadors of several countries come within his ongoing efforts t o stop the war in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon." Al-Awadi pointed out that: "The Prime Minister's meetings with three ambassadors of major countries (US, Russia and China) come as a continuous link within his ongoing movement to stop the Gaza and Lebanon war, prevent its expansion and maintain the stability of Iraq and the region." Meanwhile, the newspaper / Al-Sabah /, which is issued by the Iraqi Media Network, said: "The volume of international support for Iraq's efforts led by Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, which aim to stop the Zionist attacks on Palestine and Lebanon, has expanded remarkably." It added: "Following extensive meetings held by al-Sudani, which included the ambassadors of Russia, France and China and the Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the European Union expressed, yesterday, Sunday, its support for the Iraqi government's efforts aimed at reducing escalation, and the necessity of sparing the region a regional war." The European Union Ambassador Thomas Seiler sai d in an exclusive interview with the newspaper: "The European Union appreciates and supports the Iraqi government's policy that aim to contribute to de-escalation in the region and inside Iraq, especially when it comes to the various military parties." Seiler added: "The European Union agrees with the Iraqi government on the imperative need to avoid a regional war, and that there will be no winners in it." Referring to the insult issued by the Zionist media to the highest religious authority, Sayyid Ali al-Sistani, he stressed: "The European Union defended freedom of religion and belief... However, serious insults are unacceptable, especially if the intention is to incite hatred." Al-Zaman newspaper continued to follow up on the pollution file in Iraq, noting that the Parliamentary Health and Environment Committee confirmed that 95 % of pollution in Iraq comes from public sector institutions. The committee, according to the newspaper, expressed its objection to the period set by Prime Minister Mohammed Sh ia al-Sudani regarding determining the causes of pollution. It pointed out that the head of the committee, Majid Shankali, said in a press conference: "The committee held a meeting in the presence of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment and its senior staff, to discuss the spread of the smell of sulfur in the sky of Baghdad, especially after the Prime Minister's decision to form the committee and submit a report within two days." Shankali explained: "The period announced by the Prime Minister is very short, as recent reports confirm that air pollution in Baghdad is the highest among cities in the world," stressing: "The meeting discussed the causes of the spread of the smell, which are due to accumulations over years, and not only due to current circumstances." He continued: "The spread of the smell and black clouds in Baghdad is the result of burning heavy fuel, which is high-sulfur oil, as a result of using this type of fuel in Dora refinery and power stations, in addition to asphalt and bri ck factories, which number 250 factories, as well as some copper smelting factories. The burning of waste in Nahrawan area and Rashid camp also contributes greatly to the exacerbation of the problem." He pointed out that: "95 % of pollution in Iraq comes from public sector institutions, and that the monitoring teams cannot do their work, which necessitates the need for special funding for the Ministry of Environment, in addition to special decisions that contribute to supporting government agencies, and we are working to allocate special funding for the environment in next year's budget." The newspaper quoted the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Environment, Jassim Al-Falahi: "The appearance and spread of the smell during this period is linked to the weather, winds and high humidity, and these are the main reasons behind its spread and visibility at night and early morning," while Minister Nizar Amedi identified the reasons for the exacerbation of the smell of sulfur in Baghdad in recent weeks as power gen eration stations, oxidized and non-oxidized asphalt plants, brick factories spread throughout Baghdad, unsanitary landfill sites and waste accumulation, especially in al-Rashid, Nahrawan, Taji and Neba'i camps, which are exposed to random burning at night." Source: National Iraqi News Agency