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Kurdistan Presidency releases an official readout for the meeting with the Pope
Shafaq News/ Pope Francis expressed his gratitude to the President of Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, on Sunday for the protection the region provided to the displaced Christians and other minorities du
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COVID-19: 26 new confirmed cases and two fatalities in AANES
Shafaq News/ The Health Authority of the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) registered today two fatalities of COVID-19 in northern and eastern Syria regions. In a statement r
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Nechirvan Barzani: Kurdistan is committed to peace, religious freedom & fraternity
Shafaq News/ The President of Kurdistan, Nechirvan Barzani, accentuated the Region’s perseverance to "peace, religious freedom & fraternity" after meeting Pope Francis this morning in Erbil. Bar
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Barzani welcomes the Pope's visit to Erbil
Shafaq News/ The Kurdish leader, Masoud Barzani, welcomed the arrival of Pope Francis to the capital in Kurdistan Region, Erbil. Barzani tweeted, "I warmly welcome His Holiness, Pope Francis, to Kur
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Pope Francis lands in Erbil Airport
Shafaq News/ Pope Francis arrived in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region. Upon disembarking from his plane, the Pontiff was received by the Region’s President, Nechirvan Barzani, and Prime M
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Erbil extends the closure of its borders
Shafaq News/ The governorate of Erbil decided on Saturday to extend the closure of its borders with the rest of the Iraqi governorates for 12 more hours. The director of Erbil's border crossings, Li
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Erbil prepares for a huge mass
Shafaq News/ The reporter of Shafaq News Agency stated on Saturday that the preparations to host the Pope in Erbil are still ongoing. Our reporter said that the Franso Hariri football stadium in
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Covid-19: about 200 new cases in Kurdistan today
Shafaq News/ Kurdistan registered, on Saturday 198 new covid-19 cases to take its total to 110256, the health ministry said. It reported 3 fatalities, its death toll stabilized at 3534. It also rep
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Duhok starts Covid-19 vaccination campaign
Shafaq News / The Covid-19 vaccination campaign began today, Saturday, in Duhok Governorate. A medical official told Shafaq News that health personnel are the first to be inoculated. Duhok governorate
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President and people of Kurdistan to participate in the Pope’s reception
Shafaq News/ the President and the people of Kurdistan will receive Pope Francis during his historic visit to Iraq, Barzani said. "I hope that the historic visit of Pope Francis to Iraq will strengthe