Ronahî: Before noon a fire broke out at the oil refinery in the Shemamik district on the outskirts of Erbil.

Ronahî: The cause has not been determined and firefighting teams are still working to extinguish the blaze.

Kamîran: Is this the first time a refinery has been targeted or is it happening again?

Ronahî: In recent months fires have increased in many areas of the Kurdistan Region, sometimes energy facilities have been targeted, but the causes of each are different.

Kamîran: There is also another story from Kirkuk that is drawing attention.

Ronahî: Yesterday the governor of Kirkuk announced that the province had become a member of the Union of Turkish World Municipalities and described it as an achievement.

Ronahî: Today the head of the Provincial Council rejected this step and said the council was not informed of this decision and that council members should be informed of any agreement.

Kamîran: Commemorations continue in Sinjar as well.

Ronahî: The Women's Commission of the Kurdistan National Congress called, on the twelfth anniversary of the decree, for Sinjar to become an autonomous region so that Yazidis and Yazidi women can protect themselves and practice their faith freely.

Ronahî: The statement said Iraq should officially recognize the decree as genocide and those responsible should be brought to trial.

Kamîran: Have other demands also been made?

Ronahî: The Democratic Women's Coalition of the Middle East and North Africa also issued a statement on the same occasion and called for the genocide to be recognized, the perpetrators to be tried and the law on women's lives to be expanded.

Ronahî: It also called on the state to reveal the fate of the missing and to begin the reconstruction of the areas.

Kamîran: There is also serious news from Iran.

Ronahî: Human Rights Watch warned that eight women political prisoners from eastern Kurdistan and Iran are at risk of execution.

Ronahî: This pressure on political prisoners continues and heavy sentences are being handed down to them.

Kamîran: A new step has also been taken on the economic front.

Ronahî: Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zeydi announced that an agreement has been signed to export Iraqi oil via the Iraq-Turkey pipeline to Ceyhan Port.

Ronahî: The aim is to develop economic cooperation between the two countries.