Report:KirkukNow

How KDP’s Kirkuk provincial council seats boosted?

When the provincial elections were held in Kirkuk in 2005, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) had only 7 seats within the Brotherhood list out of the...

Nadia Murad: Baghdad-Erbil disputes set back return of displaced Ezidis

 Ezidi activist and 2018 Nobel peace prize winner Nadia Murad said ongoing disputes between the Iraqi federal government and the Kurdistan regional...

Remains of Ezidi victims to be reburied in two cemeteries in Shingal

Remains of Ezidi victims slaughtered by Islamic State fighters are due to be reburied in two cemeteries soon after the remains exhumed from mass graves are...

Fire burns hopes of Kakayi families in Daquq

 "I spent most of my life on this farm; it was the only source of living for my family. My heart burned with this farm,” said Fakhir Hameed after fire...

Baghdad and Erbil close to reaching agreement on return of Peshmarga to disputed territories

The Iraqi Ministry of Defense and the Kurdish Peshmerga forces have reached an agreement to fill the security vacuum in areas located around Kirkuk and...

Iraq’s high electoral body extends biometric voter card registration and renewal period for IDPs

Iraq's Independent High Electoral Commission has decided to extend the period set for internally displaced people across the country to renew their...

Kirkuk airport project forces evacuation of nearby neighborhood

Kirkuk administration has ordered evacuation of Hamzali neighborhood located near the multi-ethnic city’s Kirkuk International Airport, a decision which has...

Kirkuk plagued by water scarcity

Distribution of drinking water in parts of Kirkuk is facing major problems after water pumps at the multi-ethnic province’s main water purification plant...

Human Rights Watch criticizes conditions in Ninewa detention facilities

 The Human Rights Watch organization, in a report published on Thursday July 4, said that thousands prisoners in Iraq, most held on terrorism charges live...

Kirkuk oil exports jump to 105,000 bpd
Oil revenues reach US$ 2 million per month

The volume of oil exports from Kirkuk oilfields to the Turkish Ceyhan port have increased 500 thousand barrels during the past two months, netting US$ 400...

Iraqi PM orders integration of PMF units into regular armed forces

Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi issued a decree ordering the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) to integrate into the regular armed...

KDP and PUK fail to agree on Kirkuk governor issue
KDP: A candidate should be approved by both parties and other Kirkuk communities

Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) officials stressed that a candidate for the position of Kirkuk governor should be approved by both the KDP, the Patriotic...