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In Degala, Symbol of Civil War: KRG Security Forces Curb Sulaimaniyah Protesting Teachers — 2025-02-09
In Degala, Symbol of Civil War: KRG Security Forces Curb Sulaimaniyah Protesting Teachers

Greenery in Kirkuk Far Below Global Standards<br>Local Administration Accelerating Steps

Greenery in Kirkuk Far Below Global Standards
Local Administration Accelerating Steps

The local administration of the northern, multi-ethnic, oil-rich province of Kirkuk is seeking to take urgent steps to increase the greenery in the...

Iraqi Burned Quran Several Times in Sweden Killed

Iraqi Burned Quran Several Times in Sweden Killed

Salwan Momika, the Iraqi citizen known for burning the Quran multiple times in Sweden, was killed on Wednesday January 29 at 11 pm in the town of...

Three Controversial Laws Passed by Majority of Iraqi parliament

Three Controversial Laws Passed by Majority of Iraqi parliament

The Iraqi parliament has passed three controversial laws and amendments in favor of the Shiite, Sunni, Kurdish and Turkmen communities. On Tuesday, January...

Kirkuk Situation is not in Interest of Province, Arab and Turkmen Opposition Blocs

Kirkuk Situation is not in Interest of Province, Arab and Turkmen Opposition Blocs

The three Arab and Turkmen parties believe that the current situation in the multi-ethnic, oil-rich Kirkuk is not in the interest of the province. They once...

Following Six-Months Training Project<br>Network of Female Journalists for Environmental Reporting in Iraq

Following Six-Months Training Project
Network of Female Journalists for Environmental Reporting in Iraq

The closing of "Amplifying the role of female journalists in environmental reporting" program that was implemented over the past six months by (KirkukNow)...

Controversial Session of Diyala Provincial Council

Controversial Session of Diyala Provincial Council

The Diyala provincial council has voted to upgrade three dub-districts of into districts, but a member of the council says only one of them has been voted...

Kirkuk provincial Council Meetings Disrupted

Kirkuk provincial Council Meetings Disrupted

The meetings of the Kirkuk provincial council have been disrupted due to absence of a member of the Rashid Hotel Front, which formed the government, did not...

17 women made it to provincial councils without need for quota

17 women made it to provincial councils without need for quota

Women candidates won 76 seats in Iraqi provincial councils, 17 of which were outside the quota system. According to the final results of the elections, 76...

Human Rights Recognition Award to Halabja NGO Leader <br>"Award Puts Heavy Burden on my Shoulders,"

Human Rights Recognition Award to Halabja NGO Leader
"Award Puts Heavy Burden on my Shoulders,"

The Geneva Center for Human Rights and Global Dialogue awards the Human Rights Recognition Award HRRA 2023 to a human rights and environment activist in the...

Empowering rural communities toward resilience in Iraq

Empowering rural communities toward resilience in Iraq

Salah al-Din Governorate lies in the center of Iraq, north of Baghdad, with a significant portion of residents engaged in agricultural activities....

The day al-Baghdadi declared his caliphate<br>Imam of Mosul’s al-Nuri mosque recalls what he witnessed on that day

The day al-Baghdadi declared his caliphate
Imam of Mosul’s al-Nuri mosque recalls what he witnessed on that day

Sheikh Hamood Omar Hilal the Imam of al-Nuri Mosque was taking a shower when his phone rang several times on Friday 5th of July 2014. He couldn’t answer...

The Supreme Federal Court: Provincial councils suspended not dissolved

The Supreme Federal Court: Provincial councils suspended not dissolved

Iraq's Supreme Federal Court said the suspension of the powers of the provincial councils is constitutional and it does not refer to disseverment of those...