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Fire burns food warehouse in Duhok city, no one hurt

A fire broke out at a food warehouse in Duhok city on Wednesday (June 30) requiring five teams of firefighters to fight the blaze.


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Turkey conducts drone strike on vehicle on Sinjar Mountain

A Turkish drone targeted a vehicle belonging to the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) on Sinjar Mountain on Wednesday (June 30).


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723 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Kurdistan Region: ministry

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Wednesday (June 30) it officially recorded 723 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.


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Protesters block Duhok-Erbil main road over lack of electricity, services

Blocking the main road between Duhok and Erbil on Wednesday (June 30), residents of Chra community in Duhok’s Bardarash district protested about the lack of electricity in the area.


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Fire destroys furniture store on Erbil’s 60-Meter Street

A fire destroyed a furniture store in Erbil city on Wednesday (June 30), with the business’ owner criticizing firefighters for not getting to the blaze quickly enough to save the structure.


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Freedom of press, expression are 'essential components of democracy': EU to Kurdistan Region

The European Union Delegation to Iraq issued a strong statement criticizing the recent decision by the Kurdistan Region’s Court of Appeals to deny the final appeal for five journalists and activists f


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KRG rejects militia allegation that US airstrike planes took off from Erbil: spokesperson

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Spokesperson Jotiar Adil said on Wednesday (June 30) that the KRG rejects an assertion by an Iraqi militia leader that the US warplanes that conducted airstrikes ta


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KRG has failed across the board: New Generation MP

Reacting to news about the government’s increasing debt burden, New Generation lawmaker in the Kurdistan Parliament Mzhda Mahmoud on Tuesday (June 29) said that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)


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Under blistering sun, low-income residents in Kurdistan Region’s capital without water for fifteen days

On a day where temperatures hit some of the highest recorded this year, residents living in Erbil city’s Badawa neighborhood protested on Tuesday (June 29) against a prolonged cut to water service at


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132 hospitalized with food poisoning after eating fish at Bardarash restaurant

Head of Bardarash Health Directorate Nashwan Tofiq said on Wednesday (June 30) that the number of people treated for food poisoning at local hospitals after eating fish at a restaurant in the district


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CPJ condemns 'secret trial' and sentencing of journalist in Kurdistan Region

The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) on Monday (June 29) condemned the sentencing of Qaraman Shukri to seven years in prison during a secret trial.


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Six arrested by Asayish at protest outside Chia Surkh oilfield in Kalar

The security forces in Kalar’s Qoratu sub-district allegedly arrested six people on Monday (June 28) after local residents tried to protest in front of an oilfield about pay cuts at the facility and t


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652 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Kurdistan Region: ministry

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday (June 29) it officially recorded 652 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.


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‘Political rule’ stands above ‘rule of law’ in Kurdistan Region: human rights group

Christian Peacemaker Teams-Iraqi Kurdistan (CPT-IK) on Monday (June 28) condemned the decision of the Kurdistan Region’s Court of Appeals the previous day to uphold the controversial convictions of fi


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Sulaimani’s Hajiawa, Bazian sub-districts elevated to full district status by provincial council

Sulaimani Provincial Council on Tuesday (June 29) elevated the status of Bazian and Hajiawa sub-districts to that of full districts.


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Protesters block Sulaimani-Dukan road for second day over electricity reductions

Blocking the main road between Dukan and Sulaimani for a second day in a row on Tuesday (June 29), area residents protested against a reduction in the number hours of electricity available on the nati


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Manger of Garmian municipalities arrested on corruption charges

Manger of Garmian Municipalities Barzan Karem was arrested on corruption charges on Monday (June 28) following a court hearing.


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Man shot and killed in Sulaimani

A man was shot and killed while sitting in his car in Sulaimani city’s southeastern Shari Spi neighborhood on Tuesday (June 19).


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KRG debt burden rises to $31bn, up $2.5bn from October: official

Secretary of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Council of Ministers Amanj Rahim told lawmakers on Monday (June 28) that the Kurdistan Region’s debts and financial obligations have increased to


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Mother pleads with KRG for help finding missing son, worried he was harmed for sexual orientation

The mother of a man from Erbil governorate has called on the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to help find her son who has been missing for nearly three weeks, worried that he has been harmed becau


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