Sulaimani airport set to receive first Turkish flight after two-year hiatus

The communications director of Sulaimani International Airport, Dana Mohammed, told The New Region that a Turkish plane is expected to arrive in Sulaimani International Airport at 1:10 am on Monday morning.

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A labor of love: Sharazoor's rich pomegranate yields

Photos by Awder Mohammed.

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Opposition party demands jailed leader Lahur Sheikh Jangi’s immediate release

Jangi was arrested in August following heavy armed clashes with PUK forces at his residence in Sulaimani

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Sulaimani stray dog collection campaign marred by abuse

“This video shows how a soul is treated in Kurdistan in the year 2025, and will forever remain as a dark stain in history for the parties and individuals responsible for this matter,” an animal welfare group said, lamenting that the incident is a “small part” of a recurring pattern.

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Turkey reopens airspace to Sulaimani after two-year suspension

The initial flight ban was imposed in April 2023

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Major Sulaimani water project to be signed Sunday

Ari Ahmed, head of the Kurdistan Region’s Water and Sewerage Department, told The New Region on Sunday that the Sulaimani-Dukan water project's contract "will be signed today," and that the land allocated for the project will be handed over to the company within a week to begin implementation "as soon as possible."

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Turkey lifts flight ban on Sulaimani airport

The lifting of the restrictions comes only days after the airport announced that Turkey had extended the ban until January.

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KDP office attacked in Sulaimani

“A vehicle traveling at high speed passed by the main road in front of the Arbat district branch and fired shots toward the branch. The branch’s guards responded to the shots, and the vehicle fled the scene,” Jawhar Awakalayi, a KDP official in Sulaimani, told The New Region. 

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Sulaimani fire destroys nearly 1,000 trees, arrest warrant issued

An arrest warrant has been issued after a fire Sulaimani’s Arbat subdistrict burned down almost 1,000 trees and destroyed 20 dunams of grassland, according to Sulaimani's Forestry and Environment Police, with the use of a magnifying glass being the suspected cause.

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