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Turkish Airlines resumes flights to Sulaymaniyah

New direct flights restores key connection that had been suspended since April 2023

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Turkey has become a major global force in the civil aviation space, placing huge orders with Boeing and Airbus.

Dubai-led plan to upskill 10,000 Kurdistan teachers

Dubai’s Digital School to train 10,000 teachers in Kurdistan with Arizona State University

The initiative paves the way for a new phase of strategic cooperation between the Digital School and the Ministry of Education of the Kurdistan Regional Government.

UAE's Dana, Crescent eye gas surge from Iraq's Khor Mor

KM250 boosts Khor Mor capacity to 750 MMscf/d, completed eight months ahead of schedule

$1 billion invested in Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum Kurdistan operations.

UAE's first Iraq Fest draws 15,000 to Dubai's Expo City

Sheikh Nahyan honours many heroes as expats reunite with roots at Iraq Day celebration

UAE: Nostalgia reigns as 15,000 expats celebrate first-ever Iraq Fest in Dubai

Iraq’s solar villages to tackle climate crisis

Rwanga Foundation and Idris Nechirvan Barzani spearhead renewable energy projects

The Kulak Solar Village in Iraq becomes a model for transformation

Watch: Woman runs over policeman, crashes into 3 cars

Footage shows the car moving erratically before the moment of impact

Iraq: Woman runs over policeman, crashes into three cars

Man paints dog blue in viral video, sparking outrage

Viral footage of animal abuse sparks condemnation and calls for prosecution

Viral video shows man painting dog blue, triggers outrage

Teen driver livestreams at 200kph, kills 2 Pakistanis

Investigations underway as families of the dead and injured demand justice

The Pakistani embassy in Baghdad confirmed it had lodged a legal complaint and appointed a representative to pursue the victims’ rights.

Veteran Iraqi actress Salima Khudair dies at 79

Iraqi Artists Syndicate confirms Salima Khudair’s death following sudden health crisis

Iraqi stage and screen legend Salima Khudair dies at 79 after decades-long career

Iraq warns of historic water crisis in 2025

Severe drought and declining inflows spark emergency

The year 2025 may become Iraq’s most water-stressed year on record.

Iraq shuts government offices as temperatures hit 52°C

Public sector workers given the day off, Met office allays fears of 65°C temperatures

Government offices were closed in seven provinces of Iraq due to a searing heat wave. Illustrative image.

Doctors remove 24 tweezers, needles from man’s stomach

Medical staff say patient ingested the objects over unspecified period of time

Doctors in the Iraqi city of Sulaymaniyah successfully removed 24 sharp objects from a man's stomach. Picture for illustrative purposes only.

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