Iraqis gather in an astronomical observatory for a moon sighting to mark the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in Najaf, Iraq, on May 12, 2021. (Photo: AFP)
A waterfall to which hundreds of tourists annually pay visit in Batifa sub-district in the Kurdistan Region's Zakho district. (Photo: KRG Tourism Board/Archive)
A waterfall to which hundreds of tourists annually pay visit in Batifa sub-district in the Kurdistan Region's Zakho district. (Photo: KRG Tourism Board/Archive)
Kurdistan Region Minister of Endowment and Religious Affairs Pishtwan Sadiq announcing the first day of al-Fitr Eid, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, April 30, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Peshtiwan Sadiq (center), the Kurdistan Region's Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs, speaks to reporters in Erbil, May 11, 2021. (Photo: KRG)