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12 08 - 2026

19:03

OPEC Sees Oil Demand Rising, Cuts Growth Forecast

19:00

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Trump Says U.S. Has 'Total Control' of Strait of Hormuz, Vows to Keep It

18:34

Ali al-Zaidi Presides over the ministerial council meeting on Aug. 12, 2026. (Photo: Iraqi PM office)

Why Iraq Insists Coalition Withdrawal Is Irreversible?

18:17

The map of Türkiye, in side it, is the flag of Türkiye. (Graphic: Designed by Kurdistan24)

KCK Says Türkiye's Peace Law Fails Without Öcalan's Role

18:15

26 Nations Condemn Iran’s Executions of Protesters

26 Nations Condemn Iran’s Executions of Protesters

16:40

Road paving works in Akre district. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

KRG Invests Approximately $4 Billion in Major Road and Infrastructure Projects

14:57

Faisal Niaz Tirmizi, Pakistan’s ambassador to Russia, speaking to Kurdistan24, Aug. 12, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Pakistan Says Tehran-Washington Talks Continue Behind Closed Doors

14:52

Family members of the 2020 victims Beirut port explosion march with a giant Lebanese flag on the 6th anniversary of the incident near the port area in Beirut on Aug. 4, 2026. (AFP)

Lebanon Parliament Passes First General Amnesty Law in 35 Years

13:57

Researchers from San Francisco’s Exploratorium prepare for a global broadcast of the August 12 total solar eclipse in Villalibado, Spain, on Aug. 10, 2026. (AFP)

Europe Looks Up as the Sun Goes Dark

13:18

KDP Official Says 72,000 Arab Settlers Brought to Kirkuk Under Former Governor

KDP Official Says 72,000 Arab Settlers Brought to Kirkuk Under Former Governor

12:15

A meeting of Kirkuk Provincial Council. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

KDP Set to Chair Two Kirkuk Provincial Council Committees After Returning to Sessions

11:03

A completed sate of the Kawlokan Corniche in the Rawanduz district. (Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Region Tourism Projects Set to Transform Rawanduz Into Year-Round Destination

10:40

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (R) meeting with Pakistan's Minister of Interior Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi in Tehran on August 11, 2026. (AFP)

Pakistan Interior Minister Visits Iran as US Tightens Blockade on Iranian Ports

10:06

Iraqi Cabinet Approves 2026–2029 Government Program, Refers It to Parliament

08:55

German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt thanks police officers at Leipzig-Halle Airport on Aug. 5, 2026, after an explosives-laden drone was found near a Ukrainian cargo plane. (AFP)

Germany Plans Major Intelligence Overhaul to Counter Foreign Threats

08:25

A drone crash site on Bani Hareer Mountain in the Hareer subdistrict after the incident triggered a fire on the dry brush. (Kurdistan24)

Four Drones Crash in Kurdistan Region, No Casualties Reported

00:00

Areen Masrour Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Areen Masrour Barzani Receives 2026 Global Recognition Award for Community Leadership

11 08 - 2026

22:50

US Forces Disable Cargo Ship Attempting to Break Iran Blockade

22:10

Iraqi PM Orders Draft Law to Place Weapons Under State Control

Iraqi PM Orders Draft Law to Place Weapons Under State Control

21:08

Kurdistan24 Exclusive: SDF Forces Attacked at Joint Post in Western Kurdistan

19:51

The flags of Israel (left) and Lebanon. (Photo: IRIS)

US Says Israel-Lebanon Talks to Resume in Rome in September

19:18

3D topographic relief model of the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz, flanked by the flags of Iran and the United States. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Can Iran-US Talks Reopen Strait of Hormuz?

