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2022/05/11 17:15

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2022/05/01 10:50

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“Defeating the Russians will require a completely different level of support that not all Western countries seem to envisage at this stage unless Russia moves on to directly provoke a NATO member state.”

Sport

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani poses for a photo with Zakho football club players and coach at Franso Hariri Football Stadium in Erbil, April 30, 2022. (Photo: KRG)

PM Barzani attends Erbil-Zakho football match

2022/05/01 13:37

Aerial footage of Franso Hariri Stadium during the Erbil Sport Club's match against Al-Zawraa, which is part of the Iraqi Premier League, April 16, 2022. (Photo: Jamal Yad/Kurdistan 24)

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2022/04/17 11:15

Renowned Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos (left) presents a personalized jersey to PM Masrour Barzani in the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil, Feb. 22, 2022. (Photo: KRG)

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2022/02/23 10:22

COVID-19

Iraqi medical workers are pictured at the coronavirus ward of Al-Shifa Hospital in the capital Baghdad, Feb. 20, 2022. (Photo: Ahmad al-Ruabye/AFP)

Covid rages in Iraq as vaccinations lag

2022/02/25 09:34

An Iraqi man is inoculated against the COVID-19 coronavirus at a vaccination center of Kufa, northeast of Najaf, July 25, 2021. (Photo: Ali Najafi/AFP)

Majority of latest coronavirus cases in Iraq are from unvaccinated citizens, health spokesperson warns

2022/01/30 10:00

A health care worker tests a suspected COVID-19 patient in the Kurdistan Region's Sulaimani province. (Photo: Shwan Mohamad/AFP)

Kurdistan Region ramps up daily testing for COVID-19

2022/01/28 16:35

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Infected

371,832

Recovered

388,327

Active Case

6,748

Dead

6,757

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Recovered

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Dead

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Active Case

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Dead

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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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2022/02/13 12:02

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Nightlife in the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil. (Photo: Goran Sabah Ghafour)

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The singer Shahram Sardar poses for a photo. (Photo: Handout)

Kurdish singer to release his latest album ‘soon’

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Culture

Revered Iraqi poet Muthaffar al-Nawab dies at 88

2022/05/20 15:54

Culture

Zerak Zhedar (center) speaks during the launch ceremony of Kurdish Talent in Erbil, March 29, 2022. (Photo: Erbil Governorate/Facebook)

Kurdish Talent launches cultural project in Kurdistan Region

2022/03/30 14:48

Culture

Female TEDxNishtiman volunteers working on the preparations for the fifth round of the event in Erbil. (Photo: TEDxNishtiman)

Female volunteers: Lynchpin of Kurdistan Region’s TEDxNishtiman 2022

2022/03/24 22:23

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Sabean worshippers, take part in a cleansing ritual known as the "Golden Cleansing", along the banks of the Great Zab river, May 18, 2022. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)

Erbil inaugurates Food Festival Week 2022

2022/05/05 14:58

The entrance to Food Festival 2022 in Erbil's Sami Abdul-Rahman Park, May 4, 2022. (Photo: Mohammad Jubrayl/Kurdistan 24)

PM Barzani attends Erbil-Zakho football match

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2022/04/26 09:14