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Drought gives rebirth to village in Kurdistan Region
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The ruins of a village in Duhok province abandoned 36 years ago and submerged under…
Iraq’s Babylon arts festival back after almost 20 years
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Showcasing traditional dance, music and arts, Iraq’s Babylon International Festival has attracted thousands of fans…
Archaeologists in Iraq find 2,700-year-old wine press, carvings
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Archaeologists in Iraq revealed their discovery of a large-scale wine factory from the rule of…
Diver finds crusader sword off Israel’s coast
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A sword believed to have belonged to a crusader who sailed to the Holy Land…
Journalists Maria Ressa, Dmitry Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Two journalists whose work has angered the authorities in Russia and the Philippines were awarded…
Trio win physics Nobel for work deciphering chaotic climate
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Japanese-born American Syukuro Manabe, German Klaus Hasselmann and Italian Giorgio Parisi won the 2021 Nobel…
Yazidi women enslaved by ISIS say they didn’t agree to be in ‘Sabaya’ film
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Yazidi women who were shown in “Sabaya” film about enslaved Yazidis by Islamic State (ISIS)…
Kurdish-Czech concert held in Sulaimani
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Czech Consulate General in Erbil hosted a Kurdish-Czech concert in Sulaimani city on Friday…
U.S. to return 3,500-year-old ‘Gilgamesh’ tablet to Iraq this week
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The United States will formally return an illegal imported 3,500-year-old tablet recounting the epic of…
Fifth Sulaimani international film festival postponed to November
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The fifth Sulaimani international film festival was postponed to next month due to the upcoming…
Vim Foundation announces ‘biggest’ startup initiative program in Middle East
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Vim Foundation on Sunday announced the “biggest Startup Initiative program” in the Middle East to…
Kurdish woman works to acquaint Kurds with nude art
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A Kurdish woman living in London works to acquaint the Kurdish society with nude art…