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Kurdistan reports 31 new coronavirus cases; Iraq tops 6,000 - Kurdistan 24
The number of daily coronavirus cases on Saturday continued to increase across Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, with health authorities from the autonomous region reporting 31 new infections and national counterparts in Baghdad claiming 306, including ten deaths.

Close to 170 of the new Iraqi cases were recorded in Baghdad province, according to a federal health ministry statement detailing the latest coronavirus data from the previous 24 hours. Basra, another major hotspot for the disease in the country, reported 29 infections.

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Duhok International Film Festival postponed until next year due to COVID-19 - Kurdistan 24

The eighth annual Duhok International Film Festival that was slated to be held in September will be postponed due to the ongoing coronavirus threat, the festival management announced on Friday.

The decision comes as the Kurdistan Region and Iraq as a whole witnesses a spike in the number of new infections, likely due to recently relaxed COVID-19 restrictions. On Saturday, the regional health ministry said in a statement that it had tested 1,491 individuals for the disease over the past 24 hours, a notable high compared to an average of close to 1,000 in previous days. Of the total, 31 samples came back positive.

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Kurdistan repatriates 17 citizens stranded in Romania, Hungary amid COVID-19 crisis - Kurdistan 24
On Thursday, a statement issued by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) announced the latest return home of citizens stranded abroad for months because of the halt in international flights from Eastern European countries, including Hungary and Romania, to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

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COVID-19: 287 new cases, 6 deaths in Iraq; Kurdistan extends travel ban - Kurdistan 24

On Wednesday, the Iraqi Ministry of Health announced 6 deaths from the coronavirus and 287 new infections in the previous 24 hours, while its counterpart in the Kurdistan Region recorded 25 new cases, continuing an uptick for both.

Health officials pointed out that 71,414 individuals were tested for the highly-contagious disease in Iraq during the same period, while those the regional government conducted 948 tests.

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COVID-19: Iraq records another 216 cases on third day of Eid al-Fitr as Kurdistan Region confirms only five cases - Kurdistan 24

Iraq’s Ministry of Health and Environment on Tuesday announced 216 new COVID-19 cases and six fatalities in the previous 24 hours as their counterpart in the autonomous Kurdistan Region announced five new cases in its daily update on the highly-infectious disease.

According to the Iraqi Health Ministry, out of 4,920 COVID-19 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, 168 of the new infections were found in Baghdad province, Nineveh had nine cases, Babil had eight cases, Karbala recorded six cases, Wasit had three cases, Salahuddin and Diyala each had two cases, while Diwaniyah and Dhi Qar recorded single cases. The six COVID-19-related deaths were in the capital city of Baghdad and Diyala.

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Pro-Kurdish party warns situation worsening for political prisoners in Turkey during COVID-19 - Kurdistan 24

Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) warned in a public statement on Tuesday that political prisoners in Turkey who were not included in a general amnesty are facing a worsening situation in prisons amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Iraq reports 197 new COVID-19 cases; 20 in Kurdistan - Kurdistan 24

On the first day of the Eid al-Fitr holidays, the Iraqi health ministry reported 197 new coronavirus infections over the previous 24 hours, with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announcing twenty new cases over the same period.

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Kurdish Professionals provide COVID-19 relief to Nashville Kurds -Kurdistan 24

A US-based group known as the Kurdish Professionals has announced it would be offering financial assistance to members of the Kurdish community in Nashville that are affected by the current pandemic and financial crisis.

“The Kurdish community in Nashville is very tight-knit. When one family is burdened, it affects all of us,” said Dr. Zaid Brifkani, the President of Kurdish Professionals, in an interview with Kurdistan 24. “We noticed that there were increased numbers of Kurds being affected directly and indirectly by COVID-19, so we did our research.”

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Kurdistan brings home nearly 200 citizens stranded in Europe amid COVID-19 travel restrictions - Kurdistan 24

In a statement issued on Thursday, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG)’s Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) announced the latest return of citizens home that have been stranded abroad for months because of the halt in international flights to the Kurdistan Region from European countries, including Poland, Netherlands, and Belgium through Germany, to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

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Kurdistan PM stresses reform, resolving Baghdad disputes to face economic crisis - Kurdistan 24

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Friday stressed that his administration would continue its robust plans for economic reform and dialogue with federal Iraqi authorities in Baghdad as key strategies in efforts to tackle ongoing financial hardship faced by the autonomous region.

