News 2019-09-27 New oil exploration blocks discovered in Ninewa US pledges new assistance for IS genocide victims in northern Iraq The US government has allocated financial aid to support ethnic and religious minorities in northern Iraq which were displaced in the wake of the Islamic... Only in August 863 IDPs have returned home while 933 others displaced once again Across camps and areas hosting IDPs and refugees in the Kurdistan region, a total of 863 displaced persons have returned home throughout August 2019; meanwhile,... Shingal faces acute medical staff shortages Despite that 4 years have passed since it was retaken from the Islamic State (IS) group, Shingal (Sinjar), a district predominantly-inhabited by the Ezidi... Kirkuk: Mother of newborn baby abandoned in hospital toilet found dead Police in Kirkuk said a teenager who was murdered by her relatives on Wednesday was the mother of the newborn baby abandoned in a toilet in Kirkuk General... Mosul University prepares to receive over 10,000 students amid struggle to recover from IS-era legacy The University of Mosul has announced plans to receive over 10,000 students for the new academic year while trying to recover from the trauma and the... Shingal: Grr Ozer returnees left in limbo The few number of displaced families who chose to return to their homes in Grr Ozer (Qahtaniya), a sub-district of Ninewa’s predominantly Ezidi town of... Kirkuk: Arrest warrant issued against PUK official on terrorism charges A Kirkuk court has issued an arrest warrant against Ghafoor Saleh Sameen, deputy head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)’s Organizational Center in... In participation of the Peshmarga Iraqi Joint Operations Command to be restructured Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi has ordered the restructuring of the Joint Operations Command to include the Kurdish Peshmarga forces. According to a decree... Main road linking Kakayi villages to Ninewa’s Hamdaniya district reopened After nearly two years of closure due to political and military disputes, a main road connecting Kakayi populated villages in the Ninewa Plains to... Kirkuk women seek foothold in security establishments Women in Kirkuk have launched a campaign to demand a role within the security services of the multi-ethnic province. The campaign which is being organized... Body of 18-year-old Ezidi girl found hanging in her house An 18-year-old Ezidi girl committed suicide by hanging herself in her home in Shingal, a district west of northern Iraq’s Ninewa province predominantly... Re-opening of Kirkuk’s historic Qaysariya bazaar delayed for another two months The reopening of Kirkuk’s ottoman-era Qaysariya bazaar has been delayed for two more months, and shop keepers demand to be exempted from paying rents for... ‹ 1 2 ... 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 ... 117 118 ›