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Renewed Protests Against Political Parties In Iraq’s Kurdistan Region

Two protesters killed in renewed demonstrations against Kurdish political parties over unpaid salaries in northern Kurdistan.

09 December 2020Iraq
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New exhibition shows toll of violence against women in Kurdistan region

An exhibition in the Kurdistan region aims to honour and remember the victims and to dispel the silence and shame that accompanies gender-based violence.

11 February 2020Iraq
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Yazidis have 'protectors' in Iraq, but question safety

Iraq's Yazidi ethno-religious minority is safe from the Islamic State (ISIS), but now faces infighting among protective forces seeking dominance in Sinjar.

19 May 2019Iraq
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Agreement Forming New KRG Cabinet Will Be Signed Next Week: PUK

On Wednesday, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's (PUK) political bureau said that the agreement, which will form the new cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), will be signed next week.

25 April 2019Iraq
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Government Formation Talks Delayed At Request Of PUK

On Monday January 7th, the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) announced that it would be delaying a planned meeting to discuss the formation of the new government with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).

08 January 2019Iraq
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Baghdad Lifts Customs Checkpoints Between Kurdistan Region And Iraq

The Iraqi Central Government has begun implementing its order to remove customs checkpoints between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and other Iraqi cities. Baghdad has also added that no taxes are to be levied on the goods on their way to central and southern Iraq.

05 December 2018Iraq
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Elections in Iraqi Kurdistan Region “Peaceful and Orderly”

The Shams Network for Election Observation released its assessment of the Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary election held on 30th September, calling it “peaceful” with some noted cases of fraud.

08 October 2018Iraq
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Controversy ahead of elections in the Kurdistan Region

With the Kurdistan elections set to be held on the 30th of September, controversy regarding participation has risen among both the population and the parties. Some political parties have decided to boycott the elections after their concerns surrounding the election lists were not addressed.

21 September 2018Iraq
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Election Campaign Kicks Off For Kurdistan Parliamentary Election

Amid objections to timing, campaigning for Kurdistan Region's Parliamentary elections has kicked off on Tuesday. Voters will be seeing election campaigns scattered throughout the region, of nominees running to win one of the 111 seats in the Kurdish parliament.

12 September 2018Iraq
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Christians Caution Against Intervention Ahead Of Kurdistan Election

In an open letter addressed to the Iraqi Parliament, the Chaldean-Assyrian Syriac community said that their constituency has been exploited as election tools by various groups. The letter also expresses the community's concern over the current electoral quota for the Kurdish parliament ahead of the Kurdistan elections.

01 August 2018Iraq
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KRG Prime Minister warns of the spread of extremist ideology in Kurdistan

During the General Conference of the Unions of Religious Leaders in the Kurdistan Leader, KRG President Nechirvan Barzani warns of the spread of extremist ideology and says that his government is doing its best to counter their influence in the region.

27 July 2018Iraq
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Kurdistan’s Sulaimaniyah sets first foreign flight since Iraqi embargo lifted

Iraqi Kurdistan’s Sulaimaniyah airport on Tuesday sat on its first foreign flight since Baghdad lifted an embargo imposed on the...

21 March 2018Iraq
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Abadi orders to lift ban on Kurdistan Region's airports

SULAIMANI — Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Tuesday (March 13) ordered to lift a ban on international flights to...

13 March 2018Iraq
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Amid crisis with Erbil, Baghdad launches Kurdish TV programming

The Iraqi Government's official television channel, al-Iraqiya, has begun to show news in Kurdish following the clashes with Erbil

27 October 2017
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Kurdistan Ministry Calls On Coalition To Provide Helicopters For Peshmerga

The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Peshmerga called on the Coalition forces to provide helicopters to the ministry for use in...

30 May 2017
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164000 Mosul IDPs Settled in Kurdistan Since October 2016

Since the military operations to liberate Mosul began in October of the last year, the number of internally displaced persons...

02 May 2017
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