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SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Only 4% of patients who visit public health facilities in the Kurdistan Region can obtain the medication they need from the state, according to the s…
SulaymaniyahANKARA, Turkey — Turkey is broadening its political engagement in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, holding its first formal contact with the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PU…
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani issued written instructions on June 18, 2026, ordering relevant public institutions to tighten security me…
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — The funeral of a young girl named Rukayya, who died in Iraq's Halabja, departed from the city on Saturday en route to Karbala, where she was later buried,…
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — Search operations are ongoing in Halabja for a young girl who fell into a waterfall and disappeared, the local civil defense director said. Colonel Abidi…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — An open-field football championship for youth girls began in Sulaymaniyah on Tuesday, organized by the regional football federation. The opening cere…
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's Counter-Terrorism Service said on Tuesday that coordinated security operations across several provinces led to the arrest of three ISIS members and…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Search teams on Friday entered the eighth day of efforts to locate a child identified as Ruqayya, who reportedly fell into the waters of the Zelem wa…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — A group of Kurdish women musicians has established a new ensemble called the "Kurdistan Girls Music Ensemble" in Sulaymaniyah, the group announced at…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — The University of Sulaymaniyah announced on Monday that it has received ISO certification in standardization and business management, becoming the fi…
HALABJA, Iraq — Search operations entered their fourth day on Friday for an 11-year-old girl who went missing after being swept away by floodwaters at the Zalm recreation…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Civil defense authorities in Sulaymaniyah recorded 147 fires within the city limits in May, leaving three people dead and 35 injured, with material d…
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — A search operation was underway in Halabja, in the Kurdistan Region, for an 11-year-old boy who fell into a waterfall at a popular recreational site, loca…
SulaymaniyahTEHRAN, Iran — The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced they carried out an attack on positions belonging to Iranian Kurdish opposition groups in Sulaymaniyah, in Iraq'…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Kubad Talabani, Deputy Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, called on the region to diversify its income sources to achieve economic …
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — Bafil Talabani, leader of the Kurdistan Patriotic Union, said Saturday that ongoing regional tensions are damaging both Iraq and the Kurdistan Region…
SulaymaniyahSULAYMANIYAH, Kurdistan Region — Approximately 15 percent of Sulaymaniyah's population lacks access to drinking water networks, according to Bektiyar Tahir, director of t…
SulaymaniyahBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq’s General Authority for Meteorological Forecasting said parts of the country will be affected by dusty weather waves over the next four days. It said…
SulaymaniyahThe Iraqi Meteorological Authority has issued a weather forecast for Saturday, May 30, 2026, projecting rising temperatures across much of the country alongside generally…
SulaymaniyahDokan Dam in Sulaymaniyah is expected to reach full capacity for the third time in its history within the next 10 days, raising expectations of a major holiday influx dur…
