Sulaimani extends closure of government offices until July 10 due to coronavirus outbreak
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Friday (July 3) that it has recorded 186 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region.
Officials in Sulaimani announced on Friday (July 3) that the suspension of operations at most government offices will be extended until July 10.
Three people died and two others were injured in a traffic accident near Ene village in Erbil governorate’s Balakayati area on Friday (July 3).
Iran will retaliate against any country that carries out cyber attacks on its nuclear sites, the head of civilian defence said, after a fire at its Natanz plant which some Iranian officials said may have been caused by cyber sabotage.
The Saudi-led military coalition battling the Houthis in Yemen said on Friday (July 3) it had destroyed four explosive-laden drones launched by the Iran-aligned group in the direction of Saudi Arabia, the official Saudi news agency reported.
Farmers in Duhok’s Kalakchi sub-district blocked the Erbil-Duhok road on Friday (July 3) to protest the refusal of Rovei Silo in Shekhan to take wheat deliveries.
The federal Ministry of Health said on Friday (July 3) that it recorded 2,312 new cases of coronavirus and 102 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
The Erbil Police Directorate said on Friday (July 3) that two men were taken into custody overnight following a shooting incident in Erbil’s Qaisari Bazaar, which left two officers wounded.
A Turkish court sentenced a former executive of Amnesty International Turkey to more than six years in jail and convicted three other rights activists on terrorism-related charges on Friday (July 3), the rights group said.
Total coronavirus cases rose to 235,429 in Iran on Friday (July 3), with 154 deaths in the past 24 hours bringing the death toll to 11,260, authorities said as the country tries to fend off new infections after easing its lockdown restrictions.
A series of large explosions shook a fireworks factory in northwest Turkey’s Sakarya province on Friday (July 3), killing two people and wounding 73, Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on Thursday (June 2) that his government is making efforts to fortify the country’s economy in order to overcome the current financial crisis caused by the fall in global oil prices.
The US dollar to Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rate was down on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Friday (July 3).
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Thursday (July 3) declared that achieving pension and salary reform is not easy work and warned that there are people who would try to prevent its implementation because of their interests, without directly naming them.
Crude oil prices were mixed on Friday (July 3), Compared with the previous day.
A women was killed and six others were wounded in a shootout between two families in Sulaimani’s Bakrajo neighborhood on Thursday (July 2).
Turkish warplane bombed Duhok governorate’s Amedi on Friday (July 3).
Lebanon’s talks with the IMF are on hold pending the start of economic reforms and agreement on the Lebanese side on a common approach for calculating losses, Finance Minister Ghazi Wazni said.
US prosecutors filed a lawsuit to seize the gasoline aboard four tankers that Iran is trying to ship to Venezuela, the latest attempt by the Trump administration to increase economic pressure on the two US foes.
The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' basket oil price rose above $40/bbl for the first time in four months, reflecting higher official selling prices, according to the group's data.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Thursday (July 2) that it has recorded 250 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region.
Iran’s financial and military support for Shia proxy paramilitary groups in Iraq, a linchpin of its regional foreign policy, has been dramatically disrupted by the coronavirus pandemic and US sanctions, according to people familiar with the matter.
The federal Ministry of Health said on Tuesday (June 30) that it recorded 2,184 new cases of coronavirus and 110 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
A man in Karbala governorate who set a fire on Thursday (July 2) that killed his four children is now in custody, according to police.
The US Supreme Court on Thursday (July 2) declined to hear a bid by a large group of Iraqis convicted of crimes in the United States to prevent imminent deportation to their home country where they say they could face persecution and torture.
The head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) caucus in the Kurdistan Parliament said on Wednesday (July 1) that public sector workers whose salaries were cut by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and are members of the KDP will be compensated by the party.
Forty-nine workers at Tasluja Cement Factory protested on Thursday (July 2) against a decision by the factory’s management to lay them off, blocking the road leading to the factory with their trucks.
A fire broke out at Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility but there were no casualties and the site is operating as usual, Iranian officials said on Thursday (July 2).
Under the direction of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, the Iraqi Security Forces launched a new operation against Islamic State (ISIS) militants in areas north of Baghdad, according to a statement by the Security Media Cell.
OPEC cut oil exports in June by 1.84 million barrels per day (bpd) from May levels as it works to implement an output reduction agreement with Russia and other allies, according to estimates from Kpler, which tracks oil shipments.
The US dollar to Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rate was up on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Thursday (July 2).
Turkish warplanes bombed targets in the Gara mountain range in Duhok’s Amedi district twice on Thursday morning (July 2).
