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14 10 - 2025

16:00

President Masoud Barzani (R) and French Ambassador to Iraq Patrick Durel (L). (Photo: Barzani HQ)

France Lauds Peshmerga’s Valor; President Barzani Calls Kurdish-French Ties ‘Enduring’

15:36

Police officers cordon off the scene of explosion. (AP)

Three Police Officers Killed in Deliberate Explosion During Eviction in Italy

15:07

The photo shows the federalism-centralism conundrum in Iraq. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq's Centralist Mentality Clashes with its Federal Constitution, Kurdistan Bar Association Warns

15:02

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, (R), Patrick Dorrell, France’s Ambassador to Iraq, Erbil, October 14, 2025. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan PM, French Ambassador Discuss Ties, Federal Relations, and Upcoming Macron Visit

14:03

A Chinse cargo ship sails in the ocean with flags of China and US in the background. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

China Says Will 'Fight to the End' in US Trade War

13:39

Park Jung-hoon, head of the MRO TF team of Hanwha Ocean Special Ship (L), Volodymyr Borovets, chief prosecutor of the American Association of Ships (ABS), holding hands at the shipyard. (Photo: Hanwha Ocean)

China Sanctions U.S. Subsidiaries of Hanwha Amid Rising Shipping Dispute

13:26

L-R: Duhok's Industrial Zone and Basra's Industrial Zone. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

In Kurdistan, the Industrial Zone is a Tourist Destination; in Iraq, a Neglected Garbage Dump

12:34

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, (R), British Ambassador to Iraq Irfan Siddiq, Erbil, October 14, 2025.

Kurdistan PM, British Ambassador Discuss Financial Entitlements, Reforms, and Regional Developments

11:46

U.S. President Donald Trump (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (AFP)

Trump Touts Erdoğan as Potential Peacemaker in Russia-Ukraine War

11:22

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaks during a media conference at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Sept. 23, 2025.

NATO Launches Annual Nuclear Exercise Amid Rising Global Tensions

10:26

A view of Kurdistan's nature. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Region Joins IUCN, Cementing Global Role in Nature Conservation

09:53

The Syrian Interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa. (Videograb of the Interview with CBS News)

Syria’s al-Sharaa Says Damascus Has No Appetite for War

09:02

US President Donald Trump speaks at the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025.

Iran Rejects Trump’s Call for Peace, Citing U.S. Strikes on Nuclear Sites

13 10 - 2025

23:24

An aerial view of Koya city. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

KRG Allocates Approximately $86 Million to Resolve Water Shortage in Koya District

21:17

US President Donald Trump shows a signed document during a summit on Gaza in Sharm el-Sheikh on October 13, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Trump hails 'tremendous day for Middle East' as leaders sign Gaza declaration

20:22

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) during his meeting with the former CIA Director General David Petraeus, Oct. 13, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)

Kurdistan Region President Meets Former CIA Director David Petraeus to Discuss Regional Stability

19:33

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani delivering the speech, Oct. 13, 2025. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

PM Barzani Hails Duhok University Graduates, Reaffirms KRG Commitment to Higher Education

18:05

President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with former CIA Director General David Petraeus, Oct. 13, 2025. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)

President Masoud Barzani, Former CIA Director Petraeus Discuss Iraq’s Stability and Regional Developments

17:30

The headquarters of UNESCO. (Photo: Archaeology Wiki)

KRG Delegation to Strengthen Partnership with UNESCO in Education and Cultural Heritage

16:41

KDP Vice President Masrour Barzani. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

‘Our Battle Is in Baghdad Too’: KDP VP Barzani Urges Strong Kurdish Voice in Iraq’s Parliament

15:53

US President Donald Trump addresses the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, in Jerusalem on October 13, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Trump Heads to Egypt After Landmark Visit to Israel and Speech at Knesset

