Iraq bans media from using term ‘homosexuality’, says they must use ‘sexual deviance’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s official media regulator on Tuesday ordered all media and social media companies operating in the…
PUK President congratulates Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party on founding anniversary
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani on Tuesday congratulated the leader of the…
Iraq’s Defense Minister to visit U.S., says spokesman
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq’s Defense Minister is scheduled to make a visit to the United States to hold…
Two notable Kurdish Islamic parties form coalition for provincial elections
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) and the Kurdistan Justice Group (KJG) on Monday announced the…
Oil prices steady as China import decline offsets supply concerns
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday after China reported a sharp monthly drop in imports…
Blast injures 10 near grain silos at Turkish port
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — At least 10 people were injured on Monday when an explosion rocked grain silos near…
Asayish apprehends arms trafficking gang in Sulaimani
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish security forces known as (Asayish) on Monday said they had arrested an arms trafficking…
Land dispute in Sulaimani’s Bazian kills one
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — One was killed following an armed clash between two families in Bazian west of Sulaimani…
Two casualties reported last night due to Turkish airstrike
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Late Sunday night Turkey’s warplanes bombed targets in Duhok’s Chamanke district, Kurdistan Region. The attack…
Four Syrian soldiers killed in Israeli attack on Damascus
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Four Syrian soldiers were killed and another four wounded in an Israeli missile attack near the…
Iraq seeks Interpol alerts for former officials over $2.5 billion graft
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraq plans to ask Interpol to issue international alerts seeking the arrest of former senior officials…
Kurdish, Iraqi authorities announce arrest of high-profile drug dealers
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan authorities on Sunday announced the arrest of several high-profile drug dealers in collaboration…