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Iraq Holds KRG Accountable for Oil Smuggling

Iraq Holds KRG Accountable for Oil Smuggling

50% Center coverage: 10 sources

Iraq's oil ministry has declared the Kurdish regional government responsible for the ongoing smuggling of oil from its region. The ministry intends to pursue all legal measures to address the issue, emphasizing its commitment to curbing illegal oil exports from Kurdish territories.See the Story

The longstanding Baghdad-Kurdistan feud is about more than just energy

The longstanding Baghdad-Kurdistan feud is about more than just energy

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

At the core of their dispute is something more profound Read Article

EgyptAir Cancels Flights to Erbil, Baghdad, Amman, and Beirut Amid Regional Airspace Closure

EgyptAir Cancels Flights to Erbil, Baghdad, Amman, and Beirut Amid Regional Airspace Closure

In a related update, EgyptAir announced the cancellation of several flights scheduled for today. Flights to Erbil, Baghdad, Amman, and Beirut were canceled until the airspace is reopened and flight operations resume. The airline emphasized its commitment to passenger safety and will provide further updates as the situation evolves.Read Article

Syriac Union Party and Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union announce commemorative events for Sayfo Genocide martyrs - Syriac Press

BETH ZALIN, North and Syria / BAGHDEDE, Iraq — On the 110th anniversary of the 1915 Sayfo Genocide perpetrated by the Ottoman Empire and its Kurdish tribal allies against the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) people, the Syriac Union Party (SUP) in Syria and the Beth Nahrain Patriotic Union (Huyodo d’Bethnahrin Athroyo, HBA) in Iraq announced a series of commemorative events. The SUP invited members of the Syriac (Aramean–Assyrian–Chaldean) com…Kurds · Erbil Read Article

Her Biji Kurdistan! – Genetic Waste

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The “Unknown” Assyrian Genocide - The People, Their History, the Connection with the Greeks

The forerunner of a series of initiatives to be taken in the coming period in order to highlight the genocides suffered by Neo-Turks and Kemalists by the Christian populations of the East, is the two-day... The “unknown” Assyrian Genocide — The people, their history, the connection with the Greeks - The NAUTEAN BORIKIErbil · Erbil See the Story

More Than a Club, More Than a Game: FC Barcelona, Kurdistan, and the Hope League - Breaking The Lines

On May 19, 2025, FC Barcelona officially announced the launch of the "Hope League": a new initiative comprising six grassroots football schools across Kurdish-majority areas in Syria and Iraq. This move merges football with humanitarian outreach, offering structured training and safe community spaces to children in areas historically affected by conflict. Framed as aKurds · Erbil Read Article

Kurdish armed groups are laying down their weapons

100% Center coverage: 1 sources

In a changing Middle East, for some talking seems more promising than fighting | Middle East & AfricaKurds · Erbil Read Article

Barcelona brings touch of class to Kurdish Iraq

100% Left coverage: 1 sources

If there’s a mention of FC Barcelona’s youth soccer system, fans of the Blaugrana will think straight to La Masia, the academy that produced legends of the game like Lionel Messi, Carles Puyol, and – more recently – Lamine Yamal.What they might not think about is the Kurdish areas of Iraq and Syria. Yet that is exactly the place the famed Catalonian club has decided to set up another six youth soccer schools.Called the “Hope League,” the aim of …Lionel Messi · Erbil Read Article

Evidence-Based Inclusive Policy Development For Improved Labour Market Performance And Integration Of Marginalized Groups In Northern Iraq At International Labour Organization

100% Right coverage: 1 sources

PROJECT BACKGROUND1. General backgroundIraq is in a “demographic window of opportunity” with a very large young population and a working age population growing at a higher rate than the overall population, but is currently unable to catalyse on this opportunity as job creation is not keeping up with the growing size of the workforce . Iraq has a youthful demographic profile, wherein nearly 50 percent of the population is under 19 years old and 2…Erbil · Erbil Read Article

FlyErbil Expands Tunis Service in NS25 — AeroRoutes

Published at 1200PDT / 1900GMT 03JUN25 FlyErbil during Northern summer 2025 season once again schedules service to Tunis, which will also see the airline offer service from Baghdad, in addition to Erbil.Baghdad – Tunis eff 23JUN25 1 weekly A320UD831 BGW1735 – 2030TUN 320 1UD832 TUN1000 – 1615BGW 320 1Erbil – Tunis eff 23JUN25 1 weekly A320UD931 EBL0615 – 0900TUN 320 1UD932 TUN2130 – 0330+1EBL 320 1Erbil · Erbil Read Article

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