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Fire burns down three tents at displacement camp in Duhok
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — At least three tents were burned down after a fire broke out at a displacement…
Peshmerga continue to clear areas in Garmian of ISIS militants
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga forces continue to carry out operation to clear areas in Garmian…
Erbil court sentences two activists to two years in jail: lawyer
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A court in Erbil on Sunday sentenced two activists detained in Duhok in 2020 to…
Teachers, employees in parts of Kurdistan go on strike due to salary delays
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Teachers and employees in parts of the Kurdistan Region have gone on a strike due…
Kurds commemorate 31st anniversary of 1991 uprising
SULAIMANI (ESTA) – The Kurdistan Region officials congratulate the people and encourage unity on the 31st anniversary of…
Peshmerga clear villages in Garmian of ISIS militants – ministry
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region’s Peshmerga forces have cleared two villages in the Garmian administration of Islamic State…
ISO to recognize Kurdistan Region flag emoji – KRG Deputy PM
SULAIMANI (ESTA) – The International Standard Organization (ISO) has officially recognized the Kurdistan Region in first step to…
Kurdish lawmakers issue appeal against overdue salaries
SULAIMANI (ESTA) – A number of lawmakers from the Kurdistan Parliament issued a fresh appeal against overdue salaries…
KRG Finance Minister says not aware how oil revenues spent
SULAIMANI (ESTA) – The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Minister of Finance Awat Sheikh Janab said “he is not…
Oil companies receive 43% of KRG’s oil revenue – PM
SULAIMANI (ESTA) – Nearly half of the revenue generated from oil exports in the Kurdistan Region will go…
Amnesty calls on Iran to halt execution of seven Kurdish men
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Amnesty International called on the Iranian authorities to “immediately” halt plans to execute several Kurdish…
Lawmakers start petition to summon ministers of finance, natural resources
SULAIMANI (ESTA) – A number of Kurdish lawmakers started a petition on Wednesday to summon ministers of finance…