KRG Ministry of Health denies it will close or privatize Hiwa Cancer Hospital
Exiled opposition groups on Saturday (June 19) hailed a "boycott" of Iran's presidential polls won by a hardliner accused of serial rights violations, claiming the authorities exaggerated even historically low official turnout numbers.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Saturday (June 19) it recorded 3,608 new coronavirus infections and 26 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Saturday (June 19) it officially recorded 203 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.
With a protest in downtown Sulaimani, activists on Saturday (June 19) announced a campaign to pressure regional and federal the authorities to do more to address a growing water crisis in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq caused by upstream damming, climate change, and pollution.
Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, who was declared Iran's next president Saturday (June 19), should be investigated for alleged crimes against humanity and a "spiralling crackdown" on human rights, Amnesty International said.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Saturday (June 19) that those who are 40-years-old can now get the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health on Saturday (June 19) denied allegations that Hiwa Cancer Hospital will be closed and sold to private investors, as the troubled facility struggles to treat patients and fully pay staff amid a funding shortfall.
A woman was shot and killed during a wedding party in Koya’s Taq Taq sub-district on Friday (June 18), according to police.
Crude oil prices were up on Saturday (June 19) compared with the previous day.
The Pentagon said Friday (June 18) it was cutting the number of troops and air defense units deployed to the Middle East, confirming a Wall Street Journal report that eight Patriot batteries were being moved out from the region.
Ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi was declared the winner Saturday (June 19) of Iran's presidential election, a widely anticipated result after many political heavyweights were barred from running.
Duhok Governor Ali Tatar’s office made an embarrassing U-turn on Thursday night (June 17), deleting a social media post that inaccurately described comments about the state of freedom of expression and the press in the governorate by a foreign diplomat during a meeting with the senior member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
Israeli police Friday (June 18) arrested 10 Palestinians during clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque compound, with nine people injured as protesters hurled rocks and officers fired rubber bullets, police and medics said.
Kurdistan Region Vice President Sheikh Jaafar Mustafa said on Friday (June 18) that there is an effort to incite an unwanted war between the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) and the Peshmerga in the Kurdistan Region.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Friday (June 18) it recorded 5,068 new coronavirus infections and twenty-three deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Friday (June 18) it officially recorded 458 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was up on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Friday (June 18).
An Iraqi anti-graft police officer was shot dead outside his home Friday (June 18), a police official told AFP, in the second such murder in the country's south over the last month.
A "verbal ceasefire" is in place between France and Turkey after months of rancorous exchanges that strained the relations of the NATO allies, the French foreign minister said Friday (June 18).
At least seven unidentified gunmen driving three vehicles allegedly attacked the residents of a house in Kirkuk city on Thursday night (June 17), wounding the eldest daughter of the family living there.
Member of the Kurdistan Parliament Sherko Jawdat asserted on Thursday (June 17) that officials in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) do not care about public servants as much as about protecting the interests of private companies affiliated with the ruling parties.
Crude oil prices were down on Friday (June 18) compared with the previous day.
A 19-year-old woman in Erbil died on Thursday (June 17) after allegedly taking weight-gain pills she bought online, according to her family.
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the number of people fleeing war and persecution continued rising last year, with global displacement climbing to over 82 million -- double the figure a decade ago, the UN said Friday (June 14).
Iranians voted Friday (June 18) in a presidential election in which ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is seen as all but certain to coast to victory after all serious rivals were barred from running.
The United States on Thursday (June 17) hailed Turkey's promise to secure Kabul's airport once US forces leave, saying the two nations' presidents agreed at their summit to work out the logistics.
The House of Representatives voted Thursday (June 17) to repeal a 2002 use-of-force measure that gave the US military the legal authority to invade Iraq, in a bipartisan effort that has earned support from Joe Biden's White House.
Rapporteur for the Council of Representatives' Finance Committee Ahmed Safar said on Thursday (June 17) that cash transfers from Baghdad to Erbil are expected to begin in the next few days.
During a meeting with tribal leaders, including well-known figures from the Jaff tribe, Garmaser Peshmerga Commander Mahmoud Sangawi said that most of them still consider late Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Secretary-General Jalal Talabani to be their leader, who cannot be replaced by his successors.
