Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – The Kurdistan Regional Government’s spokesperson issued the following statement on the 33rd anniversary of the Badinan Anfal campaign. “Thirty-three years ago, thousands of innocent civilians from the Badinan region were taken and killed while thousands more were forced to flee their destroyed homes as the Ba’athist Regime carried out ...
KRG announces 4 billion-dinar water security fund
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - KRG will be allocating 2.5 billion dinars in funds to combat droughts across the region and 1.5 billion dinars in emergency funds to address urgent water shortages in the Erbil province. As the first phase of its water security strategy, the government will be distributing funds to each provincial water directorate to implement their o ...
Council of Ministers issued several directives to tackle water shortages in the Kurdistan Region
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – The Kurdistan Region Council of Ministers on Thursday held a meeting to address ongoing water shortages. Following a roundtable discussions with the relevant ministries and departments, the Council issued the following directions: 1- The Ministry of Municipalities and Tourism will lead a meeting next week with the relevant ministries, ...
Statement by KRG Spokesperson on the Islamic New Year
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – I would like to warmly congratulate all Muslims in Kurdistan, Iraq, and around the world who are celebrating the Islamic – Hijri – New Year today and extend my best wishes. I hope that this Hijri New Year will bring peace, prosperity, and the end of COVID-19 in our country. I encourage everyone to be mindful that a new wave of COVID-1 ...
A message from the KRG on the Yazidi genocide
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) – The Kurdistan Regional Government on Tuesday released a statement commemorating the 7th anniversary of the Yazidi genocide in Shingal. Full statement from the KRG: “Today, seven years have passed since the massacre of Yazidis in Shingal and surrounding areas. This was conducted by ISIS terrorist group in a barbaric and inhuman way: ki ...