Nearly 1,000 new coronavirus cases recorded in Kurdistan Region in single day: KRG health ministry
The energy ministers of the United Arab Emirates and Israel discussed possible cooperation and investment opportunities, including natural gas exports to Europe, in a video call on Wednesday (September 23), an Israeli statement said.
The University of Tehran’s Iranian Seismological Center said that a 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit Sulaimani governorate on Wednesday (September 23).
The federal Ministry of Justice said Wednesday (September 23) that it has decided to suspend implementation of legal decisions related to agricultural land in the disputed areas until the Council of Ministers can weigh in, due to the constitutional and political nature of the issue.
The European Union is unlikely to follow through on a threat to impose sanctions on Turkey after Ankara agreed to talks with Greece over maritime claims on Tuesday (September 22), senior EU diplomats and officials said.
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Politburo member Mahmood Muhammed said on Wednesday (September 23) that preparations for the party’s congress continue, despite a delay imposed by the coronavirus outbreak.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Wednesday (September 23) called for a comprehensive solution on Iran and disarming its affiliate Hezbollah in Lebanon, and expressed support for US efforts to start talks between Israel and the Palestinians during his first address to the United Nations General Assembly.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Education said on Wednesday (September 23) that 540 million Iraq dinars ($453,000) will be allocated to provide protective equipment at educational institutions in the Kurdistan Region during the new academic year.
By fax, courier or mail, US voters abroad are going to new lengths to ensure their ballots are counted, with the bitterest election in memory taking place amid a global pandemic, postal disruptions and the incumbent railing against mail-in votes.
The federal Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (September 23) that it recorded 5,055 new cases of coronavirus infection and 72 deaths in the country.
Duhok Police Directorate said on Wednesday (September 23) that its forces have arrested a suspect in the killing of a 21-year-old man in Shekhan.
The world is becoming less tolerant of migrants, according to a poll released on Wednesday (September 23) as Europe prepared to unveil a new asylum plan in the wake of a blaze at an overcrowded camp in Greece that left thousands without shelter.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Wednesday (September 23) that it has recorded 955 cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region over the past 24 hours.
Member of the Kurdistan Parliament’s Finance Committee Sarko Azad said on Wednesday (September 23) that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will continue to implement pay cuts for public sector workers, which have proved extremely unpopular since they were first implemented in July.
Iraqi doctor Tariq Al-Sheibani remembers little else beyond cowering on the ground as a dozen relatives of a patient, who had just died of COVID-19, beat him unconscious.
The Soran Asayish Directorate said on Wednesday (September 23) that the security forces seized ten kilograms of narcotics in Erbil governorate’s Bradost area.
Two people who had been in custody for the murder of a Turkish diplomat and two other people in Erbil last year were released on Tuesday (September 22) following an appeal of their convictions.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was up on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Wednesday (September 23).
Iraq’s Intelligence and Investigative Agency said on Wednesday (September 23) that two suspected Islamic State (ISIS) militants have been arrested in Baghdad’s Dora neighborhood.
As part of a temporary budget deal agreed last month, the federal government is expected to transfer 320 billion Iraqi dinars ($269 million) to the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) between September 24 and 27.
Egypt is committed to helping Libyans “rid their country of armed militias and terrorist organizations, and put an end to the blatant interference of some regional parties,” Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday (September 23).
Turkey’s lira hit a record low against the dollar in overseas trade on Wednesday (September 23) as investors weighed whether the central bank would hike rates at its meeting this week to stem the currency’s decline.
Crude oil prices were down on Wednesday (September 23), compared with the previous day.
In the Yemeni capital Sanaa, Mohammed al-Ghazaaly’s kidney dialysis machine often cuts out due to an escalating fuel shortage in the country’s north.
Iran’s president told the UN General Assembly on Tuesday (September 22) that the United States could impose “neither negotiations nor war” on the Islamic Republic amid heightened tension between the longtime foes over Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with major powers.
Iraq’s Minister of Finance Ali Allawi told an energy conference on Tuesday (September 22) that the Kurdistan Region may be a source of oil smuggling and overproduction, which has harmed the country’s ability to meet OPEC+ cut targets.
Jordan reported 634 new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday (September 22), its highest daily count since the start of the pandemic in March, and health officials warned the novel coronavirus was spreading fast across the country.
The Metro Center for Journalists’ Rights and Advocacy said on Tuesday (September 22) that Bahrooz Jaafar, who serves as the Head of Mediterranean Institute for Regional Studies, was arrested earlier in the day at Azmar Police Station in Sulaimani and will spend the next eight days in jail on the basis of a defamation lawsuit filed against him by Iraqi President Barham Salih.
Turkey and Greece are ready to resume exploratory talks over their contested maritime claims in the eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish presidency said, after a call between the leaders of Turkey, Germany and the European Union on Tuesday (September 22).
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Tuesday (September 22) that he is strongly opposed to Arabization and demographic changes in the disputed areas, especially in Kirkuk governorate, announcing that a KRG delegation will visit Baghdad to address the issue.
