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Rehabilitation of 15 thousand homes in Mosul underway

Within the ongoing efforts to facilitate the return of displaced families, thousands of houses in Mosul are due to be rebuilt.

The United Nations...

Four Turkmen children freed from Islamic State captivity

Four children of Turkmen ethnicity from Ninewa’s western district of Talafar were reunited with their relatives after they were freed from Islamic State...

Kirkuk Citadel to host this year’s Newroz Celebrations

Kurdish political parties said they plan to jointly hold this year’s Newroz festivals in Kirkuk, which will also include the lighting of a bonfire on the...

Turkmen Front: Kirkuk Security dossier should stay in federal government hands

The Turkmen Front in Kirkuk insist that security responsibilities in the multi-ethnic province should be undertaken by the Iraqi federal government, as...

Mosul and Kirkuk labourers call for revival of domestic industries and ban of foreign imports

Dozens of workers in the provinces of Ninewa and Kirkuk took to the streets on Monday, March 11^th, calling on the Iraqi government to revive the local...

New developments on return of Peshmarga to Kirkuk revealed

Deputy chief of staff of the Kurdish Peshmarga forces Qaraman Kamal has emphasized that top officials of the Kurdish ministry of Peshmarga and the Iraqi...

The Arab Council in Kirkuk calls for joint administration in the multi-ethnic province

The Arab Council in Kirkuk has called for sending more troop reinforcements to the multi-ethnic province to defuse security threats and also emphasized the...

Women Rights Activists hand a petition signed by over 6,000 people to Kurdistan Region parliament

A petition signed by over 6,000 people was handed to the Kurdistan Region parliament on Thursday March 7^th. The petition calls for the full implementation...

US supports security responsibility in disputed territories to be handled by local forces: A US government official

Joey Hood, the Chargé d’affaires of the U.S. Mission in Iraq has expressed support for the Iraqi government’s efforts “to try to get the armed groups that...

Iraqi women activists and journalists launch a campaign to support women and combat domestic violence

For the first time since 2003, women activists plan to launch a campaign under the theme (#she_has_a right) that will coincide with International Women’s...

KirkukNow media outlet and Kurdish Media Watchdog hold roundtable session on portrayal of women in the media

 In their first joint project, KirkukNow media outlet and the Kurdish Media Watchdog organization on Thursday, March7^th, held a roundtable session to...

No timeframe set for appointment of new Kirkuk governor in PUK-KDP recent agreement

The March 4^th agreement signed between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has not included a timeframe for the...