News 2019-03-19 Turkmen Front: We will celebrate Nawroz at Kirkuk Citadel and raise Iraqi flags Shingal leaders insist Fahad Hamid retain his position as district commissioner None of the three candidates put forth by Iraqi National Security Advisor Falih Fayadh have gained support to assume post of Shingal (Sinjar) district... Kurdish political parties in Kirkuk: We have been granted permission to hold Newroz celebrations Representatives of a range of Kurdish political parties in the multi-ethnic province of Kirkuk said they have decided to hold the Newroz (Kurdish New Year)... Clashes erupt between Iraqi army and Shingal Protection Forces Clashes broke out late on Sunday March 17 between Iraqi army troops and members of the Shingal Protection Forces in Ninewa’s Shingal (Sinjar)... No candidate has considered withdrawal ahead of decisive meeting to elect new leader of Ezidi community None of the six people who have nominated themselves to become next leader of the Ezidi community have withdrawn their candidacy, as a recent meeting failed... First mass grave of Ezidi victims in Shingal’s Kojo village unearthed Forensic teams began the exhumation process of mass graves containing remains of Ezidi victims slaughtered by the Islamic State (IS) group in 2014 in the... Ninewa governor accuses Iraqi parliament speaker of overstepping his powers The governor of Ninewa Nawfal Hammadi Sultan has filed a lawsuit against Iraqi parliament speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi, accusing him of overstepping his... Head of the Iraqi Commission of Integrity dies in car accident The Iraqi Commission of Integrity on Friday confirmed that the head of the commission Izzat Tofiq has died of a car accident in the Kurdistan Region’s Duhok... 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... 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... 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... 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 11th, calling on the Iraqi government to revive the local... ‹ 1 2 ... 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 ›