18:12

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi. (Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister’s Office)

Ali al-Zaidi: Iraq Continues Efforts to Root Out Corruption

18:01

Trump Says Iran Could Have Nuclear Weapons Without US Intervention

Trump Says Iran Could Have Nuclear Weapons Without US Intervention

17:48

Photo from today's Peshmerga officials meeting in Amman. (Photo: Minister of Peshmerga)

Peshmerga Join High-Level Military Meeting in Amman

17:06

Tülay Hatimoğulları, co-chair of the DEM Party, speaking at a presser. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

DEM Party Co-Chair Urges Swift Implementation of Türkiye’s Peace Framework Law

15:13

Photo shows a piece of a cross that was damaged by ISIS in Bakhdida, Nineveh Plains. (Photo: Subimtted to Kurdistan24 by Ano Abdoka)

KRG Minister Warns Hate Speech Can Become a Threat to Life

14:31

A date palm bearing fruit. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdish Farmer Turns Garmian Land Into a Date Palm Success

13:57

Photo shows a person using his phone. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Korek Subscribers Fear Disruption as Iraq Moves to Shut Down Network

13:06

KRG: Equal Oil Costs Could Cut Petrol Price to 450 Dinars

12:39

Tourists hiking up the Halgurd Mountain. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

30,000 Tourists Visit Balakayati as Tourism Infrastructure Expands

12:05

Mohammed Jassim al-Khafaji, a member of the Legal Committee in Iraq’s Council of Representatives. (Hand out to Kurdistan24)

Iraq Parliament Moves to Regulate Top Officials’ Salaries, Recover Stolen Public Funds

11:49

Photo shows the Mount Halgurd. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Region Moves to Register 45 Protected Areas

11:32

The ousted Syrian President Bashar Assad. (AP)

Bashar al-Assad Sentenced to Death in Absentia

10:59

Oil Prices Extend Rally as Strait of Hormuz Reopening Hopes Fade

10:49

Kurdistan Region Interior Minister Reber Ahmed. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Interior Minister Says Baghdad Has Failed to Compensate Strike Victims

10:14

Kurdistan Region Interior Minister Reber Ahmed (C) speaking during the ceremony. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Reber Ahmed: Kurdistan Working to Exhume Anfal Mass Graves and Identify Victims

09:59

Pervin Buldan Deputy Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye. (Photo: AP)

Türkiye Passes Peace Framework as Pervin Buldan Calls for Lasting Democratic Settlement

09:39

Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force Commander Esmail Qaani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Qaani Holds Baghdad Talks on Future of Iraqi Armed Groups

09:22

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Salih (R) met Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L) in Damascus on Tuesday. (Barham Salih/X)

UN Refugee Chief Meets Syria's President Over Syrian Returns

09:01

Siyamend Afrini, deputy commander of the Internal Security Forces in Hasakah. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Return to Sere Kaniye Suspended After Attacks on Displaced Families

08:55

A woman walks past images of Iran's current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R) and his predecessors: his slain father Ali Khamenei (L) and the late Ruhollah Khomeini (2nd-L), Tehran on July 5, 2026. (AFP)

Iran’s Khamenei Reshuffles Top Military, Security Leadership Amid War

10 08 - 2026

23:33

Turkish Parliament Passes Limited Amnesty Bill for PKK Fighters

Turkish Parliament Passes Limited Amnesty Bill for PKK Fighters

21:56

Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi speaking during a presser, Aug. 10, 2026. (Photo: INA)

Iraqi Government Spox Says All Weapons Must Remain Under State Control

20:45

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Trump Seeks Compensation from Iran in Any Future Peace Deal

20:18

SDF commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi. (Photo: AFP)

SDF Commander Condemns Assault on Returning Kurdish Families in Serê Kaniyê

18:51

Virgin Mary Church in Akre. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Centuries-Old Virgin Mary Church in Akre Undergoes Rehabilitation

17:47

Resettled Arabs attacking Kurdish IDPs in Serê Kaniyê, Aug. 10, 2026. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)

Resettled Arabs Attack Kurdish IDPs in Serê Kaniyê

17:17

Photo shows Iraq's PM Ali al-Zaidi (R) and Japanese Ambassador to Iraq Akira Endo (C-L) and his accompanying delegation. (Photo: INA)

