Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi attends a joint press conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, in Tehran on Jan. 18, 2026. (Photo: AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) shaking hands with UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure Suhail Al Mazrouei, Feb. 4, 2026. (Photo: KRG)
Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, L, Sultan Al Jaber, the United UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Dubai, UAE, Feb. 4, 2026. (Kurdistan24)
President Masoud Barzani, R, Berivan Aymaz, Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia state, Pirmam, Erbil, Feb. 4, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
The son of Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi, Seif al-Islam, gestures as he annouces his withdrawal from political life late on August 20, 2008, in the town of Sebha. (AFP)
Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki leaves after casting his ballot at a polling station in Baghdad on Nov. 11, 2025 during Iraq's parliamentary elections. (AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) during his meeting with United Arab Emirates President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Feb. 3, 2026. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani (L), Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, DPM and Minister of Interior of the UAE, in Dubai, Feb. 3, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
US President Donald Trump (R) shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, Feb.13, 2025. (AFP)
A man walks past a mural painted on the outer walls of the former US embassy in Tehran, colloquially-referred to as the "Spy Den,"on Feb. 1, 2026. (AFP)
Michael Rigas, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Management and Resources, speaking to Kurdistan24, Washington DC., Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani (top right) during his meeting with a delegation from the KNCS, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) walking with UAE Minister of Justice Abdullah Al Nuaimi, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)
Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, C-L, former leader Raúl Castro, C-R, march past the U.S. embassy in Havana during a protest against the blockade and Cuba’s terrorism designation, Dec. 20, 2024. (AP)
Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani (C-R) and Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (C-L) accompanied by delegations from KRG and SCF . (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Yazidi Kurds performing the rites and rituals of Winter Forty-Day Feast (or in Kurdish Çileya Zivistanê) at Lalish Temple, Feb. 2, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)
Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, C-R, Berivan Aymaz, deputy speaker of the North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) state parliament in Germany, Feb. 2, 2026. (KRG)
Members of US 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command stands next to a Patriot surface-to-air missile battery during the NATO multinational ground based air defense units exercise in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 20, 2017. (AP)