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Erbil chows down during food festival
People in the Kurdistan Region's capital of Iraq are gathering at the Food Festival Week in Sami Abdulrahman Park More than 100 types of food are being served, including Kurdish, American, Europe...
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Journalism watchdog calls for investigations to be reopened in Kurdistan
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — A local media watchdog urged Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to repeat investigations “in depth” on previously reported violations against journalists on the anniversa...
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Good try! Kurdistan and Iraq rugby teams meet for first time
The Kurdistan and Iraqi rugby teams battled it out in Erbil's Franso Hariri football stadium on Saturday, with the home side taking the victory, 22-5. The Kurdish teams dressed in red and black whi...
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Football brings Arabs and Kurds together in spirit of coexistence
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Love of the “beautiful game” brings together peoples and cultures the world over – so why not Iraq’s Arabs and Kurds? Players who took part in Saturday’s friendly at Erbil...
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First Kurdistan Health Summit kicks off on Saturday
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Erbil will hold the first Kurdistan Health Summit from Saturday to Monday with keynote speakers and expert panels focusing on a range of health issues: including health se...
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Phase I construction fully underway for Erbil’s 150 Meter Road
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Practical work commenced for Erbil’s largest ring road, “150 Meter Road,” on Tuesday seven months after its cornerstone was laid. The total project is a 70 kilometer-long...
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World Health Day: Erbil children vaccinated in nationwide campaign
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Thousands of children across the Kurdistan Region and Iraq were vaccinated on Sunday as part of a five-day campaign to stamp out preventable illnesses. Day one coincided w...
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Church for Armenian Orthodox Christians opens to worshippers in Erbil
Armenian Orthodox Christians who fled sectarian violence in northern Iraq for the comparative security of the Kurdistan Region capital of Erbil can finally pray in their own place of worship. The...
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Mastermind of Sulaimani health workers salary theft apprehended
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Sulaimani Asayesh (Security) tracked down and apprehended on Thursday the head of a band of robbers suspected of being responsible with stealing a Sulaimani hospital's sal...
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Kurdistan asks for better facilities on World Autism Awareness Day
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Families and advocates for people with spectrum autism want better treatment options for people with the disorder. Khalida Qadir is the mother of an 18-year-old boy who h...