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ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Meat prices have moved in opposite directions across the Kurdistan Region, rising in Erbil while falling in Sulaymaniyah, in a split that residents and tr…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Women's Union announced the results of a book-reading competition held in Erbil, with six women winning first place after advancing through a …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Erbil Provincial Police Directorate said several individuals were detained in connection with unrest that broke out overnight in the village of Kerde Resha …
ErbilBABYLON, Iraq — The provincial council of Babel voted in an extraordinary session on Monday evening to rename the Cerf al-Naser district as Medinat al-Naser, a Shafaq New…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Members of the Qadiri Sufi order and their followers gathered at the Sayyid Abdullah Tekke in the village of Torak, southwest of Erbil, the capital of the K…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Erbil Security Directorate has detained a man suspected of sexually assaulting a young woman in footage that circulated on social media, a Kurdistan Reg…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Construction has begun on what engineers say will be the tallest bridge in Iraq, located along a dual-carriageway project linking Erbil to the Koisincak dis…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Electricity issued a statement on Sunday clarifying which debts are covered by a recently announced discount ahead of the…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Ministry of Interior has issued an implementation directive for a General Security Guide aimed at regulating safety stan…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A technical team from the Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Finance and Economy delivered the August payroll lists for public employees and beneficiaries to th…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Authorities in Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan Region, have begun early preparations for Mawlid al-Nabi, the anniversary of the Prophet Muhammad's birth, de…
ErbilKIRKUK, Iraq — Kuwait Airways has waived ticket change fees for passengers affected by flight cancellations at Kirkuk International Airport, with the new policy taking ef…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Two young men drowned in the Greater Zab River in the Habat district of Erbil province on Wednesday when one attempted to rescue the other, according to wit…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Gold prices held steady on Friday and were on track for a third consecutive weekly advance, supported by a softer dollar and efforts by the U.S. Treasury to…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraqi Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi held a phone call with Kurdistan Regional Government Prime Minister Masrour Barzani following a drone attack …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Pope awarded a high-level papal commendation to Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, during a meeting in Erbil on Thursday, accordi…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government has prepared a new civil defense safety guide aimed at reducing fire and disaster risks, the government’s Directorate of I…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Finance and Economy said it has finalized the long-running case of contract employees, granting them full civil service a…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The consultation units of Rizgari Teaching Hospital in Erbil reopened to the public on Wednesday following the completion of maintenance and renovation work…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A criminal court in Erbil has sentenced a man to death for killing a three-member family and stealing their belongings, with the verdict delivered at the de…
