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KRG Extends Focus on Farmers as Duhok Weather Delays Final Wheat Harvest
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (723+ words) Kurdistan Region trade officials say a requested extension of the wheat procurement deadline will allow late-harvesting farmers in Duhok to deliver their crops while procurement continues across government silos under a broader agricultural modernization program. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - The Kurdistan Regional Government…...
Erbil Green Belt Project Enters Phase Two as Kurdistan Advances Long-Term Climate Strategy
3+ day, 4+ hour ago (914+ words) Following the completion of its first phase, the Erbil Green Belt Project has launched a new planting campaign that expands the Kurdistan Region's broader sustainability agenda under the Ninth Cabinet, with a focus on climate resilience, afforestation, and environmental planning....
France Records 1,000 Deaths in Record Heatwave
2+ week, 2+ day ago (861+ words) French health authorities have observed a surge in mortality, predominantly among the elderly, as a relentless heatwave paralyzes infrastructure and rewrites the climate narrative across the continent. "Since June 24, approximately 1,000 additional deaths have been observed compared to the deaths recorded…...
Europe Heatwave Breaks Records as 193 Million Face Extreme Temperatures
2+ week, 3+ day ago (811+ words) As the continent warms faster than any other on Earth, a deadly heatwave is rewriting temperature records, forcing the cancellation of major events, and overwhelming emergency services from Paris to the Balkans. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - The European summer has arrived not with…...
France's Heatwave Turns Waters Deadly as Drowning Toll Climbs to 55
2+ week, 4+ day ago (1147+ words) France heatwave drowning death toll rises to 55 as hospitals struggle and climate risks intensify across Europe. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - What begins as a search for relief has, for dozens of families across France, ended in irreversible loss. The death toll from drowning…...
Iraq Scraps Billion-Dollar Rail and Airport Projects
1+ mon, 14+ hour ago (955+ words) Two flagship projects once billed as transformative for Iraq's future have suddenly been shelved. What does it mean for the country's ambitions? ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - In a reversal of high-profile infrastructure agenda, the Iraqi government has quietly scrapped a sweeping national railway…...
Kurdistan's Environmental Film Festival Comes to Soran, Blending Cinema with Nature
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (569+ words) Kurdistan24 Kurdistan's Environmental Film Festival Comes to Soran, Blending Cinema with Nature Under the theme "Humanity is Part of Nature," the festival aims to showcase Kurdistan's natural beauty and build environmental awareness through the art of film ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - In the…...
Kurdistan Region President Reaffirms Commitment to Climate Action on World Environment Day
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (293+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — On the occasion of World Environment Day on Friday, Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani extended his congratulations to environmentalists and organizations, emphasizing that protecting the environment is a shared national responsibility and reaffirming the Kurdistan Region's commitment to tackling…...
A Season of Too Much Rain: Halabja's Pomegranate Orchards Face a Delayed Spring
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (575+ words) Exceptional precipitation has replenished aquifers but left the region's signature fruit trees struggling to bloom, sparking anxiety among local growers. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - For generations, farmers across the Kurdistan Region have prayed for rain, scanning the winter skies for the heavy downpours…...
UN: Temperatures Likely to Remain at Record Levels in 2026-2030
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (556+ words) The UN warned that global temperatures are expected to remain at or near historic highs over the next five years ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - A relentless rise in global temperatures is set to continue through the end of the decade, the United Nations…...