An Iraqi criminal court sentenced a man to a seven-year imprisonment term for smuggling 28 foreign nationals inside a large truck from Kirkuk province toward Baghdad, the Supreme Judicial Council announced on Wednesday.
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A Ukrainian book corner featuring 30 history and literature books opened at the Catholic University in Erbil province on Monday, aiming to introduce students to Ukrainian culture and strengthen cultural and academic ties between Ukraine and the Kurdistan Region.
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Iraq’s stored water reserves have increased more than sevenfold compared with the same period last year, as heavy rainfall has replenished dams and boosted river flows, Iraqi prime minister’s water affairs adviser told Rudaw.
Armed groups operating outside Iraqi state control are obstructing economic reforms, discouraging international investment, and prolonging instability in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, a Middle East political expert has warned, calling for a negotiated agreement to bring their weapons under state authority.
US defense and security companies are exploring opportunities to help strengthen the Kurdistan Region’s air defenses following the withdrawal of US-led coalition forces, as a visiting American business joint delegation discusses potential projects with Kurdish and Syrian officials.
The Kurdistan Democratic Party of Iran (KDPI) has ruled out sending Peshmerga fighters from the Kurdistan Region into the western Kurdish areas of Iran to conduct military operations, saying it has pledged to Baghdad and Erbil not to use Iraqi territory as a launchpad for war against Iran.
A lawmaker from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) has said Abdullah Ocalan, imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), must play a direct role in implementing a new peace framework that could pave the way for thousands of fighters, prisoners and exiles to return to Turkey.
Paul Iddon
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