Fatwa in Kurdistan proposes substituting geese, turkeys for gold as mahr “The Sharia of God obliges men to give mahr to women, but it is not specified that it must be gold or silver only, but rather anything that has value,” Mohammed Penjweni, head of the Sulaimani Fatwa Committee, told The New Region on Saturday. Nov. 03, 2024 Articles
Kurdistan Region forests: Insights from space A report by the KRG's agriculture ministry details how multiple satellites were used in 2014 and 2015 to survey the Region’s vegetation coverage, both natural and artificial. Oct. 28, 2024 Articles
PM Barzani receives Iraqi national security advisor His visit comes amid heightening tensions in the Middle East and a day after Israel struck Iranian military targets across several provinces. Iran said that Israel used Iraqi airspace in the operation with the aid of the US military in the country Oct. 27, 2024 News
Clarity in Kurdistan elections; as white as its mountains Although the election period witnessed heated rhetoric and challenges among candidates and participating parties, particularly between the two ruling parties, the process proceeded without any obstacles or armed confrontations between the involved parties, including the ruling two. Abdulla Reshawi Oct. 24, 2024 Opinion
Polls open in Kurdistan Region for parliamentary elections A total of 2,683,618 people are eligible to vote in the Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections. The polls were opened at 7am and will close at 6pm. Oct. 20, 2024 News
Zero chance for vote rigging in Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections: IHEC head The president of the Iraqi electoral body (IHEC) assured political parties and all candidates during a press conference at a polling station in Erbil on Friday that there was no “chance” for fraud in the Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections, following reports of alleged violations against the IHEC’s rules and regulations in Sulaimani and Halabja provinces Oct. 18, 2024 News
Assyrian leader says Kurdistan elections will restore legitimacy, criticizes court's Christian quota ruling Yonadam Kanna, Secretary of the Assyrian Democratic Movement, said the upcoming Kurdistan parliamentary elections will help restore legitimacy to the Kurdistan Region’s political institutions but expressed concern over a recent Federal Court decision that reduced Christian quota seats. Oct. 17, 2024 Articles
Kurdish President arrives in Ankara to discuss issues of 'mutual interest' with Turkey's Erdogan Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani arrived in Ankara on Wednesday, where he was received by Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. Barzani is scheduled to meet Erdogan to discuss regional tensions and issues of “mutual interest” between Erbil and Ankara Oct. 16, 2024 News
PM Barzani discusses Kurdistan election, Iraq census with UNAMI chief In a meeting with the recently-appointed UNAMI head, Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani stressed that Erbil supports conducting a general census in Iraq, provided that it aims to serve the interests of the people and not being used for political purposes Oct. 15, 2024 News
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