The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Thursday (July 9) that it has recorded 298 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region.

Experiencing acute water shortages, residents in Erbil’s Daratu neighborhood protested on Thursday (July 9), demanding that the government fulfil its promise to drill a well to supply their homes with

Intent on traveling to Sulaimani to attend the funeral of a sheikh who recently died, hundreds of dervishes belonging the Qadiriyya Sufi order forced their way over the Iranian border without being te

Formal complaints about gender-based violence decreased by 35 percent during Erbil’s coronavirus lockdown, but calls to the 119 hotline increased by 25 percent, according to new statistics provided to

In the newest addition to Sulaimani’s expanding support system for entrepreneurs, the Takween Accelerator launched on Thursday (July 8) with the goal of supporting 45 new businesses to scale up their

The Sulaimani Coronavirus Operations Room said in a statement on Thursday (July 9) that all government offices will reopen on July 12.

Local and international journalist rights watchdogs are calling on the authorities in Duhok governorate to release freelance journalist Qaraman Shukri, who was arrested on June 27 in his hometown of S

Deputy Chief of Staff of Peshmerga Training and Operations Major General Qaraman Kamal said on Thursday (July 9) that the Peshmerga will create joint operations rooms with the Iraqi Security Forces to

Peshmerga veterans protested in Sulaimani on Thursday (July 9) because disbursement of their salaries has been delayed.

Officials at the Parwezxan border crossing between Iran and the Kurdistan Region said on Thursday (July 9) that they have seized 27.6 tons of smuggled chicken.

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (July 8) that it has recorded 294 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region.

In response to a request by the public prosecutor, the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Culture said on Wednesday (July 8) that the permanent closure of NRT is not within the ministry

New Generation lawmaker in the Kurdistan Parliament Kawa Abdulqadir said on Wednesday (July 8) that efforts to remove the checkpoints between Erbil and Sulaimani governorates are ongoing, which he arg

Secretary of the Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party (KSDP) Muhammed Haji Mahmood on Wednesday (July 8) advocated that the Kurdistan Region take a hard line against the federal government, claiming t

Speaker of the Kurdistan Parliament Rewaz Fayaq said on Tuesday (July 7) that preserving and rejuvenating local agriculture cannot be accomplished by a single ministry or minister, but instead require

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Tuesday (July 7) that it has recorded 495 new cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region.

Erbil Police Directorate said on Tuesday (July 7) that a man was shot and killed while trying to resolve a dispute in Bnaslawa town.

Syrian and Russian planes have carried out deadly aerial strikes amounting to war crimes on schools, hospitals and markets in Idlib province, UN investigators said on Tuesday (July 7) in a report that

Following a protest in Erbil where farmers dumped their produce to draw attention to the presence of cheap imports, lawmakers from the New Generation Movement met with Kurdistan Regional Government (K

Erbil’s Coronavirus Operations Room said in a statement on Tuesday (July 7) that officials in the governorate have closed down 274 places of business over the past week for violating public health gui