Yehia Rasoul, spokesperson for Iraq’s Commander-in-Chief, said on Tuesday (September 22) that the first phase of “Operation Lions of al-Jazeera” has been launched in western Nineveh governorate in an effort to clear the area of Islamic State (ISIS) militants.
The federal Ministry of Health said on Tuesday (September 22) that it recorded 4,724 new cases of coronavirus infection and 57 deaths in the country.
An arms depot of the Iran-backed Shia Muslim group Hezbollah exploded in southern Lebanon on Tuesday (September 22), a security source said, injuring several people and sending a new shockwave across a nation grappling with its deepest crisis in three decades.
Owners of event halls in Duhok protested in front of the governorate’s provincial council building on Tuesday (September 21), demanding that they be able to reopen their spaces and host weddings and other ceremonies and celebrations.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Tuesday (September 22) that it has recorded 636 cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region over the past 24 hours.
Turkish warplanes bombed the Nirwa, Rekan, and Bare Gara areas of Amedi district on Tuesday morning (September 22).
Palestine has quit its current chairmanship of Arab League meetings, the Palestinian foreign minister said on Tuesday (September 22), condemning as dishonourable any Arab agreement to establish formal ties with Israel.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is assessing a request from Iraq to become a member of the multilateral financial institution, the bank’s acting president said on Monday (September 21).
Officials in Sulaimani and Halabja governorates said on Tuesday (September 22) that six people were injured in two separate traffic accidents.
A former Kurdish parliamentarian jailed in Turkey on terrorism charges has been handed an additional prison term for insulting President Tayyip Erdogan, two of her lawyers said.
Kurdish teachers in Kirkuk protested in front of governorate’s education directorate on Tuesday (September 22), demanding to receive their salaries from the federal government rather than the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
Iraq’s Security Media Cell said on Tuesday (September 22) that three projectiles fell on Baghdad’s Green Zone overnight without causing any casualties or damage.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was up on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Tuesday (September 22).
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met with US Special Representative for Syria Engagement Ambassador James Jeffrey on Tuesday (September 22) to discuss the state of intra-Kurdish talks in Syria and ongoing efforts to counter Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Iraq.
The death toll from the spread of the coronavirus in the United States was approaching over 200,000 on Monday (September 21), by the far the highest number of any nation.
Head of the Kurdistan Islamic Union’s (KIU) grouping on the Duhok Provincial Council Sabah Bapiri said on Monday (September 21) that his party was dissolving its agreement with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) to share governing power in the governorate.
Crude oil prices were down on Tuesday (September 22), compared with the previous day.
The United States on Monday (September 21) slapped new sanctions on Iran’s defense ministry and others involved in its nuclear and weapons program to support the US assertion that all UN sanctions against Tehran are now restored, which key European allies as well as Russia and China reject.
New Generation lawmaker in the Kurdistan Parliament Kawa Abdulqadir said on Monday (September 21) that twenty-two opposition members of parliament have signed a letter calling for Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani to appear before the legislature to answer questions about public sector pay cuts.
Special Representative for Syria Engagement Ambassador James Jeffrey met with officials from the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northeast Syria on Sunday (September 20) in an effort to encourage talks between the two main Kurdish factions in the area.
Iraq’s Intelligence and Investigative Agency said on Monday (September 21) that eight Islamic State (ISIS) militants were arrested in separate areas in Saladin governorate and two others in Sulaimani governorate.
Iranian wrestler Navid Afkari was executed earlier this month for murder, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday, rejecting assertions by rights activists that the death sentence arose from his involvement in street protests.
Russia and Turkey have suspended joint patrols of the M4 highway in Syria for security reasons and will resume them once the situation there calms down, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in comments published on Monday (September 21).
The federal Agriculture Ministry said on Monday (September 21) that it has banned the importation of twenty-one plant and animal products in order to support local farmers.
The Trump administration is set to announce on Monday (September 210 new sanctions on people and entities involved in Iran’s nuclear, missile and conventional arms programs, to support its assertion that all UN sanctions against Tehran are now resumed, a move key allies such as the Europeans dispute.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister of State Khalid Shwani claimed on Monday (September 21) that Iraq’s federal government has not yet sent the monthly transfer of 320 billion Iraqi dinars ($267 million) that it promised to under an agreement reached last month.
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Monday (September 21) welcomed investment in the Kurdistan Region from Spanish companies and businesses.
Three activist groups released a joint statement on Monday (September 21) warning that they will resume protests later this month if the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) fails to ensure teachers and public servants are paid in full and on time.
The federal Ministry of Health said on Monday (September 21) that it recorded 3,821 new cases of coronavirus infection and 70 deaths in the country.
President Michel Aoun warned on Monday (September 21) Lebanon was going “to hell” if a new government could not be formed but agreeing one might take a miracle after positions had hardened between rival factions.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health said on Monday (September 21) that it has recorded 730 cases of coronavirus infection in the Kurdistan Region over the past 24 hours.
