Max Hollein, director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Aug. 29, 2020. (Photo: Michael loccisano /AFP)

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Sport

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Recovered

388,327

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Active Case

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Active Case

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Assi El Hallani (right) speaking to Kurdistan 24 upon his arrival to the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil and Rahma Riad (left), Feb. 12, 2022 (Photo: Combined photo by Kurdistan 24)

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Pope Francis expresses condolences over Hamdaniya fire

Erbil police arrest policeman after incident near Erbil citadel

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Head of New York's Met museum pledges to return trafficked art

02

Dutch to deploy additional troops in Iraq

03

Syrian Kurdish fighters backed by US troops say they've captured a senior Islamic State militant

04

Iraqi Ministry of Health sends 13 Hamdaniya victims to Turkey, says Erbil health general director

05

Syria continues to be unsafe for returns: HRW’s Refugee Director

06

Pope Francis expresses condolences over Hamdaniya fire

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China announces 'strategic partnership' with Syria

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Quran desecrators seek to ‘sow division’ between Muslims and non-Muslims, says Nordic diplomat

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Iraq’s premier to visit Russia

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PM Barzani reiterates ‘peaceful resolution’ to Syria's issues

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Lebanon rescues Syrians in sinking migrant boat

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Chicken prices increase in Kurdistan Region due to disease and domestic exports

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Kurdish singer to release his latest album ‘soon’

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Dersim Museum wins 2nd place Luigi Micheletti Award

7th edition of Kurdistan Chronicle magazine covers Anfal genocide

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PHOTOS: Erbil begins street decorations to celebrate Prophet Mohammed’s birthday

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