Six drown in Kurdistan Region in two separate incidents

The Kurdistan Region's civil defense has warned citizens against swimming in the Region's treacherous bodies of water due to the unpredictable nature of the currents and myriad natural hazards.

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Fresh obstacles threaten Kurdistan Region salary disbursement

“If there is no strong pressure and intervention, Baghdad will halt the salary payments once more,” a senior Iraqi government official told The New Region.

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Iraqi PM Sudani's advisor vows justice for Kurdistan Region drone attacks

Khalid al-Yaqubi, security advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister, pointed to external actors seeking to destabilize Iraq amid regional geopolitical maneuvering as a possible motive behind the spate of drone attacks on strategic energy installations in the Kurdistan Region.

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‘Unhealed wound’: Kurdish, Iraqi leaders commemorate Yazidi Genocide

Eleven years on, the struggle of the Yazidi community continues with unfavorable living conditions at IDP camps, lack of security and reconstruction preventing return to Sinjar, and thousands of the community's members still missing.

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Kurdish leaders vow continued support for Yazidis on Midsummer holidays

The festival marks the 40th day of the summer season

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Runaki Project provides 24/7 electricity for over 2.7 million people

Roughly 40 percent of the Kurdistan Region's population can avail of round-the-clock electricity as a result of the landmark energy initiative.

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Kurdish leaders honor victims of Barzani Genocide on 42nd anniversary

The Barzani Genocide was one of the most heinous atrocities carried out by the Saddam Hussein regime against the Kurdish population, during which around 8,000 people were abducted, executed, and buried in mass graves.

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KRG to hand over oil to SOMO, demands Baghdad pay June civil servant salaries

The Kurdistan Regional Government's Council of Ministers discussed oil export arrangements and the payment of the Region's civil servants' salaries for the month of June during a regular session on Wednesday.

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Six Kurds detained in Libya while trying to reach Europe

Six young men from the Kurdistan Region were arrested in Libya while trying to migrate to Europe, and are currently being held in an unknown prison under poor conditions, according to their families.

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