Smoke rises from the site of a series of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the outskirts of the southern Lebanese village of al-Katrani on Dec. 18, 2025. (AFP)
The acting Consul General Caitlin Piper with the representatives from the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Erbil, Duhok, Halabja, and Sulaimani. (Photo: U.S. Consulate General in Erbil)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Maciej Zajdel, the newly appointed Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Erbil, Dec. 17, 2025. (Photo: KRG)
President Masoud Barzani (R), Maciej Zajdel, the new Consul General of Poland in Erbil (L), in Pirmam, Kurdistan Region, on Dec. 17, 2025. (Photo: Barzani HQ)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Ahmad Jarba, leader of Syria’s Tomorrow Movement, Dec. 16, 2025. (Photo: KRG)
Zakho SC supporters earned the prestigious award of FIFA Fan Award 2025 after throwing thousands of stuffed toys onto the pitch on May 13, 2025. (Graphics: FIFA)
Lebanese army soldiers look at the Israeli military post of Hanita, left, and the Labbouneh post, one of five hills used by Israeli forces, in the village of Alma al-Shaab in south Lebanon,, Nov. 28, 2025. (AP)
