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Despite the Iraq war’s legacy, the Kurdish city of Sulaymaniyah offers a beacon of optimism through its flourishing music, journalism, art, and television scenes, proving hope can be found in ...
News Iraq » Sulaymaniyah » People: 30 injured in massive fire at fuel facility in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah
BAGHDAD — At least 30 people were injured in a massive fire that broke out at a fuel facility in Iraq’s northern Sulaymaniyah province, according to local media on Tuesday. Aram Ali, spokesman for the ...
News Iraq » Sulaymaniyah » People: Sulaymaniyah Court Sentences Lahur Sheikh Jangi in Lalezar Case
A criminal court in Sulaymaniyah sentenced opposition leader Lahur Sheikh Jangi to five years and three months in prison for the 2025 Lalezar Hotel incident. His brother, Polad Sheikh Jangi, received ...
News Iraq » Sulaymaniyah » People: VOA Kurdish: Aid campaign in Iraqi Kurdistan city suspended due to economic crisis
A financial aid campaign for the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, also known as Rojava, launched two weeks ago in Iraqi Kurdistan's Sulaymaniyah, has been unexpectedly ...
News Iraq » Sulaymaniyah » People: Israeli-Canadian Benjamin Hassin freed after 11 years in Iraqi prison
A Jewish man who had been imprisoned in Iraq for 11 years was released today, following a coordinated international effort. Israeli-Canadian Benjamin Hassin, now in his early 30s, was released from ...
News Iraq » Sulaymaniyah » People: VOA Kurdish: Iraqi and Kurdish officials deny reports of Maher al-Assad fleeing to Sulaymaniyah
Maher al-Assad, the brother of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and commander of the Syrian army's fourth armored division, has not fled to Sulaymaniyah, according to the Patriotic Union of ...
News Iraq » Sulaymaniyah » People: Finding community through adolescent clubs supported by UNHCR
Every week, 16-year-old Sana Burhan, an Iraqi national, travels from Barika, a rural town 30 minutes outside the city, to the heart of Sulaymaniyah in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to lead an ...