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15-year-old girl dies in fire accident in Shingal

A girl in the predominantly Ezidi district of Shingal (Sinjar), west of Ninewa province, died in a fire accident, raising the death toll from fire-related...

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More details disclosed on Kirkuk acting governor’s arrest warrant

A Kirkuk Court has issued an arrest warrant for acting governor of Kirkuk, Rakan Saeed al-Jiburi on charges of corruption.According to a KirkukNow source,...

Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources: Mosul Dam is safe

The Iraqi Ministry of Water Resources has reaffirmed that Mosul Dam is safe; indicating that the dam’s maintenance works have been handed over from Italian...

Iraqi displaced families trapped in limbo

 An estimated 1.8 million people remain displaced across camps and informal housing arrangements across Iraq despite the end of fighting.

According to a...

Iraqi parliament orders compensation of farmers affected by recent crop fires

The Iraqi parliament decided by a majority of votes to compensate farmers who have been affected by farmland fires. The compensation will be offered after a...

Kirkuk: Security forces arrest police officer accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl

Security forces in Kirkuk said they have arrested a police officer charged with kidnapping and sexually assaulting a girl.

A security source said the...

Security forces arrest masterminds of the May 30 bombings in Kirkuk

The Iraqi Security Media Cell on Thursday announced the arrest of two of the masterminds of the May 30 multiple bombings in central Kirkuk, in which 2...

Ninewa: Death toll from crop fire-related incidents risen to 7

Seven people have died in crop fire-related incidents in different parts of Ninewa province over the past week. Another 20 people, including civil defense...

Crop field fires reach mass graves in Shingal’s Kojo village

Massive crop fires have reached mass graves of Ezidi victims located in Shungal district west of Ninewa province on Tuesday.

The fires erupted in wheat and...

Fresh water scarcity hits parts of disputed Duz Khurmatu district

Drinking water shortages have struck several areas in Duz Khurmatu district over the past 10 days, forcing residents to hire water tankers to meet their...

Arab member of Kirkuk provincial council: Position of Kirkuk governor does not belong to a specific group

A member of the Arab faction in the Kirkuk provincial council emphasizes that the position of Kirkuk governor does not belong to any specific group,...

Three dead, four injured in Talafar crop fire incident

Three farmers died and four others were injured while attempting to put out fires erupted in crop fields in southern Talafar, a district northwest of Ninewa...