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Shafaq News
18-05-2025
- Health
- Shafaq News
CCHF: Kurdistan's Koysinjaq patient recovers
Shafaq News/ A patient diagnosed with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) in Koysinjaq in the Kurdistan Region's capital has been discharged from the hospital, Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw announced on Sunday. 'The patient responded well to treatment and is now in stable health,' Khoshnaw told reporters, adding that while several others were initially suspected of having the virus, all tested negative. Khoshnaw emphasized the importance of early intervention, noting that CCHF carries a high fatality rate. 'Even one confirmed case demands strict precautions,' he said, urging continued vigilance. Local health teams have been instructed to intensify monitoring and implement preventive measures to contain any possible outbreak, the governor added. According to Shafaq News tracker, since the beginning of 2025, Iraq recorded 45 cases, including nine deaths.
Rudaw Net
30-04-2025
- Business
- Rudaw Net
Erbil, Qazvin agree to strengthen commercial, economic activity
Also in Middle East Iraq, Turkey in talks to sign new power deal: Ministry Iraq offers Iran help after deadly blast Iraqi delegation visits Syria for border security, trade talks Lebanese president calls Iraq's Sudani after PMF row A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The governors of the Kurdistan Region's Erbil and Iran's Qazvin provinces met on Tuesday to sign a memorandum of understanding to boost bilateral ties and strengthen economic cooperation. The agreement, between Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw and Qazvin Governor Mohammad Nozari, 'aims to strengthen good relations and enhance commercial and economic activity between Erbil and Qazvin,' said a statement from Khoshnaw's office. Per the memorandum, both provinces will facilitate investment and trade and send delegations to establish ties in the fields of industry, commerce, agriculture, tourism, technology, and health. Khoshnaw also told Nozari that 'Iran's relationship with the Kurdistan Region is a historical, religious, and cultural relationship, and at all levels, the Kurdistan Region desires to advance these relations,' according to a separate statement from his office. Iran and the Kurdistan Region enjoy good economic relations, sharing several border crossings. A large number of Iranian companies work in the Region's various sectors. Iran is also a major trading partner for Iraq. Since the overthrow of the regime of Saddam Hussein in 2003, Iraq and the Kurdistan Region have become two important destinations for Iranian goods. In February, Iranian Consul General to Erbil Faramaz Asadi told Rudaw that Tehran and Erbil have shared 'very strong and intertwined' relations since the establishment of the Islamic republic in 1979.
Shafaq News
28-03-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Paris honors Peshmerga with city landmarks
Shafaq News/ Paris will name a street and a park in honor of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces, Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw announced on Friday. The decision followed Khoshnaw's meeting with Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo during his visit to the French capital for Nowruz celebrations. According to Erbil local government, Khoshnaw conveyed Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's gratitude for France's ongoing support to the Kurdish people, particularly during periods of conflict. The two officials discussed strengthening cooperation between Erbil and Paris, focusing on urban planning, governance, and the implementation of a memorandum of understanding to formalize joint projects. Talks also covered the restoration of the Erbil Citadel and the creation of a 'Maison de Paris' (House of Paris) in the city. Khoshnaw confirmed Erbil's willingness to host the Francophone Governors and Mayors Summit in 2026, following this year's edition in Vietnam.
Rudaw Net
03-03-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Kurdistan Region protests increased 13 percent in February: Watchdog
Also in Kurdistan Nearly 3,000 Yazidis still missing: Official More than 25 pharmacies shut down in Soran over 4 days Three journalists detained in Sulaimani PUK seeks power-sharing guarantees from KDP A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Region witnessed a 13 percent rise in protests for the month of February, a civil rights watchdog reported on Monday. 'Compared to the protest activities of the previous month (January), which numbered 48, there has been a 13 percent increase,' read a statement from Alliance 19, adding that 'the most common protests were for salaries (41 percent of all demands), employment (17 percent), and services (9 percent).' Sulaimani province saw the lion's share of demonstrations, according to the statistics, while Erbil came in second, with around half the numbers. Duhok and Halabja provinces came third and fourth, respectively. 'Last February, the largest strike of teachers and employees was organized in Sulaimani city, which continued from January 28 to February 11, 2025. Later, based on the demands of various social groups, they ended their hunger strike during a large mass demonstration,' Alliance 19 wrote. Alliance 19 is a human rights monitor consisting of advocates and civil society organizations. It is supervised by the Metro Center for Journalists' Rights and Advocacy. In late February, a group of teachers and public sector employees blocked the passage of oil trucks through the Sulaimani-Arbat road but allowed other vehicles through. The protests escalated when demonstrators and truck drivers clashed, leading to multiple injuries and prompting Kurdish security forces to step in. Earlier that month, protesting teachers and employees in Sulaimani suspended a two-week-long hunger strike over unpaid salaries, but most schools in Sulaimani and Halabja remain closed. Security forces also blocked striking teachers from entering Erbil to protest outside the United Nations compound that month at the Degala checkpoint and also used tear gas to push protesters back. Erbil authorities claimed that the protests were aimed at harming the city's stability, with Governor Omed Khoshnaw accusing 'ill-intentioned' actors of fueling the protests, saying it was Baghdad, not Erbil, that was oppressing the Kurdistan Region's civil servants. 'Teachers, salaried employees, and all of the people in the Kurdistan Region are dissatisfied, but their dissatisfaction is with Baghdad. Baghdad is oppressing us,' Khoshnaw said in a presser at the time. Efforts by both the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to address the salary crisis resulted in a new agreement in early February regarding the payment of the Region's share in the 2025 federal budget. The KRG's hardships worsened in March 2023 after oil exports from the Kurdistan Region through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline were halted when Ankara lost an international arbitration case against Baghdad for allowing Erbil to begin independent oil exports in 2014. The Iraqi parliament passed an amendment to the federal budget in February to increase transportation and production fees paid to oil producers in the Kurdistan Region, clearing a major hurdle for exports to resume, which is set to boost the Kurdistan Region's income. Oil producers have said that they are ready to resume exports but first need a formal agreement about payments.