Iraqi Prime Minister Invited to Tokyo as Japan Seeks Deeper Economic Ties

16:42

Maj. Robert "Magyar" Brovdi stands in the control room during a long-range unmanned aerial vehicle operation targeting Russian positions in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP)

Ukraine Expands Crimea Campaign as Drone Chief Vows to Cripple Russian Military Hub

15:41

Abdul Rahman al-Jazairi, head of the political bureau of the Iraqi National Current and Coordination Framework leading member. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iran Urges Iraqi Militia Groups to Halt Attacks on Saudi Arabia

15:20

Lebanon's former central bank governor Riad Salameh. (Photo: AFP)

Lebanon Files New Lawsuit Against Ex-Central Bank Chief Salameh

15:13

An aerial view of a farm land in Kirkuk's Topzawa. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraqi Army Trench Destroys 49 Acres of Kurdish Farmers’ Land in Kirkuk

14:43

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran Says Mecca Agreement Shows U.S. Cannot Guarantee Regional Security

14:26

Infographic with a map showing regions of Europe that experienced record or exceptional drought during July 2026, based on data from the Copernicus ERA5-Land model. (AFP)

Record Heat Grips Europe as Wildfires and Drought Intensify

14:13

Members of an Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF - or locally known as Hashd al-Shaabi). (Photo: AP)

Iraq's PMF Disavows 'Ghost' Bases as Baghdad Tightens Arms Control

13:54

Argentina's football star Lionel Messi (2-L), his wife Antonela Roccuzzo (3-R), and relatives, attend the funeral of his father, Jorge Messi. (AFP)

Lionel Messi Bids Farewell to Father Jorge, His Lifelong Guide

13:13

Iraqi Government Spokesperson Haidar al-Aboudi. (Photo: INA)

Iraq Warns Armed Groups: Disarmament Deadline Cannot Be Ignored

12:55

Iraqi farmers protests in Baghdad. (Photo: Shivan Jabbari/Kurdistan24)

Iraqi Farmers Protest in Baghdad Over Unpaid Dues, Contract Renewals

12:31

Kurdish Lawmakers Move to Block Food-Ration Card Transfers in Iraq’s Article 140 Disputed Areas

12:25

An Iraqi army soldier stand guard near a U.S.- made Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jet at the Balad Air Base, Iraq, Feb. 13, 2018.

Iraq Says Airstrikes Destroy Eight ISIS Hideouts in Kirkuk

12:05

Members of the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Forces parade of Shiite group Asaib Ahl al-Haq, participate in a Quds Day march in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, July 1, 2016. (AP)

Iraq Shuts 71 Unauthorized PMF Bases as Arms Registration Expands

11:20

Photo shows the first convoy of Sere Kaniye families returning home. (Photo: Submitted)

First Convoy of 650 Sere Kaniye Families Begins Return After Seven Years

11:05

Photo shows Iraqi Army. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq Creates New Command to Guard Southwest Borders

10:39

Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz speaks at the General Assembly of the Turkish Parliament, July 14, 2023. (AA)

Türkiye’s Parliament to Debate Peace Process Bill Covering PKK Prisoner Cases

10:17

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran Bets on Strait of Hormuz to Pressure Trump: AP

08:50

Korek Accuses Iraq’s Telecom Regulator of ‘Unlawful’ Campaign as Shutdown Looms

09 08 - 2026

22:23

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani speaking to Al Jazeera, Aug. 9, 2026. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

PM Barzani: Kurdistan Region Will Not Be Part of Regional War

21:22

Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R), and Mohsen Rezaei Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (L). (Photo: Merged by Kurdistan24)

Who Is Mohsen Rezaei, Iran’s New Security Council Envoy?

20:41

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP)

Axios: Trump Signals Economic Pressure on Iran Instead of New Military Offensive

20:22

Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian at the UN headquarters in New York City on Sep. 24, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Pezeshkian: Regional Ties Strengthened After Iran War