An Iraqi delegation headed by the governor of Sulaimani traveled to Mariwan to hold talks with the secretary of the Supreme Council of Free Trade, Industrial and Special Economic Zones and the governor of Kurdistan.
The 15th Mariwan International Street Theater Festival is running in different parts of the city with performances.
41 theater groups have participated in different sections of this festival which will run through until November 1.
Despite indications that the authorities in the Kurdistan Region planned to close border crossings for non-trade travel in response to fears about a new coronavirus strain, an Iranian official said on Saturday, December 26, that the Bashmakh crossing remained open to both passenger and truck traffic.