Around 90,000 visited Erbil during Eid al-Adha

The Kurdistan Region’s beautiful nature and moderate temperatures during the summertime and cozy, snow-capped wintery retreats during the colder seasons have become major attractions for tourists from all over Iraq and further afield.

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Erbil family denies reports their son died after using AI to recommend medication

The death of Zakaria Salman, a young man with chronic blood pressure issues, led to media reports that he had consulted an artificial intelligence interface and received faulty medication recommendations, a claim his family dismissed as "misleading and baseless."

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KRG official slams Khazali’s remarks against Erbil as ‘foolish’ 

A KRG official slammed as “foolish" recent remarks by Qais al-Khazali, secretary-general of the Iran-backed Asaib al-Haq (AAH), after he blamed Erbil for ongoing salary issues with Baghdad and cited inaccurate data against the Kurdistan Region.

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Suspending salaries ‘collective punishment’ of citizens: KRG

The KRG Council of Ministers deemed the move “unconstitutional” and “illegal”, calling on the Iraqi government to review the finance ministry’s decision and implement the bilateral agreement signed earlier this year.

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560 fire incidents recorded in Erbil over past six months

The number of incidents in Erbil has decreased compared to the same period last year, though Halabja has seen a marked increase in fires.

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Iraqi lawmaker says finance minister’s decision to cut Kurdistan salaries ‘illegal’

Rebwar Hadi, head of Iraq’s parliamentary legal committee, called Finance Minister Taif Sami’s decision to halt salary payments to Kurdistan Region employees  "illegal" and "unconstitutional".

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PM Barzani’s upcoming visit to US ‘important step’: Consul

The Kurdish premier is set to visit the US in the upcoming days

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Three people drown in gasoline storage tank in Erbil

Two rescue workers from Erbil's civil defense drowned when attempting to recover the body of a worker who had previously fallen into a gas tank and died.

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Lack of rainfall threatens to slash wheat production in Erbil, Duhok by half

Agricultural officials in Erbil and Duhok have expressed concerns that low precipitation will drastically reduce wheat production, creating issues for food security in the Kurdistan Region. Meanwhile, Sulaimani and Halabja have expressed optimism that their harvest will be stable and that the drought will only have "minor impacts."

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