News 2020-11-18 Despite objections, Ali Elias assumes the position of ‘Baba-Shékh’ Prime Minister al-Kadhimi “promises” to review Baghdad-Erbil agreement on Shingal The Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi has “promised” to review two sections of the Shingal residents take over checkpoint on Shingal-Tal Afar route A number of Shingal’s residents took over a checkpoint between Shingal and Tal Afar as Iraqi Scores of government officials under investigation, tens of others sentenced Three high-ranking government officials in Kirkuk and tens of employees have been sentenced to prison on Ali Elias appointed ‘Baba Shékh’ of the Ezidis Ali Elias was appointed as ‘Baba Shékh,’ the position of spiritual leader of Ezidis, at a UN representative visits Kirkuk to discuss IDPs and elections UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) urges Iraqi authorities to not press the displaced people to Iraqi Parliament passes Deficit Law as most Kurdish MPs walk out in protest The Iraqi Parliament has passed the Deficit Law today, which will allow the government to borrow Norwegian NGO urges caution about closure of IDP camps in Iraq The Norwegian Refugee Council called on the Iraqi government on Tuesday (10 November) to set a Remains of 124 persons exhumed from mass graves in Shingal After the start of the second stage of exhuming the mass graves in Shingal, the remains The Baghdad-Erbil agreement lays bare a schism in Ezidi community Two separate demonstrations were held yesterday by members of the Ezidi community; one in support of Daquq delegation seeks President Salih’s role in resolving outstanding issues A number of Kurdish and Turkmen notables from Kirkuk’s Daquq district and the village of Bashir New Ezidi spiritual leader to be appointed soon The Ezidi Spiritual Council will soon choose a new leader for the title of Baba-Shékh, the Iraqi army, Federal Police broker agreement between Arab and Kurdish farmers Arab and Kurdish farmers have agreed that an area of 18,5 square kilometres (1,850 hectare) of 1 2 ... 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ... 59 60
