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KRI President set for Iran visit with a focus on security and elections

May 4

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani is set to travel to Iran on Sunday as part of an official visit organized by the

May 4

KRG DPM to US Senate Delegation: We reject any effort to delay the elections

May 4

US Senate delegation, KRI resident to discuss strengthening US relations

May 4

IHEC advancing preparations for Kurdistan Region elections

May 3

Flood in Qaradagh claims lives of four mountain climbers, leader apprehended

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In Kurdistan, police officer dies in chlorine leak incident

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Amnesty International: Authorities in Kurdistan region “must immediately end their assault on press freedom”

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KRG Mine agency meets with US officials to address challenges

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Labour Day: Worker fatalities on the rise in the KRI

Around Kurdistan

April 30

Some Kurdish factions in Iraqi parliament reject postponement “efforts” of KRI elections

April 30

Khor Mor to resume production

April 26

KRG condemns terrorist attack on Khor Mor gas field, calls for immediate action

April 26

Iran’s Kermanshah bans women from serving as secretaries in government offices

April 25

Multiple injured as police clash with wanted individuals in Sulaymaniyah

April 25

International observers accuse Turkish authorities of election interference in North Kurdistan

April 25

Shooting incident leaves one injured in Sûra, Diyarbakır

April 24

KRI President to visit Baghdad for diplomatic talks

April 23

KRG DPM asks Erdogan to review flight ban for Iraq’s Sulaimaniyah Airport

April 23

Pharmacy owner arrested on charges of raping eight-year-old in Raparin Administration

April 22

Kurdish Journalism Day celebrated with emphasis on press freedom, ethical responsibility

April 22

Iran hands five-year sentence term to Kurdish rapper

April 21

Kurdish language teacher sentenced to 11 years in prison for “disrupting public security”

April 19

Man fatally falls from mountain in Sharbazher

April 19

PUK official targeted in car explosion in Sulaymaniyah’s Sarchinar

April 19

US-Iraq committee formed to resolve banking issues

April 19

Car explodes in Sulaymaniyah’s Sarchinar

April 19

Civilian killed in air strike in Erbil governorate

April 18

Dutch parliament links customs union modernization with human rights in Turkey

April 18

Italian Ambassador expresses confidence in resolution of Kurdistan region election