Saudi Aramco on Thursday (June 17) said it raised $6 billion from its first dollar-denominated Islamic bond sale, as the energy giant seeks capital to fund its hefty dividend payments.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Thursday (June 17) it officially recorded 466 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Thursday (June 17) it recorded 5,189 new coronavirus infections and 30 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
Turkey's central bank Thursday (June 17) held its interest rate at 19 percent for the third month, balancing President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's call for lower borrowing costs with the need to support the depreciating currency.
The field of candidates in Iran's presidential election thinned out Wednesday, two days before the vote in which a victory by ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi is widely seen as a foregone conclusion Thursday (June 17).
The Kurdistan Region Judicial Council said on Thursday (June 17) that its members met with British diplomats to discuss the establishment of a special court for the trial of Islamic State (ISIS) militants.
The Kurdistan Region continues to host just under 1 million displaced persons in its cities and in camps across Duhok, Erbil, and Sulaimani governorates, according to a periodic report from the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Joint Crisis Coordination Centre (JCC).
A member of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) was shot and killed at its office in the Turkish city of Izmir on Thursday (June 17) by a shotgun-wielding assailant.
Member of the Kurdistan Parliament’s Finance Committee Arshad Lolani said on Thursday (June 17) that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) currently does not have the ability to distribute public sector salaries without cuts.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was up on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Thursday (June 17).
Bardarash Police Directorate said on Thursday (June 17) that they found the body of man who had been killed in the district’s Grgajo village.
Sulaimani Health Directorate said on Wednesday (June 16) that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has not provided funds for Hiwa Cancer Hospital to buy medicine for the last six months, which has resulted in all their suppliers cutting off shipments.
Crude oil prices were down on Tuesday (June 17) compared with the previous day.
Twitter on Wednesday (June 16) unveiled a new version that allows Arabic language users to be addressed as female rather than male, in efforts to use "inclusive language" on the platform, popular in the Arab world.
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Lebanon's military needs aid to help its soldiers survive the financial crisis, an army source warned Wednesday (June 16), ahead of a UN-backed donor conference to shore up one of the bankrupt country's key institutions.
Head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) caucus in Iraq’s Council of Representatives Vian Sabri said on Wednesday (June 16) that fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) are exploiting areas in the Kurdistan Region that have loose security and called for the deployment of additional border guards.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday (June 16) it officially recorded 473 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Spokesperson Jotiar Adil said on Wednesday (June 16) that the KRG supports making full public sector salary payments, but that there are many competing needs for the Region's limited income, including providing public services and improving infrastructure as well.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (June 16) it recorded 5,139 new coronavirus infections and nineteen deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin sought to cool tensions in the combustible US-Russian relationship at their first summit in Geneva on Wednesday (June 16), with the US president saying his Kremlin counterpart doesn't want a new Cold War.
Two days before Iran's presidential election, which is expected to be won by ultraconservative cleric Ebrahim Raisi, three of the six other men in the race withdrew their candidacies Wednesday (June 16).
A group of activists seeking an end to the Turkish military presence in the Kurdistan Region held a press conference in Sulaimani city on Wednesday (June 16), urging the international community and local political actors to do more to stand up against aggression from Ankara.
Iran is gearing up for a presidential election Friday but many young people are more focused on the daily struggle to survive and their dreams for the future Wednesday (June16).
The federal government's Security Media Cell said on Wednesday (June 16) that the International Coalition against Islamic State (ISIS) handed over $1.366 million of weapons and military equipment to the country’s Border Guard forces.
Sulaimani Police Directorate said on Wednesday (June 16) that a suspect was arrested in connection with the murder of a woman whose body was dumped in Sulaimani city‘s Saiwan Cemetery on May 30.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was down on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Wednesday (June 16).
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani said on Wednesday (June 16) that the government will issue a Unique Personal Number (UPN) to 475,000 public servants as part of its efforts to eliminate “ghost employees” and duplicate registrations.
Israel carried out air strikes on the Gaza Strip early Wednesday (June 16) after militants in the Palestinian territory sent incendiary balloons into the south of the country, in the first flare-up between the two sides since a major conflict in May in which hundreds were killed.
The federal government's Security Media Cell said on Wednesday (June 16) that two drones were shot down in Baghdad, one of which was carrying explosives.
