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Baghdad starts twinning projects with Arab, world capitals
Baghdad Mayor Ala Memar has said the city’s major twinning projects with Arab and world countries and capitals are aimed at leveraging their experience in developing their cities in a fast-paced manner and in organizing their financial and…
Outcomes of the Central Bank’s Trillion Iraqi Dinar Initiative to be Discussed
Under the patronage of the Central Bank, the Iraqi Private Banks League organized a dialogue session to discuss the outcomes of the Central Bank’s Trillion Iraqi Dinar Initiative of providing funds to the private sector, including the real…
Experts Warn of an Imminent Economic Collapse in Kurdistan
Economic experts in Sulaymaniyah warned from the economic fallouts of soaring imports as no governmental reforms seem to support the local products. In this respect, the government hasn't scaled-up national investment or even supported…
Sit-In for Iraqi Students in Lebanese Universities in front of the Iraqi Ministry of Education
Dispatched graduate students organized a sit-in near the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Iraq to demand canceling the in-class exams and to conduct them instead online after some of their colleagues in Lebanon died…
First dog shelter in Kurdistan, Sulaymaniyah
For the first for Iraq; Sulaymaniyah Governorate in Kurdistan began the construction of the first shelter for stray dogs under official supervision, in cooperation with the governorate, the municipality, health, and police, as well as…
Iraqis welcome Parliament’s decision of the Speaker’s position
Iraqi’s opinions varied about the first session of the Parliament for the fifth legislative session, and the decision of the Speaker and his two deputies, after the session witnessed political wrangling and rivalries between the winning…
Muhammad Al-Halbousi re-elected for a second term as Speaker of the parliament
The MP Muhammad Rikan al-Halbousi has been re-elected for a second term as speaker of Iraq’s parliament, by an absolute majority, as he obtained 200 votes by parliamentarians while 14 were in favor of the active speaker Mahmoud…
Sulaymaniyah revives ancient traditional games
Iraqi Kurdistan has a long history of playing old traditional games, which have been a part of the country’s heritage and traditions for thousands of years. These games are now passed down to future generations, away from the computerized…
Tishreen Uprising’s Movement Calls for Combating Corruption in Iraq
In the wake of the formation of the new Iraqi parliament, Tishreen (October) uprising's movement along with other allied powers called for combating corruption and holding involved members accountable, after deep-rooted corruption has had…
Sulaymaniyah prepares to become a global center for Sufism
The Sufi order adherents in the Sulaymaniyah Governorate, Kurdistan region, want to make their city a global center for Sufism, after Sheikh Nehru Muhammad Kassanani, the world’s head of the Kassanzanite order, announced that the shrine of…