500 new coronavirus cases recorded in Kurdistan Region: ministry
Turkey’s protest against German soldiers boarding a Turkish vessel on behalf of an EU military mission in the Mediterranean is unjustified, Germany’s defense minister said on Tuesday (November 24).
At least two people were killed and nineteen others were wounded on Tuesday (November 24) in a car bomb blast near the entrance to the industrial zone in the Turkish-occupied city of Afrin in Syrian Aleppo governorate.
Thousands of Iraqi internally displaced persons (IDPs) with perceived ties to Islamic State (ISIS) are at heightened risk as Iraqi authorities move ahead with the closure of camps despite the range of obstacles to their safe, dignified and sustainable return, Amnesty International reported on Tuesday (November 24).
The Iraqi federal Ministry of Health and Environment said on Tuesday (November 24) it had recorded 2,292 new cases of coronavirus infections and 35 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday (November 24) it had recorded 500 new cases of the novel coronavirus infections in the Region over the past 24 hours.
New Generation Movement President Shaswar Abdulwahid said on Tuesday (November 24) that the authorities issued two warrants for his arrest.
Iran expects foreign companies to return to the country if US sanctions are lifted under President-elect Joe Biden and some firms have made initial contacts already, Iranian government spokesman Ali Rabiei said on Tuesday (November 24).
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was up on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Tuesday (November 24).
Twenty-one lawmakers of the Kurdistan Parliament signed a petition on Tuesday (November 24) calling on the parliament’s presidency to add sections to the agenda of Wednesday’s session for discussions on salary delays and the visit of Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) negotiating delegation to Baghdad on outstanding issues.
Peshmerga members of Brigade 9 in the Raparin administration protested on Tuesday (November 24) against the decision of their transfer to Brigade 16 and they blocked Sulaimani-Ranya main road near Hizob village.
Kurdish language teacher and cultural activist Anisa JafariMehr was detained for the second time by the Iranian security forces in Islamabad-E-Gharb district in Kermanshah province and was transferred to an unknown location.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Monday (November 23) met with the KRG High Level Committee on Baghdad Relations and discussed negotiations with the federal government on the outstanding issues.
Crude oil prices were up on Tuesday (November 24) compared with the previous day.
The United States recorded its biggest weekly rise in COVID-19 deaths since August, increasing 32% from the previous week to average about 1,500 people per day, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county reports.
US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday (November 23) named the key members of his foreign policy team, tapping trusted aide Antony Blinken to head the State Department and take the lead in rebuilding Washington’s relationships in Europe and the rest of the world.
Summit Foundation for Refugees and Displaced Affairs said on Monday (November 23) that ten Kurdish migrants were beaten by security forces in a jail and their belongings were confiscated in Croatia after they were detained in a border area on route to Germany.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Health Minister Saman Barzinji said on Monday (November 23) that the spread of coronavirus-related cases are decreasing in the Kurdistan Region, while the pandemic is on rise in the world.
Turkey and Russia are at odds over Ankara’s wish to set up an independent military observation post on Azeri territory, a Turkish source said, after the two agreed this month to monitor a ceasefire in the Nagorno-Karabakh region.
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said on Monday (November 23) that his government is working to diversify economy through the privatization of parts of agriculture and electricity sectors.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister on Monday (November 23) denied reports that a meeting took place between Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Israeli officials on Sunday.
The Iraqi federal Ministry of Health and Environment said on Monday (November 23) it had recorded 2,136 new cases of coronavirus infections and 38 deaths in the country over the past 2438 hours.
Iraqi Counterterrorism Service (ICTS) said on Monday (November 23) that an Islamic State leader, in cooperation with the security, was arrested in a raid in Sulaimani governorate.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Monday (November 23) it had recorded 488 new cases of the novel coronavirus infections in the Region over the past 24 hours.
The Kurdistan Parliament Presidency said on Monday (November 23) that a parliamentary session will be held on Wednesday to discuss the phenomenon of youth migration to abroad from the Kurdistan Region.
Turkey summoned the envoys to Ankara of the European Union, Italy and Germany on Monday to protest over a German attempt to search a Turkish cargo ship for a suspected arms shipment to Libya, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday (November 23).
AstraZeneca said on Monday (November 23) its vaccine for the novel coronavirus could be around 90% effective without any serious side effects, the latest drugmaker to unveil positive interim data in a scientific race to curb a global pandemic.
General Director of Erbil Social Welfare and Development Yousif Chawshin said that the distribution of 100,000 Iraqi dinars ($84) to 49 low-income families in the governorate started on Monday (November 23), as the third assistance of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for families in need.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Electricity said on Monday (November 23) that consumption of electricity has increased from 3,200 megawatts to 4,200 megawatts in the Kurdistan Region which lead to reduction in electricity hours.
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Monday (November 23) said it fired a missile at a distribution station operated by the Saudi Aramco oil company in Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea city of Jeddah and struck it.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday (November 22) that his country has been in Iraq for two things, to defeat Islamic State (ISIS) and buttressing the Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s government.
