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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…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Kirkuk International Airport will start direct flights to Dubai on June 21, 2026, the airport administration announced. The new route will operate three ti…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Security sources said the body of a young man who drowned in the Lesser Zab River was recovered on Saturday after a three-day search. River police and resc…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A man in Kirkuk was contacted by a sweet and donut shop about an order he had placed roughly two years earlier, local media reported. The customer, Abdulra…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Kerkük Governor Mohammed Sem'an Agha ordered uninterrupted electricity supply to exam halls across the province ahead of high school final-year ministry ex…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A large fire broke out Friday in the village of Al-Merra in Hawija district, southwestern Kirkuk, burning more than 100 acres of harvested farmland, a loca…
KirkukWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — Iraq and Syria have moved into the strategic planning phase to revive the Kirkuk–Baniyas oil pipeline, with a target of pumping 1…
KirkukWASHINGTON, United States — WASHINGTON — Iraq is among the participating countries in the "Four Seas Initiative," launched in Washington by the New Lines Institute, a str…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A fire broke out in a wheat field in the village of Kabzua, in the Hawijah district southwest of Kirkuk, burning roughly 10 dunums of cultivated land befor…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A truck driver was detained after a speeding truck rammed a security checkpoint on one of the main roads in Kirkuk, a security source said. The source repo…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — Al-Waeli, acting as Iraq's interior minister, inspected the Cimen and Darman checkpoints in Kirkuk on Wednesday. The visit reviewed security personnel wor…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — The head of Iraq's Border Ports Authority conducted a field inspection of two control points near Kirkuk on routes toward Sulaymaniyah and Erbil, directin…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Feyli Kurds in Kirkuk are calling for fair representation in government and administrative roles, saying they have long been excluded from public instituti…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Stone mills continue to stand in Kirkuk's old bazaars as local heritage items, drawing interest from visitors and residents alike. The traditional grinding…
KirkukBAGHDAD, Iraq — Doctors in Kirkuk staged their third sit-in this week on Tuesday, demanding the appointment of medical residents to permanent positions and the payment of…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — A fire burned through approximately 10 dunams of wheat fields near Taze Hurmatu, south of Kirkuk, on Saturday. The blaze started during the day in agricult…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Kazimi acknowledged that some of his government's decisions were based on information not definitively supported by evi…
KirkukKIRKUK, Iraq — One person died and another was rescued in separate drowning incidents at a water project south of Kirkuk, according to a security source. A 28-year-old m…
