United Nations has called for an end to the “senseless loss of life” in Iraq as the death toll from anti-government protests rose up near 100 and demonstrations have continued in several provinces in the country. Iraqi Parliamentary Commission of Human Rights said that at least 11 people were killed in the capital Baghdad on […]
After the first deadly day Hundreds of protesters came back to the streets of the capital Baghdad on Wednesday demanding of their rights. similar protests were launched in other major cities of Iraq, including Basra, Babil, Najaf, Dhi Qar, Wast, Musanna, Samawa, and Diwannia. The protesters have entered the governors’ offices of Wast, Babil, and […]
Thousands of Iraqis stormed the streets to demonstrate against ongoing corruption by the federal government. Iraqi Ministry of Health revealed on that At least two protesters died and over 200 protesters and 40 security personnel were wounded on Tuesday after Iraqi security forces fired on demonstrators at the Liberation Square in Baghdad in an attempt […]
Jihadists have attacked a military base where US soldiers train commandos in Somalia. The al-Shabab militant group said it had carried out the attack, using a car bomb to blast through the gates before sending its fighters inside. Military officials say the jihadists were repulsed without breaching the perimeter fence, and No casualties were reported […]
Unknown hackers hijacked close to 30 Iraqi government websites in the “largest” cyber attack of its kind for the country. Among the targeted sites are ministries of interior, defense, foreign affairs, health, as well as the Iraqi domain of Google. It is not clear whether the hacking operation endangered user data, or important government information. […]
Safeen Dizayee, head of the (KRG’s) Department of Foreign Relations, has been visiting New York over the past week as a member of the Iraqi delegation, headed by President Barham Salih, to the opening of the 74th session of the UN General Assembly. Dizayee described the meetings as “very cordial and friendly.” Topics included the […]
US-based Alhurra television is banned from media coverage in Iraq for three months after broadcasting a controversial program on endowment institutions linked with Iraqi Shia religious leaders. The Communication and Media Commission in Iraq ordered the closure of Alhurra bureaus in the country for 90 days until the outlet officially issues an apology. The program […]
A man shot his wife dead outside a court on Sunday where they were processing a divorce. The incident took place in the parking lot of the Erbil Court of Law after the couple’s fourth divorce session. The man shot his wife six times, police said. Abdul Khaliq Talaat, Head of the Erbil Police Department, […]
One person was killed and eight others wounded during a knife attack at a subway stop near Lyon, France. Three of the eight victims were seriously wounded and the single fatality was a 19-year-old man. The suspected attacker is a 33-year-old asylum seeker who has been taken into custody, according to Lyon Mayor Gerard Collomb. The […]
Bokan Hassan A Kurdish translator of 27 years old from Halabja city was been able to add nearly 100,000 Kurdish translations include poems and proverbs, from the two major dialects of Sorani and Kurmanji, to the Google Translate.he pointed out that it took him eight years to get the Kurdish dialects into the Google Translate […]