Crude oil prices were up on Monday (November 23) compared with the previous day.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in an apparent message to US President-elect Joe Biden, said on Sunday (November 22) there should be no return to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal abandoned by President Donald Trump.
Police in the Garmian administration said on Sunday (November 22) that police forces arrested four suspects on charges of murdering a woman in Kalar district’s Sharawani neighborhood.
Head of Sulaimani Police Directorate Aso Taha said on Sunday (November 22) that police forces arrested suspects who were involved in a raid on a restaurant in the city’s Aqari neighborhood.
Syria named veteran diplomat Faisal Mekdad as foreign minister on Sunday (November 22) to replace Walid Moalem, who died last week, state media reported.
Days after being informed that she lost a court case in which she claimed self-defense following an alleged sexual assault, Spokesperson for Duhok Police Directorate Hemin Sleman said on Sunday (November 22) that Solina Eve has turned herself in at a police station in the governorate.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday (November 22) dismissed calls from a close ally for the release of a leading Kurdish opposition politician and a philanthropist from jail.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday (November 22) that his country, an official candidate for European Union membership, sees itself as an inseparable part of Europe but will not give in to attacks and double standards.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Sunday (November 22) it had recorded 495 new cases of the novel coronavirus infections in the Region over the past 24 hours.
The Iraqi federal Ministry of Health and Environment said on Sunday (November 22) it had recorded 1,766 new cases of coronavirus infections and 33 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
Iran on Sunday (November 22) vowed to defeat any Israeli attempt to harm its role in Syria, saying the era of “hit and run” attacks by Israel there was over, days after Israel carried out air strikes on Syrian army and Iranian paramilitary targets in the country.
Turkish Warplanes bombed the suspected Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Batifa sub-district in Duhok’s Zakho district, which caused electricity disruptions in Upper Banka and Lower Banka villages.
The US dollars to the Iraqi dinar (IQD) exchange rates was up on the Kurdistan Region’s currency markets on Sunday (November 22).
US Central Command (CENTCOM) deployed B-52 bombers to Middle East on Saturday (November 21), three days after the Trump Administration announced troop drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Leaders of the 20 biggest economies on Saturday (November 21) vowed to ensure a fair distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, drugs and tests around the world and do what was needed to support poorer countries struggling to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.
A spokesperson for Iraq’s Joint Operations Command Tahseen al-Khafaji said on Saturday (November 21) that the federal police forces recently deployed in Sinjar district are tasked with monitoring the security and implementing the recent agreement between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Iraqi Government regarding normalizing the situation in the district.
Crude oil prices were stable on Sunday (November 22) compared with the previous day.
Australia’s top military official said on Sunday the country’s defence force must ‘own’ a recent report on soldiers committing crimes in Afghanistan and pledged changes to ensure that atrocities do not happen again.
Iraq’s Security Media Cell said on Saturday (November 21) that three people were killed and five others were wounded in an attack and ambush launched by Islamic State (ISIS) militants in Saladin’s al-Baiji district.
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman said in his opening remarks to G20 leaders on Saturday (November 21) that they must work towards affordable and equitable access to vaccines and other tools to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
Member of the Council of Representatives’ Finance Committee Jamal Kochar said on Saturday (November 21) that only ten percent of the customs incomes is returned to the Iraqi Government, claiming there are nine patterns of corruption at the border crossings.
Iraq’s Intelligence and Investigative Agency said on Saturday (November 21) that it had apprehended an Islamic State (ISIS) senior leader in Baghdad’s Dora neighborhood.
Iran introduced tougher restrictions on Saturday (November 21) to stem a third wave of coronavirus infections, including closing non-essential businesses and travel curbs, but state media reported widespread flouting of the rules.
A cache of weapons and ammunitions were confiscated at a border area near a neighboring country, Iraq’s Interior Ministry said in a statement on Saturday (November 21) without naming the neighboring country.
The Iraqi federal Ministry of Health and Environment said on Saturday (November 21) it had recorded 1,786 new cases of coronavirus infections and 42 deaths in the country over the past 24 hours.
The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Ministry of Health announced on Saturday (November 21) it had recorded 361 new cases of the novel coronavirus infections in the Region over the past 24 hours.
The Dutch government said on Friday (November 20) that 100 to 150 service members will be sent to Erbil to secure the Erbil International Airport in the Kurdistan Region’s capital, Erbil, in the context of the US-led Coalition’s advisory role.
Head of the Duhok Investment General Directorate Kurdo Ehsan said on that a number of projects in health, housing, agriculture and industry sectors has started with the allocation of $400 million in Duhok governorate.
Turkey said it was extending the seismic survey work of its Oruc Reis ship in a disputed area of the eastern Mediterranean until Nov. 29, in a move that could add to tensions in the region.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo extended a sanctions waiver to Iraq to import gas and electricity from Iran for 45 more days, an anonymous spokesperson for the US State Department said on Friday (November 20).
