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KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Construction of an Olympic Stadium in Kirkuk, begun years ago, has yet to be completed because of administrative, legal and financial obstacles, and athlet…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Gaz e-Shimal Club, based in Kirkuk, has signed Syrian head coach Raefat Mohammed and his assistant staff for the new season of the Iraqi Stars League, the …
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The Iraq Oil Projects Company on Wednesday rejected social media allegations that its director general appeared in inappropriate video footage, calling the…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity said it dismantled a corruption network made up of customs officers stationed at the Jamin checkpoint in northern Ki…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) branch in Kirkuk has reiterated its rejection of a session held at the Rashid Hotel in Baghdad to determine the cit…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The head of Kirkuk's provincial council, Mohammed Ibrahim al-Hafez, said the governorate will be transferred to the Arab component by the end of the year u…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — The Patriarch of the Chaldean Catholic Church, Louis Raphaël I Sako, said urban renewal and the reconstruction of the social fabric are under way in areas…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The Kirkuk Provincial Council's Services Committee said drinking water has run out in villages of the Rashad subdistrict in the southwestern part of the pr…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Kirkuk International Airport operated its first direct flight to Dubai on Sunday, the airport's media official Herdi Salihi said. The new route is part of …
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — A lawmaker from the Azim Alliance in Iraq's parliament said progress on completing Kirkuk's local government could be made once the new legislative term b…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A court security officer has been suspended and is under investigation after a fight broke out inside the Kirkuk courthouse. Authorities said the officer b…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Contractors and project companies in Kirkuk will hold a protest in front of the local branch of the Iraqi Contractors Union to demand payment of accumulate…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — A government commission appointed by Prime Minister Ali Falih al-Zaydi has begun work in Kirkuk to address problems in the local wheat market, the provinc…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Fayli Kurds in Kirkuk held the first traditional Karbala remembrance ceremony marking the start of Muharram at the local Fayli Kurds Union building, attend…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — The Kirkuk Agriculture Directorate said 1.2 million dunums of land were planted with wheat in the 2024-2025 planting season, including 420,000 dunums under…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Silos affiliated with Iraq's Ministry of Trade have taken delivery of approximately 250,000 tonnes of wheat from farmers across Kirkuk this season, the hea…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — A member of Iraq's parliamentary Security and Defense Committee has proposed separating the air defense and air force budget from the Defense Ministry's g…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Iraq scored its first World Cup goal in 40 years but lost 2-1 to Norway in Boston on Saturday, conceding a late own goal from forward Ayman Hussein. In the…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A fire broke out on Tuesday in a harvested wheat field along the Kirkuk-Erbil highway in northern Kirkuk, prompting a response from civil defense teams. Of…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — One of the eastern gates of Kirkuk's historic citadel, known locally as the "Gate of the Seven Girls," remains a fixture of the city's collective memory. T…
