News 2020-11-16 Scores of government officials under investigation, tens of others sentenced Ali Elias appointed ‘Baba Shékh’ of the Ezidis Ali Elias was appointed as ‘Baba Shékh,’ the position of spiritual leader of Ezidis, at a meeting held this morning in the city of Dohuk, with the... 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 return, and to create a suitable environment in Kirkuk... 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 12 trillion Iraqi dinars (about $10.1 billion) to be able... 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 clear plan to close the displacement camps, and to share this... 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 of 124 persons were sent to Baghdad for forensic examination. The... 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 the agreement between the Iraqi government and the... 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 appealed to the Iraqi President to work on protecting... 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 highest spiritual office for Ezidis, from three candidates who... 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 agricultural lands not to be cultivated by either side for... Activist group sues local government in Kirkuk An activist collective called Street Group in Kirkuk has filed a legal complaint against the governor, mayor of Kirkuk City, the committee of... Woman dies in Kirkuk seven days after alleged self-immolation A woman who had allegedly self-immolated, died at a hospital in Kirkuk after seven days. The police say she had said that she was mentally distressed. The... Authorities close down all IDP camps in Baghdad and Karbala Iraq’s Ministry of Migration and Displacement has closed all IDP camps in the provinces of Baghdad and Karbala. Closing the camps in Nineveh is next on... ‹ 1 2 ... 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 ... 109 110 ›
