Stop labeling femicide as ‘familial dispute’: Rights monitor on Sulaimani woman killed by father

“No excuse, no tradition, or family dispute gives anyone the right to kill a woman.”

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Fire breaks out at fuel depot in Sulaimani’s Tanjaro

Deputy Sulaimani Governor Shaho Osman told The New Region that civil defense teams arrived at the scene “as quickly as possible and brought the fire under control.”

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Jangi defense team slams multi-year sentences as ‘politically motivated’

A court in Sulaimani sentenced Lahur Sheikh Jangi to five years and three months in prison. His defense team said the verdict was politically motivated and promised to appeal.

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Three Kurdish children die after migrant boat capsizes en route to Greece

The children’s parents are currently in custody of Turkish security authorities, with human rights groups denied the opportunity to speak to them, Pshdary added.

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Lahur Sheikh Jangi handed five-year prison sentence: Lawyer

In a Sulaimani court session, Jangi was handed a five year and three month prison term while his brother Polad received a three year and six month sentence. Rebwar Hameed Haji Ghali, their associate, also received a two year term, Jangi’s lawyer said on Thursday.

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Reviving Kurdistan’s soil: Young entrepreneurs pioneer Kurdistan Region’s first vermicompost plant

Approved by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) under a progressive policy encouraging youth entrepreneurship, the "Khaki Sharazoor" (Sharazoor Soil) project marks a critical pivot toward sustainable organic agriculture.

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Iraqi counterterrorism arrests three ISIS suspects in Sulaimani

The service said that two of the suspects had entered the province on Sunday, while the third was a resident of it.

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From rubbish heap to poetry stage: Inside Sulaimani’s fragile cultural renaissance

As Sulaimani rapidly transforms under the pressure of modern urban development, grassroots heritage initiatives are waging a delicate fight to rescue the city’s heritage from decay and turn forgotten ruins into vibrant hubs for Kurdish cultural memory.

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Lahur Sheikh Jangi testifies in court, rejects assassination plot claims

Kurdish opposition leader Lahur Sheikh Jangi on Thursday rejected claims he plotted to assassinate senior PUK figures, telling a Sulaimani court that his actions during the deadly Lalezar confrontation were purely defensive.

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