15:29

KDP VP Masrour Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

KDP Launches Massive Duhok Election Campaign with KDP VP Masrour Barzani

15:15

Russia to Host First-Ever Diamond Butterfly Film Awards in Moscow This November

14:25

Former US Amb. Zalmay Khalilzad. (AP)

Former US Ambassador: Kurdistan Shows the World What Tolerance ‘Actually Means’

13:47

L-R: Iraq's National Team head coach Graham Arnold and Saudi Arabia's head coach Hervé Renard. (AP)

Verbal Duel Intensifies Before Iraq–Saudi Arabia Do-or-Die Qualifier

13:37

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, (R), General David Petraeus, former director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Erbil, October 13, 2025.

Kurdistan Prime Minister Meets Former CIA Director David Petraeus Amid Regional Security Talks

13:33

The photo shows a newly born baby. (AP)

Erbil to Digitize Maternity Hospital, Health Chief Says

13:05

An Iraqi girl carries a banner that reads 'No to proposals to amend Personal Status Law No 88 of 1959,' Baghdad, Iraq. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Controversy Over Iraq’s Personal Status Law Continue Sparking Debate on Child Custody and Women’s Rights

12:45

UK PM Keir Starmer. (AFP)

UK Pledges Leadership in Gaza Reconstruction at Historic Peace Summit

11:15

A Kurdish woman using the Destar. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

The Destar: A Kurdish Emblem of Community and Connection to the Land

10:54

U.S. President Donald Trump landing in Israel aboard Air Force One, October, 13, 2025. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Trump Arrives in Israel as First Hostages Freed Under Gaza Ceasefire Deal

10:33

U.S. Navy officers load UGM-109 Tomahawk missiles onto the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City, May 6, 2025. (Photo: DVDIS)

Trump Warns Russia He May Send Ukraine Long-Range Tomahawks

09:12

People gather prior to the release of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, at the hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Oct. 13, 2025. (Photo: AP)

Israel Says Hamas Hands Over First Hostages to Red Cross Under Gaza Ceasefire Deal

12 10 - 2025

23:15

Demonstrators march during a "Bring them home" rally for Israeli hostages in New York City on Oct. 12, 2025. (AFP)

Israel declares victory as hostages due home

21:45

Rebaz Hamlan, Financial Advisor to the Kurdistan Region’s Prime Minister, speaking to Kurdistan24, Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Top KRG Official Confirms Ongoing Talks on Non-Oil Revenues

21:00

A municipal employee raises the US flag among those of other nations in Sharm el-Sheikh, on Oct. 11, 2025. (AFP)

Tasnim: Iran Not Expected to Attend Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit

20:21

KRG Expands MyAccount Program: Over 600,000 Civil Servants Now Paid Digitally

19:30

A shot from the Kurdistan Arabian Horse Beauty Championship 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Erbil Hosts 2025 Kurdistan Arabian Horse Beauty Championship

18:57

from the left, Intelligence Chief Hussein al-Salamah, Defense Minister Marhaf Abu Qasra, FM Asaad al-Shaibani, Türkiye's FM Hakan Fidan, Türkiye's Defense Minister Yasar Güler and Turkish intelligence chief Ibrahim Kalin. (Photo: Fidan's X)

Türkiye's FM: Syria's Security is Inseparable From Our Own

18:02

President Masoud Barzani delivering the speech, Oct. 12, 2025. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

President Masoud Barzani Launches KDP Campaign, Calls for Unity and Democratic Partnership in Iraq

17:45

Mazloum Abdi, commander of the SDF, in Hassakeh, Western Kurdistan. Oct. 24, 2019. (AFP)

Mazloum Abdi: SDF and Syrian Army Reach Initial Understanding on Integration

16:27

Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City, on Oct. 12, 2025. (AFP)

Israel Orders Army to Prepare for Demolition of ‘Hamas Tunnels’

