Erbil, Sulaimani targeted in renewed drone attacks

A source told The New Region that a weapons depot in Sulaimani was struck during the drone attacks.

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Kurdistan Region’s premier gas producer halts production, cites ‘security threats’

The production suspension at Khor Mor has reduced power-generation capacity by 2,500 megawatts, according to the electricity ministry.

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Under the Shadow of the Beard: Sexual harassment allegations shake powerful Kurdish Salafi cleric

The KRG higher education ministry has decided to permanently remove Abdul Latif Ahmed from his academic position, stripping him of pension rights and barring him from future public employment, after leaked material allegedly capturing the prominent Salafi cleric sexually harassing students ignited public fury and triggered a government probe.

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PUK leader’s public insults of journalists spark press freedom concerns in Kurdistan

Earlier this week, PUK leader Bafel Talabani publicly insulted two journalists during separate events after they posed questions on sensitive political issues, prompting criticism from media rights advocates and civil society organizations.

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Lalezar inmate tells court of severe torture, forced confessions

Hama Rash, who served as a bodyguard in opposition leader Lahur Sheikh Jangi's entourage, told the court in Sulaimani that he was subjected to genital torture and extensive physical abuse during his detention following his arrest related to an August shootout at the Lalezar Hotel.

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Three dead, three injured after lighting strikes in Sulaimani province

According to NASA, lightning strikes claim 24,000 lives and injure 240,000 every year globally.

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Iraq seizes over 1 million Captagon pills in major drug bust

The operation was carried out alongside the Sulaimani-based Zanyari Intelligence Service, as well as the province’s anti-narcotics directorate.

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Kurdish leaders commemorate 1974 Qaladze massacre

President Masoud Barzani said the April 24, 1974 attack, which killed and wounded hundreds of innocent civilians, was "a clear indication of the chauvinist and brutal policies of the former Iraqi regime against the civilian citizens of Kurdistan."

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IRGC says American universities in Sulaimani, Baghdad ‘legitimate targets’

The American University of Beirut announced Sunday that it will be holding classes online for a short period amid the Iranian threats.

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