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Ezidis Endure Renewed Pain as Funding Halt Stalls Identification of ISIS Victims' Remains — 2026-07-11
Ezidis Endure Renewed Pain as Funding Halt Stalls Identification of ISIS Victims' Remains

KirkukNow: Safe Platform for Dialogue Between Citizens and Officials

KirkukNow: Safe Platform for Dialogue Between Citizens and Officials

The KirkukNow page on Facebook has become a forum where citizens and public officials can openly discuss daily concerns and issues affecting residents. The...

Northern Oil Company Gets New Director Amid Growing Challenges

Northern Oil Company Gets New Director Amid Growing Challenges

The state-owned Northern Oil Company (NOC), which oversees Kirkuk’s major oil fields, has appointed Faisal Hammadi al-Jibouri as its new director, replacing...

Arab and Turkmen Clash Over Representation in Kirkuk’s Health Department

Arab and Turkmen Clash Over Representation in Kirkuk’s Health Department

A new political dispute has emerged in the northern, oil-rich, multi-ethnic province of Kirkuk between Arab and Turkmen representatives over employment...

Six Women Realize Three Dreams Through Plastic Greenhouse

Six Women Realize Three Dreams Through Plastic Greenhouse

Inside a greenhouse measuring 51 meters long and 9 meters wide, 25-year-old Haifa Rasho is putting her training into practice. Her goal is clear: achieve...

Kirkuk Prepares for Wheat Harvest Season with Expanded Storage Capacity

Kirkuk Prepares for Wheat Harvest Season with Expanded Storage Capacity

Beginning June 1, silos across Kirkuk will start receiving wheat and barley harvests from local farmers as part of a newly announced agricultural plan....

Shingalis Reject Return of Pro-KDP Local Administration

Shingalis Reject Return of Pro-KDP Local Administration

A renewed political dispute in Shingal (Sinjar) distritct has placed Nineveh Governor Abdul Qadir al-Dakhil under pressure after efforts to return the...

What Happened in Kirkuk Provincial Council Session?

What Happened in Kirkuk Provincial Council Session?

A recent session of the Kirkuk Provincial Council was marked by political disagreements, member absences, and several important decisions. The meeting,...

KirkukNow Wins First Prize for Human Rights Reporting

KirkukNow Wins First Prize for Human Rights Reporting

A story produced by KirkukNow has won first prize in the annual Radio Deng (Voice) competition for human rights reporting. The awards were announced during...

Kurds Seek 30% as Nineveh Council Delays Decisions on Posts

Kurds Seek 30% as Nineveh Council Delays Decisions on Posts

Dozens of administrative positions remain under discussion within the Nineveh Provincial Council, as members work to distribute them among the province’s...

PUK Reaches Agreement to Transfer Governorship to Turkmen

PUK Reaches Agreement to Transfer Governorship to Turkmen

The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) has reportedly agreed to transfer the Kirkuk governorship to the Iraqi Turkmen Front ITF as part of the local...

Landmines Devastate a Village

Landmines Devastate a Village

In the quiet village of Wilaghlu, located in the Sharbazher area of Sulaymaniyah northern prvovince, tragedy has left a lasting mark. Twenty-four years ago,...

After Fifty Years, Khalil Returns to His Ancestral Land

After Fifty Years, Khalil Returns to His Ancestral Land

Khalil Ashraf, a farmer from the village of Mohammed Shirbag in the western Khanaqin district, stands beside the Alwan River irrigating a large stretch of...