15:44

L-R: Umm al-Nour Cathedral in Erbil and PM Barzani speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony of the Al-Azhar Institute. (Kurdistan24)

From Umm al-Nour Cathedral to Al-Azhar Institute: KRG Puts Coexistence Into Practice

14:53

A view of the Saad Saad Abdullah Hall where the KDP Election Campaign is to be held. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

President Barzani to Preside Over KDP’s Major Election Campaign in Erbil After Kirkuk Rally

14:29

Displaced Palestinians walk amid destroyed buildings in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP)

Iranian Newspaper Calls Hamas’s Oct. 7 Attack a ‘Costly Mistake’

13:26

PM Masrour Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

PM Barzani Urges Religious Moderation as Erbil’s Al-Azhar Institute Expands

13:01

Qubad Talabani, KRG's DPM, (C), Sasan Aouni, Minister of Municipalities and Tourism, (L), HABIKA Company's representative, Erbil, October 12, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Dukan-Sulaimani 3 Water Project Officially Signed in Erbil

12:55

His Beatitude Cardinal Louis Sako, the Patriarch of the Chaldeans in Iraq and the World. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Patriarch Sako: Umm al-Nour Church Reflects PM Barzani’s Care for Kurdistan’s People

12:18

PM Masrour Barzani (C) with senior religious dignitaries at the inauguration of Umm al-Nour cathedral in Ankawa. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

‘Kurdistan Will Always Stand for Religious Freedom,’ Barzani Says at Cathedral Opening

11:42

Former Iraqi Foreign Minister and Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) politburo member Hoshyar Zebari. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Zebari Criticizes Baghdad’s Diplomatic Failures and Absence from Regional Affairs

11:40

Mar Nicodemus Daoud Matti Sharaf, the Metropolitan of the new Umm al-Nour cathedral in Ankawa. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

New Ankawa Cathedral Consecrated as Symbol of Coexistence and Renewal

11:07

This combo shows the blast site before (R) and after (L) the explosion at a US factory in Tennessee. (AFP)

Sixteen Dead After Blast at US Explosives Factory; Elite Federal Team Deployed to Investigate

10:35

People watch a play at the 3rd Ziwiye Theatre Festival in Saqqez. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdish Theater Groups Unite Across Borders at Ziwiye Festival in Saqqez

09:59

US Navy sailors listen to US President Donald Trump speak as he visits the USS Harry S. Truman. (AFP)

Trump Directs Hegseth to Pay Troops During Shutdown Standoff

09:00

Peace Square in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. (AFP)

Qatari Diplomats Killed in Car Crash Before Gaza Summit in Egypt

08:53

US special envoy Steve Witkoff (C) speaks as senior adviser Jared Kushner (L) and his wife Ivanka Trump (R) look on during a gathering at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv on October 11, 2025. (Photo

Hamas to Begin Hostage Release Ahead of Trump-Led Peace Summit in Egypt

11 10 - 2025

21:52

Iraqi government spokesperson Bassem Al-Awadi. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq Condemns US Sanctions on State-Owned Firm as “Unilateral and Unjustified”

20:34

French President Emmanuel Macron. (Photo: AP)

Macron to Join Regional Leaders in Egypt to Back Gaza Truce Agreement

18:21

Hamas political bureau member Bassem Naim. (Photo: Hamas Media)

Hamas Rejects Disarmament Under Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan as Ceasefire Takes Hold

16:34

A municipal employee raises the US flag among those of other nations in Sharm el-Sheikh, as the Egyptian Red Sea resort town gets ready to receive international leaders, following a Gaza ceasefire agreement, on October 11, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

US CENTCOM Chief Visits Gaza, Rules Out Deployment of American Troops

16:21

An aerial view shows the abandoned site of the Supernova music festival attack near Kibbutz Reim, Oct. 7, 2023. (AFP)

Memo Found in Hamas Bunker and Intercepted Communications Reveal Oct. 7 Attack's Brutal Plan