Luqman Hakim is a jeweler in Erbil city’s famous Qaysari bazaar. Along with jewels, he also crafts prayer beads, necklaces, and bracelets from precious stones and woods.
Dozens of young people lined up in the Syrian capital, Damascus, earlier this week, hoping to be recruited as policemen as the country grapples with maintaining security weeks after the collapse of Bashar al-Assad.
Christians in the Kurdistan Region’s capital of Erbil celebrated Christmas with joy and prayer, gathering at church to mark the holy occasion.