The Iraqi government, on Saturday, announced the extension of the partial curfew until the 15th of this month, the continuation of official working hours by 25%.

"It has been decided to extend the partial curfew until the 15th of this month, to include Thursday, Friday and Saturday with a complete ban," a document of the Cabinet General Secretariat stated.

The decisions also included "the official working hours in all government institutions will be 25% and granting ministries the powers to assess the need. The partial ban will be reviewed after the 15th of this month."