“The whole world, including the Kurdistan Region, is going through a difficult economic period due to the implications of the outbreak and falling oil prices,” Barzani said in a speech addressing the public. “These are challenging times for the Kurdistan Regional Government. From the outset of this economic crisis, we have been doing our best to ease the financial burden on people throughout our region.”

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Iraq enforces lockdown on six, mostly Shi’a, areas of Baghdad, as COVID-19 cases rise - Kurdistan 24

Iraq’s Minister of Health and Environment, Hassan al-Tamimi, announced on Monday that strict lockdowns would be imposed on six districts of Baghdad, as Iraq recorded its highest number of daily coronavirus infections to date.
On Monday, Iraq’s Ministry of Health reported that there had been four deaths and 150 new cases of the coronavirus over the past 24 hours.

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Kurdistan Region announces complete lockdown during Eid al-Fitr celebrations - Kurdistan 24

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Interior announced on Monday that a complete lockdown would be enforced during Eid al-Fitr celebrations to mitigate the potential spread of COVID-19.
In a daily statement by the KRG’s Health Ministry, health officials reported 10 new coronavirus cases registered in Sulaimani province in the past 24 hours as a result of 988 tests across the autonomous region.

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BCF delivers medical batch of anti-biotics to Syrian Kurdistan amid COVID-19 crisis - Kurdistan 24
The Barzani Charity Foundation (BCF) on Tuesday announced the delivery of a medical batch consisting of anti-inflammatory injections to Syrian Kurdistan (Rojava), which has lacked basic necessities to fight the highly contagious COVID-19 disease.

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After the United Nations Security Council vote in early May to centralize cross-border deliveries of medical aid into the grips of Damascus, the Yaroubiya border crossing along the Iraqi border, where 1.6 million people were benefiting from the humanitarian assistance coming through it, was scrapped.

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World Bank reallocates $33.6 million to help Iraq’s fight against COVID-19 - Kurdistan 24

On Tuesday, the World Bank announced the allocation of $33.6 million as part of its Emergency Operation for Development Project (EODP) in emergency response to assist Iraqi health sector to better fight the COVID-19 pandemic.

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HRW asks Iraq to reform legislation, take measures against COVID-19 in prisons - Kurdistan 24

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday asked the newly appointed government and Council of Representatives in Iraq to bring existing Iraqi laws in line with international standards and to take measures against COVID-19 in prisons and detention facilities.

The HRW remarks on COVID-19 measures come as Iraqi health authorities in Baghdad on Wednesday reported 119 new coronavirus infections across the country in the previous 24 hours, marking the highest numbers of infections per 24-hour in Iraq.

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Key Congressmen call for re-opening border crossing to send aid into Northeast Syria - Kurdistan 24

The Chairmen of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee, along with the ranking members of each committee, called on the Trump administration to secure the re-opening of two border crossings into Syria that had previously allowed for the delivery of humanitarian aid into the war-torn country

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COVID-19 Updates: Iraq reports 51 new cases, as KRG, again, says no new infections - Kurdistan 24

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Mosques to reopen as Kurdistan Region reports no new COVID-19 cases - Kurdistan 24

– The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry of Endowment and Religious Affairs announced on Thursday that mosques in the region are to reopen on Monday, as the health authorities reported no new COVID-19 cases for the second day in row.

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KRG repatriates 201 students, citizens from Turkey amid COVID-19 KRG repatriates 201 students, citizens from Turkey amid COVID-19 crisis - Kurdistan 24

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) announced on Wednesday the repatriation of 201stranded students from the Turkish cities of Istanbul and Ankara to the Kurdistan Region.

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KRG repatriates another 228 citizens from Ukraine, Jordan amid COVID-19 crisis - Kurdistan 24

Late on Thursday night, the Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced the repatriation of another 228 students and other citizens that have been stranded in Ukraine and Jordan due to travel restrictions put in place to stem the spread of the coronavirus.

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