In the high mountains of Balakayati, A unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) fired at a shepherd and flock of sheep early on Thursday (July 2), killing at least 30 sheep and wounding twenty others.
Nations who fail to use every mechanism available to combat the still-raging novel coronavirus will struggle to beat it, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday (July 1).
Employees at the Sulaimani Traffic Directorate protested on Thursday (July 2) against The Kurdistan Regional Government’s decision to cut their salaries by 21 percent.
A Turkish court will open the trial on Friday of 20 Saudi officials indicted over the 2018 killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a step his fiancee hopes will shed more light on the death and reveal where his body was hidden.
Crude oil prices were up on Thursday (July 2), Compared with the previous day.
Following the raising of an Iraqi flag near the border between Turkey and the Kurdistan Region, the manager of Batifa sub-district said on Wednesday (July 1) that a unit from the Iraqi Border Guards had been deployed on Dere and Shahbanie mountains in an effort to discourage fighting between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
A Saudi-led coalition has started a military operation against Yemen’s Houthi movement after it stepped up cross-border missile and drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, Saudi state television reported on Wednesday (July 1).
This year’s LGBT Pride celebrations have exposed fault lines in Turkey as authorities called for caution against what they call LGBT propaganda, while companies who adopted rainbow colours on social media have faced boycott calls.
Erbil’s Coronavirus Operations Room said in a statement on Wednesday (July 1) that officials in the governorate have recently closed down 2,260 places of business for violating public health guidelines across the province’s municipalities.
The Iraq Civil Aviation Authority (ICAA) decided on Wednesday (July 1) to extend its ban on international passenger flights into and out of the country until July 15.
France’s foreign minister said on Wednesday (July 1) that European Union foreign ministers would meet on July 13 to discuss Turkey and said new sanctions on Ankara could be considered.
Head of the People's Defense Forces (HPG) Murat Karayilan argued in an interview published on Wednesday (July 1) by media outlets affiliated with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) that Turkey wants to conquer the Kurdistan Region and the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (July 1) that it has recorded 259 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday (July 1) urged Turkey to continue to maintain the status of Hagia Sophia in Istanbul as a museum, a day before an expected court ruling that may give the legal foundation to groups asking to restore its status as a mosque.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Spokesperson Jotiar Adil said during a press conference on Wednesday (July 1) that the government will calculate and distribute public sector based on its income moving forward.
The federal Ministry of Health said on Tuesday (June 30) that it recorded 2,415 new cases of coronavirus and 107 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
Russian President Vladimir Putin told his counterparts from Turkey and Iran on Wednesday (July 1) that there was a need for peaceful dialogue between the opposing forces in Syria’s civil war.
Iraq will reduce crude oil exports from its southern terminals in July, mainly its Basra Light flows, in order to comply with OPEC+ cuts after failing to meet its agreed quota in previous months, loading schedules from a shipping agent showed.
Turkey’s ambassador to France on Wednesday (July 1) said that Paris had informed NATO it was suspending its involvement in a naval operation in the Mediterranean after a probe into an incident between French and Turkish warships did not back Paris’ claims.
The federal Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday (June 30) that ten Islamic State (ISIS) militants were killed in an airstrike by warplanes belonging to the international coalition working to defeat the militant group.
The four lawmakers from the New Generation Movement in the Kurdistan Parliament filed forms on Wednesday (July 1) officially turning down parliamentary pensions.
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday (July 1) that the European Union had treated Turkey in a restrictive way over the coronavirus pandemic in what he said was a political stance.
The US dollar to Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rate was down on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Wednesday (July 1).
The United States will continue working with Turkish companies producing some parts of F-35 fighter jets until 2022, Turkey’s state-owned Anadolu agency quoted a Pentagon spokeswoman as saying on Wednesday (July 1).
A boat that sank on Lake Van in eastern Turkey is believed to have been carrying 55-60 migrants, Interior Minister Suleyman Soylu said on Wednesday (July 1), adding that six bodies had been recovered so far.
Nineteen people were killed and six injured on Tuesday (June 30) in an explosion at a medical clinic in the north of the Iranian capital Tehran, the official IRIB news agency reported, quoting state officials.
Crude oil prices were mixed on Wednesday (July 1), Compared with the previous day.
Despite being the hardest hit part of the Kurdistan Region, Sulaimani Governor Haval Abubakir said on Tuesday (June 30) that the governorate’s coronavirus operations room is not currently planning to reimpose a total curfew to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus outbreak.
