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Ezidis Endure Renewed Pain as Funding Halt Stalls Identification of ISIS Victims' Remains — 2026-07-11
Ezidis Endure Renewed Pain as Funding Halt Stalls Identification of ISIS Victims' Remains

KirkukNow: Safe Platform for Dialogue Between Citizens and Officials

KirkukNow: Safe Platform for Dialogue Between Citizens and Officials

The KirkukNow page on Facebook has become a forum where citizens and public officials can openly discuss daily concerns and issues affecting residents. The...

School Dedicated to Preserving Ezidi (Yazidi) Mother Tongue

School Dedicated to Preserving Ezidi (Yazidi) Mother Tongue

A new school opened doors in Shingal (Sinjar) district with the goal of preserving the mother tongue and traditional dialect spoken by the Ezidi community....

Kirkuk Bazaar Shop Owners Reject Eviction

Kirkuk Bazaar Shop Owners Reject Eviction

Shop owners in Majidiya Market, one of Kirkuk's oldest commercial centers, have refused to leave their businesses, accusing the Kirkuk Investment Commission...

End of Honeymoon: Kirkuk Administration Faces Backlash as Service Projects Stall

End of Honeymoon: Kirkuk Administration Faces Backlash as Service Projects Stall

The Kirkuk local administration is facing growing criticism from contractors and residents after hundreds of public service projects were suspended because...

Kirkuk Provincial Council Member Clarifies Accountability Efforts, Status of 7,000 Job Positions

Kirkuk Provincial Council Member Clarifies Accountability Efforts, Status of 7,000 Job Positions

Kirkuk Provincial Council member Raad Al-Saleh says the council is committed to promoting transparency and ensuring accountability across government...

Psychological and Financial Abuse Most Common, Mainly by Husbands, Survey Finds

Psychological and Financial Abuse Most Common, Mainly by Husbands, Survey Finds

The Women's Legal Aid Organization (WOLA) presented the findings of a new report on the implementation of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region's Anti-Domestic...

Nineveh Completes 145 Stalled Projects, Reconstruction and Return of Displaced Remain Hindered

Nineveh Completes 145 Stalled Projects, Reconstruction and Return of Displaced Remain Hindered

Nineveh Provincial Council member Mohammed Ahris says the province has completed around 145 previously stalled projects since the current local...

Police Prepared to Assume Kirkuk Security Duties as Debate Continues Over Army's Future Role

Police Prepared to Assume Kirkuk Security Duties as Debate Continues Over Army's Future Role

Kirkuk's police force says it is ready to take full responsibility for security across the province as part of the Iraqi Ministry of Interior's plan to...

Northern Oil Company Gets New Director Amid Growing Challenges

Northern Oil Company Gets New Director Amid Growing Challenges

The state-owned Northern Oil Company (NOC), which oversees Kirkuk’s major oil fields, has appointed Faisal Hammadi al-Jibouri as its new director, replacing...

Arab and Turkmen Clash Over Representation in Kirkuk’s Health Department

Arab and Turkmen Clash Over Representation in Kirkuk’s Health Department

A new political dispute has emerged in the northern, oil-rich, multi-ethnic province of Kirkuk between Arab and Turkmen representatives over employment...

In Pursuit of High Yields and Government Targets, Farmers Bear Cost

In Pursuit of High Yields and Government Targets, Farmers Bear Cost

Farmers in the multi-ethnic, oil-rich Kirkuk province have taken to the streets to protest what they describe as unfair treatment of their crops in a...

Six Women Realize Three Dreams Through Plastic Greenhouse

Six Women Realize Three Dreams Through Plastic Greenhouse

Inside a greenhouse measuring 51 meters long and 9 meters wide, 25-year-old Haifa Rasho is putting her training into practice. Her goal is clear: achieve...