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A member of the Kurdistan Centre for Arts and Culture in the Iraqi city of Dohuk scans the pages of a rare book, part of a project to digitise Kurdish literary and historical works — Safin HAMID ...
News Iraq » Dohuk » Culture: A man wielding an axe wounds 3 people at the Assyrian Christian new year parade in Iraq
DOHUK, Iraq — The annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year was marred Tuesday when an axe-wielding man attacked the procession and wounded three people, ...
News Iraq » Dohuk » Culture: Iraqi Christians celebrate Akitu feast, the Assyrian New Year in Dohuk
Thousands of Iraqi Christians celebrated the ancient Akitu feast, which marks the Assyrian New Year, in Dohuk, in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq. April 1 marks the start of the new year in ...
News Iraq » Dohuk » Culture: Massive influx of people into Dohuk as Iraq's displacement crisis deepens
This is a summary of what was said by UNHCR spokesperson – to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva. 12 August 2014 In northwest Iraq, ...
News Iraq » Dohuk » Culture: The Five Assyrian Seats in Iraq's Parliament Have Been Hijacked
Discontent is growing among Iraq's Christian community. Many cite years of marginalization, poor services, and doubts over whether their parliamentary quota seats still truly represent them. Out of ...
News Iraq » Dohuk » Culture: Iraq's displaced Yazidis and security forces cast ballots in early voting in parliament election
DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Members of Iraqi security forces and displaced people living in camps, including minority Yazidis, cast their ballots Sunday in early voting ahead of this week's parliamentary ...
News Iraq » Dohuk » Culture: Thousands of Syrian refugees arrive in Iraq, many with special needs
DOHUK, Iraq, September 30 (UNHCR) - She's only four years old, but Syrian refugee Magi can't shake off the sounds and images of war that forced her family to flee the embattled northern city of Aleppo ...
News Iraq » Dohuk » Culture: A man wielding an axe wounds 3 people at the Assyrian Christian new year parade in Iraq
DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — Witnesses said the attacker, who has not been officially identified, ran toward the crowd shouting Islamic slogans. DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The annual parade by Assyrian Christians in ...