The 11th edition of the Duhok International Film Festival kicked off on Monday.

Students from a village in Akre town take a long journey to a school in a neighboring village, trekking two kilometres through hills and rugged terrain to get to the destination.

The owner of a restaurant in Duhok province offered free meals and accommodation to a German tourist for several days earlier this week, impressing the worn-out foreigner who had just arrived in the Kurdistan Region after biking from Turkey.

Thirteen oil refineries operate from dusk until dawn in the Kuashi industrial area in Duhok province, producing hazardous gases and releasing chemicals into the air, pushing the residents to leave the area.

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