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Authorities Threaten to Tear Down 23 Houses of Nineveh Village

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Former Governor Grants Powers to Deputies, Successor Revokes Them: One-Week Power Dispute in Kirkuk

Former Governor Grants Powers to Deputies, Successor Revokes Them: One-Week Power Dispute in Kirkuk

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PUK Bloc Declines to Attend Kirkuk Provincial Council Session

PUK Bloc Declines to Attend Kirkuk Provincial Council Session

Members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) within the Kirkuk Provincial Council have announced they will not take part in today’s council session,...

Kirkuk Oil Eases Baghdad–Erbil Dispute, Iraq Faces $180 Million Daily Losses

Kirkuk Oil Eases Baghdad–Erbil Dispute, Iraq Faces $180 Million Daily Losses

Although ongoing conflict has resulted in daily losses exceeding $180 million in Iraq’s oil revenues, it has also contributed to lifting a 35-month halt on...

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First Prize for KirkukNow in Competition for Human Rights Reporting

First Prize for KirkukNow in Competition for Human Rights Reporting

A story produced by KirkukNow earned top recognition in the annual Radio Deng (Voice) competition for the best human rights report. The awards for the 10th...

Kurds Seek 30% as Nineveh Council Delays Decisions on Posts

Kurds Seek 30% as Nineveh Council Delays Decisions on Posts

Dozens of administrative positions remain under discussion within the Nineveh Provincial Council, as members work to distribute them among the province’s...

PUK Reaches Agreement to Transfer Governorship to Turkmen

PUK Reaches Agreement to Transfer Governorship to Turkmen

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) has reportedly agreed to transfer the Kirkuk governorship to the Iraqi Turkmen Front ITF as part of the local...

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Rebwar “One Iraq” Steps Down: Key Moments from Al-Rasheed to Kirkuk

Rebwar “One Iraq” Steps Down: Key Moments from Al-Rasheed to Kirkuk

Just minutes of a Kirkuk Provincial Council meeting were enough to put an end to the conflicts and disputes that had lasted for a year and eight months, a...

170 Kilometers Trip, Extra Expense: Shingal (Sinjar) Residents Pay Heavy Price to Complete Official Paperwork

170 Kilometers Trip, Extra Expense: Shingal (Sinjar) Residents Pay Heavy Price to Complete Official Paperwork

For many residents of Shingal district, completing an official government transaction means traveling 170 kilometers and spending more than 100,000 Iraqi...

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Woman Is Killed Every Five Days

Kurdistan Region of Iraq: A Woman Is Killed Every Five Days

In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), statistics indicate that, on average, a woman is killed every five days, raising serious alarm among women’s rights...

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