ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Electricity says there is still no clear timeline for restoring power after Wednesday night’s drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field, which severely disrupted gas supplies and caused widespread outages. Even after gas flow resumes, returning to normal power production will take at least 72 hours, according to a ministry source.

An Erbil criminal court on Tuesday handed down a death sentence and additional life terms to a doctor convicted of killing four members of his wife’s family in a case that drew widespread public outrage earlier this year.The crime occurred on March 13 in the Farmanbaran neighborhood, where Sirwan Mahmoud opened fire on his wife, her parents, and her sister following a family dispute.

The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) are expected to meet next week to restart stalled negotiations on forming the Kurdistan Region’s tenth cabinet, according to a senior PUK official.PUK politburo member and Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani said the meeting had originally been planned for Tuesday but was postponed. He did not give a reason for the delay,

Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall swept through parts of Sulaimani province on Tuesday, leaving at least three people dead, four injured, and several children reportedly missing, officials confirmed.In neighboring Kirkuk province, flooding also claimed the life of a young girl, identified as Bayar Eisa.

After a week of heavy snowfall and torrential rain, the Kurdistan Region’s Directorate of Meteorology announced that the current weather wave is expected to end on Friday night, with stable conditions forecast to continue until January 9.