2m tourists visited Kurdistan Region over last six months: official
An Azerbaijani soldier died and three Armenian troops were wounded Friday (July 23) in the latest incident between the countries since their war over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region last year.
Two people drowned in the Little Zab River in Koya district’s Kani Bi village on Friday (July 23), a local official said.
Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Tourism Board Amal Jalal told NRT’s Tawtwe interview program on Thursday (July 22) that approximately 2 million tourists visited the Kurdistan Region over the last six months.
The World Heritage Committee of the UN's cultural agency UNESCO on Friday (July 23) asked Turkey to submit by early next year a report about the state of conservation of the Hagia Sophia, expressing "grave concern" over the consequences of its conversion into a mosque.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Friday (July 23) it officially recorded 1,598 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.
The UN Security Council on Friday (July 23) condemned Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's call for two states in Cyprus and a move to reopen a resort emptied of Greek Cypriots, calling for a "just" settlement with a united country under a "bizonal" federation, diplomats said.
A migrant boat carrying 45 people sank off southwest Turkey and the coast guard was scouring the sea for survivors, the Turkish defence ministry said Friday (July 23).
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned residents of the drought-hit southwest Friday (July 23) not to give ammunition to the enemy after a week of protests that has seen at least three deaths.
The shortages and currency crunch in Lebanon could lead to a collapse of the mains water supply in Lebanon within a month, the UN's Children Fund warned Friday (July 23).
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was stable on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Friday (July 23).
Crude oil prices were up on Friday (July 23) compared with the previous day.
Iran is using unlawful and excessive force in a crackdown against protests over water shortages in its oil-rich but arid southwestern Khuzestan province, international rights groups said on Friday (July 23).
Garmian Police Directorate Spokesperson Ali Jamal Qduri said on Thursday (July 22) that a 16-year-old drowned in the Sirwan River near Kalar.
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said Thursday (July 22) citizens have "the right" to demonstrate, after days of protests against water shortages in southwestern Khuzestanprovince in which three people have been killed.
A fire broke out in the Ashti displacement camp in Sulaimani governorate on Thursday (July 22), resulting in the death of a child.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Thursday (July 22) it officially recorded 1,220 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was stable on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Thursday (July 22).
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Co-President Bafel Talabani on Wednesday (July 21) moved to further consolidate his faction’s control over the security forces affiliated with the party, declaring that all identification cards for the elite Counterterrorism Service (CTS) would need to be renewed and those who were “illegally” issued cards would have them revoked.
Four people was killed and sixteen others were hurt in separate car crashes in Erbil governorate Wednesday (July 22).
Crude oil prices were up on Thursday (July 22) compared with the previous day.
The Syrian army shelled the Idlib region Thursday (July 22) killing seven civilians, three of them children, in its third deadly bombardment of the rebel bastion in a week, a monitor said.
Iran has opened its first oil export terminal outside the strategic Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint patrolled by warships of its arch foe the US, President Hassan Rouhani announced Thursday (July 22).
Syria's air defenses intercepted Israeli missiles over Homs province early Thursday (July 22), the second airstrike this week, Syrian state media reported.
Turkey faced outrage from Western powers on Wednesday (July 21) after it called for two states in Cyprus and moved to reopen a resort emptied of Greek Cypriots, with the United States saying it would haul its NATO ally before the UN Security Council.
Officials in Soran district on Wednesday (July 21) announced the closure of the main road leading to the important Haji Omaran border crossing with Iran because of a large crack that recently opened up in the roadway as it traverses the Soran-Papshtian mountain ridge.
Raparin Police Directorate said on Wednesday (July 21) that one person was killed and two others were injured in an explosion in Pshdar district’s Said Ahmed village as workers attempted to dig a well using a TNT charge.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was stable on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets onWednesday (July 21).
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan insisted Tuesday (July 20) on a two-state solution in Cyprus and threw his weight behind plans for a coastal resort that was emptied of its original Greek Cypriot residents to be partially reopened.
Deputy Head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) caucus in Iraq’s Council of Representatives Bashar Kiki said on Tuesday (July 20) that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) “wants to end cuts” to public sector salaries in either July or August, after missing monthly payments or slashing disbursements since March 2020.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday (July 21) it officially recorded 1,078 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.