Turkey conducts drone strike on vehicle on Sinjar Mountain
Crude oil prices were mixed on Thursday (July 1) compared with the previous day.
At least ten people were wounded when an explosive device detonated in a market in the Sadr City area of Baghdad on Wednesday (June 30).
Russia on Wednesday (June 29) said Turkey had reassured it that a planned canal aimed at easing traffic on the Bosphorus would not lead to a greater presence of NATO navies in the Black Sea.
A fire broke out at a food warehouse in Duhok city on Wednesday (June 30) requiring five teams of firefighters to fight the blaze.
A Turkish drone targeted a vehicle belonging to the Sinjar Resistance Units (YBS) on Sinjar Mountain on Wednesday (June 30).
This week's deadly US air strikes on pro-Iranian armed groups in Iraq and Syria sparked fears of a new escalation between the arch-rivals.
A family has accused Kurdish forces in northeast Syria of torturing to death a detained relative, sparking a social media uproar despite the denial of Kurdish authorities.
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.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (June 30) it recorded 7,300 new coronavirus infections and 30 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
Israel's top diplomat Yair Lapid said Wednesday (June 29) that more cooperation deals with the UAE were on the horizon, during a landmark visit to the Gulf nation.
A Norwegian court has sentenced a 16-year-old Syrian to five years in prison for plotting an attack in the Scandinavian country and pledging allegiance to the Islamic State group.
Iran's use of the death penalty for crimes committed as minors does not mean it violates human rights, a senior Iranian official has insisted to AFP in response to UN criticism on Wednesday (June 30).
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.
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.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was up on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Wednesday (June 30).
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 from Duhok.
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 targeting Iran-backed groups took off from Erbil.
As temperatures soared in Iraq, electricity remained cut across many of the southern provinces on Wednesday (June 30).
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) has failed across the board.
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 their homes.
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 has increased to 132.
Crude oil prices were up on Wednesday (June 30) compared with the previous day.
Jordan is planning to "modernize" its political system, an official said on Tuesday (June 29), months after an unprecedented crisis in the royal palace and against a backdrop of social discontent.
Lebanon hiked fuel prices by more than 30 percent Tuesday (June 29) as it reduced subsidies that have eaten away at the central bank's foreign currency reserves amid a painful economic crisis.
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.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Tuesday (June 29) it recorded 6,558 new coronavirus infections and 35 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
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 the poor state of public services in the area.
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.
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 five journalists and activists from Duhok and deny their final appeal.
Dozens of reporters in Istanbul and Ankara rallied on Tuesday (June 29) demanding protection from the police following the violent arrest of an AFP photographer during a banned Istanbul Pride event.
Sulaimani Provincial Council on Tuesday (June 29) elevated the status of Bazian and Hajiawa sub-districts to that of full districts.
Iran is "examining" whether to extend an agreement to allow the UN to monitor some of its nuclear activities, government spokesman Ali Rabii said Tuesday (June 29).
The number of asylum applications lodged in the EU plummeted by a third last year because of border restrictions thrown up by the coronavirus pandemic, the bloc's asylum assistance agency said on Tuesday (June 29).
Thousands of members of Iraq’s Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary alliance gathered in Baghdad on Tuesday (June 29) to mourn comrades killed in American air strikes along the Syrian border.
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 national grid.
Manger of Garmian Municipalities Barzan Karem was arrested on corruption charges on Monday (June 28) following a court hearing.
Israel's top diplomat Yair Lapid arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday (June 29) for the first ever official visit by an Israeli minister, after the two nations normalised ties in September.
A man was shot and killed while sitting in his car in Sulaimani city’s southeastern Shari Spi neighborhood on Tuesday (June 19).
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was down on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Tuesday (June 29).
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 $31 billion.
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 because of his sexual orientation.
The OPEC+ group of oil-producing countries will meet on Thursday and are expected to agree to boost production in August in order to meet demand and dampen recent price rises.
Crude oil prices were down on Tuesday (June 29) compared with the previous day.
Pro-Iranian militias fired several shells at a US base in eastern Syria's Al-Omar oil field, causing damage but no casualties, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said late Monday (June 28).
During 2020, the Kurdistan Region pumped nearly 166 million barrels of crude oil and brought in $2.345 billion in revenue, according to year end numbers audited by Deloitte and released by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Monday (June 28).
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Monday (June 28) it officially recorded 761 new cases of coronavirus infection over the past 24 hours.
Staff at Baban Bank in Sulaimani governorate went on strike on Monday (June 28) in response to a plan by management to increase the number of working days without a commensurate increase in compensation.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Monday (June 28) it recorded 6,348 new coronavirus infections and 30 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
International criticism built on Monday (June 28) about the bombshell decision by the Kurdistan Region’s Court of Appeals to uphold the controversial convictions of five journalists and activists from Duhok, with the United Nations and the Region’s international partners releasing statements condemning the move.
Blocking the main road between Dukan and Piramagrun, residents of Kani Khan village on Monday (June 28) protested against a reduction in the number of hours of electricity available on the national grid.
Iran's supreme leader Ali Khamenei praised on Monday (June 28) incoming president Ebrahim Raisi's record as judiciary chief, following the 18 June election.
The Kurdistan Parliament voted on Monday (June 28) to extend its Spring Session by another 30 days in order to wrap up unfinished business.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday (June 28) pressed US allies to bring back citizens arrested overseas for joining the Islamic State group, warning they could not be held indefinitely in Syria.
Iran said Monday (June 28) it had taken "no decision" to delete footage from surveillance cameras installed at some of its atomic energy facilities by the UN nuclear watchdog the IAEA.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was down on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Monday (June 28).
Crude oil prices were down on Monday (June 28) compared with the previous day.
Iraq's Hashed al-Shaabi paramilitary alliance said Monday (June 28) that US air strikes had "resulted in the martyrdom of a group of heroic fighters" near the Syria border and threatened revenge.
As the Kurdistan Parliament gathered on Monday (June 28) for a session about the financial state of the Kurdistan Region, New Generation Movement caucus chief Kazim Faruq was prevented from entering the parliamentary grounds for an eighth time.
Nearly twenty people were wounded in overnight scuffles in northern Lebanon between security forces and protesters angered by a spiraling economic crisis, a medical association said on Sunday (June 27).
Iran has drones capable of flying 7,000 kilometers (more than 4,000 miles), the commander of its Revolutionary Guard force said Sunday (June 27).
