UK denies reports that British diplomat arrested for 'espionage'
The US dollar to Iraqi dinar exchange rates was down in the Kurdistan Region’s markets on Thursday (July 7).
The UK Foreign Office has denied reports that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has detained several foreign nationals including the UK's former deputy ambassador in Tehran, Giles Whitaker, on charges of 'espionage', Sky News said on Wednesday (July 7).
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) said on Wednesday (July 6) the KRG will not give up its constitutional rights or submit to pressure or threats from the federal government that would violate the rights of the people of the Kurdistan Region.
Crude oil prices were down on Thursday (July 7) compared to the previous day.
An Iraqi Kurdish man met with his family in Medina, Saudi Arabia, after traveling on foot from the UK for almost a year to reach Mecca for the Hajj.
Iraq’s Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (July 6) that it recorded 4,819 coronavirus infections and two deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
The Autonomous Region of North and East Syria (Rojava) declared a state of emergency on Wednesday (July 6) in response to the threat of a military offensive from Turkey.
Turkish airstrikes hit Gurava and Birezhgi villages in Akre district causing the villagers’ fields to catch fire on Wednesday (July 6).
US Senator Lindsey Graham discussed political, economic and security cooperation with Iraqi and Kurdish officials during a visit to Baghdad and Erbil on July 4 and 5.
Nadhim Nahawi, an Iraqi Kurd from Baghdad, has been appointed to the role of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who will be responsible for running the UK's finances.
The US dollar to Iraqi dinar exchange rates was down in the Kurdistan Region’s markets on Wednesday (July 6).
Crude oil prices were down on Wednesday (July 6) compared to the previous day.
A number of farmers protested in Sulaimani’s fruit and vegetable bazaar on Tuesday (July 5), over the high taxes taken from them.
France’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said 35 children and 16 mothers have been repatriated from refugee camps in Syria, Le Monde reported on Tuesday (July 5).
No one was hurt in a Turkish drone attack on Shahid Rostam Judi refugee camp in Makhmour, Erbil province, on Tuesday (July 5), NRT reporter Murad Surchi said.
The leaving US consul-general, Robert Palladino, has reiterated the US support for the democratic process in the Kurdistan Region in a farewell message posted on Facebook on Tuesday (July 5).
One person was stabbed to death and two others injured in Kirkuk city on Monday (July 4), a source from Kirkuk police told NRT.
The US dollar to Iraqi dinar exchange rates was down in the Kurdistan Region’s markets on Tuesday (July 5).
Crude oil prices were up on Tuesday (July 5) compared to the previous day.
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil said on Monday (July 4) three US oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region said they will abide by the Federal Supreme Court’s verdict and close their contracts with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
A court in al-Karkh, Baghdad, issued a decision on Monday (July 4) on four oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region, a source who attended the proceedings said.
A woman from Sardasht, Iran, who was working as a model in Erbil, was allegedly killed by her husband, Hengaw Organization for Human Rights said on Monday (June 4).
Erbil Mayor Nabaz Adulhamid said on Monday (June 4) the Ministry of Peshmerga and Ministry of Interior are working on having the Peshmerga and security forces members leave their weapons after they finish their shifts.
The Director of Erbil International Airport said on Monday (July 4) the airport had prevented the landing of an Iranian plane that was not prepared to provide information on its passengers.
The US State Department has reiterated its support for the Kurdistan Region as part of a "prosperous, democratic, and unified Iraq" in a conversation with the region's president.
Hundreds of people have been hospitalized in Iraq due to a heavy dust storm that engulfed the country yesterday (July 3), the Iraqi Ministry of Health said today.
One member of the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) was killed, and four others were injured in an Islamic State (IS) attack in the eastern Diyala province (June 3), according to the al-Arabia News website.
The US dollar to Iraqi dinar exchange rates was down in the Kurdistan Region’s markets on Sunday (July 4).
Crude oil prices were stable on Monday (July 4) compared to the previous day.
The Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Ammar Hamad Khalaf said on Sunday (July 3) there has been no attempt to decrease the US dollar to Iraqi dinar exchange rate and that the bank’s reserves have increased by a great deal.
