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Kurdish prisoner executed by Iran in defiance of outcry – watchdog
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Amnesty International said on Monday Iran had executed a Kurdish man charged with membership with…
KRG announces New Year holiday
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on Tuesday announced an eight-day holiday for the New Year.…
KRG to repatriate bodies of 16 migrants dead in Channel tragedy
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will repatriate bodies of 16 migrants who drowned last month…
ISIS militants open fire at two Kurdish shepherds in Garmian
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A group of Islamic State (ISIS) militants opened fire at two Kurdish shepherds in Zinana…
KRG minister calls on Baghdad to compensate people affected by Erbil floods
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) minister on Monday called on the federal government to compensate…
Erbil governor says damages caused by floods estimated at 21 billion IQD
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Erbil governor Omed Khoshnaw said on Sunday damages caused by the flash floods are estimated…
Seven detained at Sulaimani airport for using ‘fake Schengen visas’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Sulaimani International Airport said on Monday its police had detained seven people who wanted to…
PUK, KDP politburos meet in Sulaimani
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Officials from the politburos of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic…
Iran executes Kurdish political prisoner – organization
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iran executed a Kurdish political prisoner in Sanandaj on Sunday, a rights watchdog said. Hengaw…
Kurdish forces arrest ISIS group planned ‘terrorist acts’ in Erbil – KRSC
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish counter-terrorism forces arrested a group of Islamic State (ISIS) suspects who were involved in…
Bafel Jalal Talabani provides aid for people affected by floods in Erbil
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Bafel Jalal Talabani provided aid for people affected by flash floods in Erbil on Friday.…
KRG forms committee to investigate repetition of floods in Erbil
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) formed a committee to investigate the repetition of floods in…