The Halabja Mayor, Nuxsha Nasih, has publicly criticized the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for failing to meet the demands for the reconstruction of Halabja city, which was subjected to a chemical attack by the ex-regime of Saddam Hussein 35 years ago. According to local sources, the KRG has been accused…
As per local sources, an earthquake has struck the province of Halabja in Iraq, and its effects were felt in other parts of the country. Based on reliable sources, the earthquake, measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale, occurred at 9:33 pm on Thursday, March 16, 2023, in the Kurdistan Region…
ISIS releases two Kurdish shepherds in the region between the borders of Kifri and Tuz Khurmato, in Iraq. The director of the Nigul district, Wahab Ahmed district, said, “ISIS members released two young shepherds in the Balkana in exchange for a ransom,” he said. “The kidnapped shepherds have returned to…
Iranian intelligence forces have arrested a Kurdish young activist Sohan Khosravi, in Sanandaj City of Kurdistan province against the chemical attacks on schoolgirls. Based on local sources, Sohan Khosravi, was arrested by Iranian intelligence forces based on the decision of Sanandaj Court. Hangaw Organization for Human Rights announced that, Sohan was one of the activists of recent protests in Iran and she was arrested in the gathering on charges of…
Iranian security forces have executed three young men in the city of Urmia in the West Azerbaijan Province in Iran Based on local sources, Iranian security forces executed three young mean in the city of Urmia in West Azerbaijan Province on Thursday. According to Hangaw, the identities of them have been revealed as, “Saleh Qasemi, Mansour Abdizadeh, and Jalal Sardari”. According to an informed source, the three prisoners are from…
A British mountaineer fell from the top of Mount Halgurd and rolled down around 700 meters over rocks, snow, and a rugged mountain, riling up emergency teams to run to his rescue. David Joy, 55, from the UK was trying to climb Mount Halgurd with a group of local and international hikers. “Under my supervision, we formed three rescue teams. They left for their mission at three different times. The…
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani arrived in Abu Dhabi to discuss strengthening boost bilateral relations. The visit came following an official invitation from the United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, according to a statement from Barzani’s office. “Discussions are expected to focus on bilateral relations of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region with the UAE, areas of mutual cooperation, the situation in Iraq, the latest developments in the wider region, and other issues of mutual interest,” read the…
As part of her visit to Iraq, Germany’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Annalena Baerbock, visited the Qadia camp for the displaced Yazidi, west of Duhok governorate, in Iraqi Kurdistan. Duhok’s governor, Ali Tatar, who accompanied the German minister, said, in a press conference, Baerbock met Yazidi women survivors and “listened to their psychological and economic suffering”. Tatar praised the German government for providing humanitarian assistance to the displaced and refugees in the camps of Duhok, pointing out that the German…
Based on local sources, Iranian security forces hanged a young man Saqqez in Kurdistan province. Hangaw Organization for Human Rights announced that, On Sunday morning, Iranian security forces executed “Kiyomars Zarghami” a Kurdish young man in Saqeez city. Base on the report, He was arrested on charge of killing his wife months ago in Saqqez city and on Sunday he was executed in Saqeez Central State Prison. BNN reported that in February 2023, Iranian security forced executed 13 people including…
Three masked men attacked staff at a business located at Treloggan Trade Park in Newquay, Cornwall, according to Devon and Cornwall Police. The incident happened at approximately 08:45 BST on Tuesday, and two people suffered head injuries while the other suffered an arm injury. The injured were taken to the hospital for treatment. The suspects, who were wearing masks, fled the scene in a black Volkswagen Golf. Police released a description of the suspects, and an investigation is currently ongoing.…
Iraq’s customs authority announced that it was banning the import of alcoholic beverages “”of all kinds”” from all entry points. The decision does not automatically come into force in the Kurdistan Region. “”The General Authority of Customs directed all regions and customs centers to prevent the entry of alcoholic beverages of all kinds,”” read the official statement. A controversial law banning the import, sale, and manufacture of alcoholic beverages was approved by the Iraqi parliament in 2016, but was only…
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani called on the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK) ministerial team to return to the Kurdistan Regional Government’s weekly meetings, adding that their concerns have been taken “very seriously” by authorities. Speaking at the second edition of Erbil Forum in the Region’s capital city of Erbil, Nechirvan Barzani said that tensions between the political parties in the Kurdistan Region have “tired” everyone adding that they need to focus on Kurdish issues in Iraq rather than “tiny…
Security sources have reported that a senior PKK official was killed by Turkish intelligence in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. Saad Ali Bedel, codenamed Ceko Pir, who was determined to have participated in actions against Turkish bases, was the “ringleader” of the activities against the Turkish intelligence agency in Sinjar city of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, according to the sources. Turkish forces took action after accusing Bedel was “planning a new action against the Turkish army’s Basika base area…
The two governments of Iran and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region have agreed on a new section that will facilitate the travel of Kurdistan Region citizens to the Islamic Republic of Iran. According to local sources, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has agreed with Iranian officials in Sulaimani province that “those whose passports have an expiration date of six to three months, can travel to Iran without problem”. According to Iraqi and Iranian laws, passports must have six months to expire…
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