2020-12-01 Press freedom shrinks in Iraqi Kurdistan Region Protests continue in Kirkuk Numerous protests were staged in Kirkuk in the past two months for a range of demands, among them: basic services like electricity and waste collection; job... Broken Ezidi heart: Mother Shamé experiences ISIS horrors While praying and wailing, she often raises her hands and looks upwards asking “God, what have we done to deserve this?” while looking at pictures of... Lack of government effort in rebuilding Ezidi places of worship Funding for the reconstruction of the destroyed Ezidi places of worship and shrines in Nineveh province is limited to donations from people and NGOs, as... Food prices in Kirkuk skyrocket Prices of consumer goods across Iraq have risen sharply in the past few days after news the Iraqi Dinar plunged when news about the government’s plans to... Mosul bridges reconstructed at lumbering pace The bridges in Mosul over the Tigris river were the most damaged infrastructure during the ISIS war. Although three years has passed since the government... Ezidis celebrate Ezi holy day Ezidis, thousands of whom still in displacement for six consecutive years, celebrated the Ezi feast today. Traditional dishes and delicacies were consumed... PUK co-leader: courts must punish killers of protesters The families of the two young men who were killed in Kifri request the co-leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Lahur Talabani, to hand over the... Volunteer group provides Corona patients with oxygen Ali al-Izzi came up with an idea to form a volunteering group to get oxygen to COVID-19 patients after donating some oxygen cylinders that his family had in... Former mayor of Khanaqin sentenced to two years in prison Muhammad Hasan, the former mayor of Khanaqin has been sentenced to two years prison on charges of misuse of power during his tenure. Hasan called the... Discrimination in electricity service for Shingal: local officials Residents in Shingal get only one hour of electricity per day, and on some days no feed at all. Most of them can’t afford paying for feed from... Oil well in Kirkuk still burns One of two oil wells in Kirkuk that were blown up by IEDs last week is still engulfed in fire, which cost the government nearly $80,000 per day. Oil wells... Interior minister offers Ezidkhan Asaiysh becoming part of federal forces The Iraqi Minister of the Interior, Othman al-Ghanimi, has suggested that the Ezidkhan Asaiysh to become part of the armed forces under the command of the... ‹ 1 2 ... 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 ... 201 202 ›