News 2019-03-22 An overloaded ferry capsizes in Tigris River near Mosul leaving dozens dead Nawroz becomes a space for coexistence across Shingal and Ninewa Plains The diverse components in Ninewa Plains and Shingal (Sinjar) celebrated Nawroz festivals on Wednesday March 20. The Ninewa governor accuses fact–finding committee of misleading parliament Ninewa governor Nafal al-Akob has accused a fact-finding committee formed by members of the Iraqi parliament Turkmen Front: We will celebrate Nawroz at Kirkuk Citadel and raise Iraqi flags The Turkmen Front in Kirkuk said they are awaiting the acting governor’s approval so that they Shingal leaders insist Fahad Hamid retain his position as district commissioner None of the three candidates put forth by Iraqi National Security Advisor Falih Fayadh have gained Kurdish political parties in Kirkuk: We have been granted permission to hold Newroz celebrations Representatives of a range of Kurdish political parties in the multi-ethnic province of Kirkuk said they Clashes erupt between Iraqi army and Shingal Protection Forces Clashes broke out late on Sunday March 17 between Iraqi army troops and members of the No candidate has considered withdrawal ahead of decisive meeting to elect new leader of Ezidi community None of the six people who have nominated themselves to become next leader of the Ezidi First mass grave of Ezidi victims in Shingal’s Kojo village unearthed Forensic teams began the exhumation process of mass graves containing remains of Ezidi victims slaughtered by Head of the Iraqi Commission of Integrity dies in car accident The Iraqi Commission of Integrity on Friday confirmed that the head of the commission Izzat Tofiq Ninewa governor accuses Iraqi parliament speaker of overstepping his powers The governor of Ninewa Nawfal Hammadi Sultan has filed a lawsuit against Iraqi parliament speaker Muhammad Rehabilitation of 15 thousand homes in Mosul underway Within the ongoing efforts to facilitate the return of displaced families, thousands of houses in Mosul Four Turkmen children freed from Islamic State captivity Four children of Turkmen ethnicity from Ninewa’s western district of Talafar were reunited with their relatives 1 2 ... 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91