Judicial Council reverses decision on head of Erbil appeals court
Crude oil prices were mixed on Wednesday (May 25) compared to the previous day.
A decision from the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Judicial Council to end Judge Ibrahim Ismail’s term as the head of the Erbil Court of Appeals has been revoked.
Colonel Bakhtiar Hama-Salih, the Deputy Commander of the 5th Brigade of Peshmerga Forces, said on Tuesday (May 24) that Iraqi forces do not leave their headquarters at night at the front lines against the Islamic State (ISIS) group.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) representatives in the United Kingdom have said there is no agreement between the KRG and the UK on deporting Kurds from Iraq back to the Kurdistan Region.
A man suspected of killing his wife in Bardarash district was arrested on Tuesday (May 24), said Hemin Slemani, the spokesperson of Duhok police.
A 10-year-old child caused a nearly two-hour delay to a Najaf Airport flight on Tuesday (May 24).
A fresh wave of dust storm halted flights at the Kurdistan Region's two airports, Sulaimani and Erbil International Airports, on Tuesday (May 24).
The US dollar to Iraqi dinar exchange rates was stable in the Kurdistan Region’s markets on Tuesday (May 24).
Iraqi security forces shot down a drone near the Martyr Muhammad Ala Air Base inside Baghdad International Airport on Tuesday (May 24).
Crude oil prices were down on Tuesday (May 24) compared to the previous day.
The United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq – UNAMI announced on Monday (May 23) the organization has invited representatives of the Kurdistan Region’s political parties to a closed meeting to be held on Thursday ahead of elections in October.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey plans to launch a new military operation in Syria in order to continue the establishment of a 30 km safe zone on the border, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Monday (May 23).
One person was killed and six others injured in an Islamic State (ISIS) attack on the village of Eslah in Diyala’s Jalawla sub-district on Monday (May 23), said Falah Muhammad, an officer at the district police station.
Five people were killed in an Islamic State (ISIS) attack on a security checkpoint manned by the 16th Brigade of the Popular Mobilization Forces (Hashd al-Shaabi) in Basheer village, Kirkuk governorate, on Monday (May 23).
The Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) re-elected Hasan Turan as head of the movement during its second annual congress in Kirkuk on Monday (May 23), Anadolu Agency (AA) said.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Monday (May 23) that it recorded 118 coronavirus infections and zero death in the country over the past 24 hours.
Saad Barzinji, the director of Bardarash police, said a woman was killed in the district on Monday (May 23).
Saman Nadir, the director of Sulaimani Emergency Center, informed NRT a retiree died suddenly at Bakhtyari Bank on Monday (May 23) morning, where he had gone to collect his pension.
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Finance said on Monday (May 23) that it is forming a committee to investigate local revenue issues in the Sulaimani and Halabja governorates.
A member of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) delegation told NRT on Sunday (May 22) that the Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani's meeting with KIU leader Salaahadin Bahaadin was "just routine, and nothing serious was discussed".
Newly appointed head of the Erbil Court of Appeal has been reportedly threatened and blocked from taking on his new role amid tensions between rival factions within the ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP).
The US dollar to Iraqi dinar exchange rates was stable in the Kurdistan Region’s markets on Monday (May 23).
A fresh wave of sandstorms stroke Iraq, including the Kurdistan Region, on Monday (May 23) and is expected to last until Tuesday (May 24).
Crude oil prices were up on Monday (May 23) compared to the previous day.
The President of the Erbil District Court of Appeals insisted on Sunday (May 22) a decision to remove him from his post was illegal, adding he would provide the necessary explanation for his move in the near future.
The trial of two foreign tourists charged with attempting to smuggle antiquities out of Iraq has been postponed at the request of the defendants’ lawyers, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Sunday (May 22).
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi issued an announcement on Sunday (May 22) that Monday will be a day off for employees at all directorates except for the health ministry and local security forces due to the weather conditions brought on by the dust storm in the country.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said one of its officers was assassinated in Tehran on Sunday (May 22), according to Tasnim News.
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, said on Sunday (May 22) the delay in unifying Peshmerga forces has led the public to expect the division of the Region.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Sunday (May 22) that it recorded 77 coronavirus infections and zero death in the country over the past 24 hours.
