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Dozens of children in Sulaimani orphanages lack identification: Official

More than a dozen children living in orphanages in Sulaimani province remain without official identification documents, a problem officials say has become the most serious challenge facing child welfare institutions in the area.

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‘Technical issue’ at Khor Mor field cuts Kurdistan electricity supply by 1,000 megawatts

Bestansur village in Sulaimani province. Photo: Rudaw

Sulaimani families face trial after children discover antique coins

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Bekhal resort in Erbil province. File photo: Rudaw

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Zakho SC fans win the 2025 FIFA Fan Award. Graphic: FIFA Club Football/Instagram

Zakho SC fans win FIFA 2025 Fan Award for charity campaign

Fans of the Duhok-based Zakho SC on Tuesday won the International Federation of...

The first-ever Internet Governance Forum was held in Erbil on November 30, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Launch of IGF puts Kurdistan on global digital landscape

The Kurdistan Region hosted its first-ever Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in...

Peter Galbraith, former United States Ambassador to Croatia, speaking to Rudaw in Duhok on November 19, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Kurdish parties’ demands clear and achievable: Former US diplomat

Turkish Consul General in Erbil Erman Topcu speaking to Rudaw in Erbil on November 18, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Turkish diplomat thanks President Barzani for role in Ankara-PKK peace talks

Turkish consul general in Erbil said on Tuesday that they are very thankful to...

Duhok village goes completely off the grid

A village in Duhok recently went completely off the grid, becoming the second...

The Rudaw Media Network holds a launch event for a special TV show for the coverage of the Kurdistan Region's upcoming elections in Erbil on September 16, 2024. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

Foreign missions praise free, objective press at Rudaw election event

Diplomats and foreign missions in the Kurdistan Region highlighted the...

The Rudaw Media Network holds a launch event for a special TV show for the coverage of the Kurdistan Region's upcoming elections in Erbil on September 16, 2024. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

Foreign missions praise free, objective press at Rudaw election event

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Zakho expects 50 thousand tourists during Eid holidays

Shaqlawa sets the stage for a grandiose touristic season

Imported goods push local farmers out of the Kurdistan Region market

High demand for Turkish goods in Kurdistan Region

Around 1,000 Erbil students study in caravans with schools turned into animal sheds

Halabja pomegranate festival kicks off, 300k visitors expected

PKK kicks off pullout from Turkey, nears end of four-decade conflict

Kurdish artist opens art exhibition in Erbil

Duhok hosts 18th annual grapes, honey festival

Duhok province is holding the 18th annual two-day grape and honey festival as...

Erbil authorities to plant 5,000 orange saplings

Erbil authorities to plant 5,000 orange saplings