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18 08 - 2026

20:59

Iraq Condemns Attack on KRG Prime Minister’s Office, Warns of Security Risks

20:09

An aerial view of the Water Project in Barzan area. (Photo: KRG)

930 Groundwater Wells Closed: How the Kurdistan Region is Engineering a Water Revolution

20:06

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) and Sulaimani Governor Haval Abubakir. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

PM Barzani Speaks by Phone with Sulaimani Governor Over Recent Fires

19:40

A fire that was broke out at the Sulaimani Governorate building, Aug. 18, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Fire at Sulaimani Governorate Building Brought Under Control

18:30

UAE Issues Brief Missile Threat Alert as Regional Tensions Persist

18:26

Bahrain’s flag. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Bahrain Condemns Iranian Drone Strike on Prime Minister Barzani’s Office

18:09

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi. (Photo: SANA)

IAEA Chief Says ‘Tons of Nuclear Materials’ Found in Syria

17:40

Nouri al-Maliki, head of Iraq’s State of Law Coalition. (Photo: al-Maliki's office)

Maliki Condemns Attack on Kurdistan Region Prime Minister’s Office

17:15

Trump Says No Iran Talks Under Way as US Blockade of Iranian Ports Remains in Force

Trump Says No Iran Talks Under Way as US Blockade of Iranian Ports Remains in Force

16:36

An Israeli airstrike hit the military headquarters in central Damascus. (Photo: Archive)

Syria, US say Israel struck military air base in Idlib province

15:59

Wasim al-Assad, a cousin of ousted Syrian ruler Bashar al-Assad, being led into a defendant's cage. (AFP)

Syria Hands Death Sentence to Assad Cousin in War Crimes Case

15:17

Transport and Communications Minister Ano Abdoka. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

KRG Minister: Kurdistan Chooses Construction Over Destruction

14:25

Kuwait Foreign Ministry Condemning the attack on Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's office (Graphic: Kurdistan 24)

Kuwait Condemns Drone Strike on KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani's Office, Calls for Respect of Iraqi Sovereignty

14:21

Basra Governor Asaad Abdul Amir al-Eidani. (Photo: Archive)

Basra Governor: Kurdistan's Security Is Part of Iraq's Security

13:46

US envoy Tom Barrack (R) and Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Shaibani (L) in Istanbul. (Photo: Syrian Foreign Ministry)

US, Syria Officials Discuss Final Steps to Lift Damascus Sanctions

12:27

European Union flags flap in the wind outside EU headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP)

EU Calls Drone Attacks on KRG Leadership 'Unacceptable'

11:42

A Jordanian flag flies over the capital city, Amman, Jordan August 17, 2025. (Reuters)

Jordan Backs Kurdistan Region After Drone Attack on Prime Minister's Office

11:35

Qatari Foreign Minister' Statement (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Qatar Condemns Drone Strike on KRG Prime Minister's Office as Flagrant Violation of International Law and Iraqi Sovereignty

11:18

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (L) alongside Iraqi PM Al-zaidi (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iraqi PM al-Zaidi Calls Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, Declares Attack on Kurdistan Region's Security Is an Attack on Iraq's National Security

10:59

Kulera Be Ron, a traditional oil-brushed flatbread, at a bakery in Koya. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdish Flatbread 'Kulera Be Ron' Heads Toward UNESCO Bid

10:58

Saudia Arabia Foreign Minister Statement (Graphic: Kurdistan 24)

Saudi Arabia Strongly Condemns Drone Strike on Masrour Barzani's Office, Calls It a Clear Violation of Iraqi Sovereignty

10:39

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Qalibaf to Visit Baghdad as Iraq's Arms Dispute Enters Critical Phase

09:45

Civil defense teams at the scene of the fire that was controlled and contained in Tanjero fuel depot, Sulaimani, Aug. 18, 2026. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Massive Fire Erupts at Tanjero Fuel Depot in Sulaimani

09:33

Beijing University Campus (Graphic: Kurdistan 24)

Beijing University to Launch First Formal Kurdish Language Programme This September

09:23

DEM Party lawmakers make the victory sign after voting a bill offering limited amnesty for PKK fighters at Grand National Assembly of Türkiye in Ankara on Aug. 10, 2026. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Türkiye Publishes Peace Process Law in Official Gazette

09:07

UAE's Foreign Affair official Announcement (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

UAE Condemns Iranian Drone Strike on Kurdistan Region Prime Minister's Office in Official Statement

17 08 - 2026

23:22

Iraqi lawmakers in the parliament hall. (Photo: Iraqi Council of Representatives)

Iraqi MPs Seek Emergency Parliament Session in Erbil After Drone Attack

22:21

Assyrians for Justice Condemns Iranian Drone Attack Targeting Top KRG Officials

22:01

Muqtada al-Sadr, Leader of the Sadrist Movement. (Photo: Al-Sadr's media office)

Sadr Criticizes Iranian Drone Attacks on Kurdistan Region

21:40

European Youth Group Condemns Drone Attack Targeting PM Barzani’s Office

21:20

Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (right) and Iranian Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Iraqi FM Seeks Official Iranian Explanation Over Attack on PM Barzani’s Office

20:50

Iraqi PM Orders Probe into Drone Attack on PM Barzani’s Office

Iraqi PM Orders Probe into Drone Attack on PM Barzani’s Office

20:24

Tom Barrack Condemns Drone Attack on KRG Prime Minister’s Office

Tom Barrack Condemns Drone Attack on KRG Prime Minister’s Office

19:54

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (left) and Kurdish politician Leyla Zana. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Leyla Zana Condemns Drone Attack on PM Barzani’s Office

18:55

The flag of the European Union. (Photo: Getty Images)

EU Condemns Drone Attacks on PM Barzani’s Office and Kurdistan Region’s Security Chief’s Residence

18:20

Faiq Zidan, president of Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council. (Photo: INA)

Iraqi Intelligence Warns of Plot to Assassinate Supreme Court Chief Faiq Zidan

18:05

DEM Party Co-Chair Condemns Drone Attack on PM Barzani’s Office

DEM Party Co-Chair Condemns Drone Attack on PM Barzani’s Office

17:45

UK Condemns Drone Attack on Prime Minister Barzani’s Office

UK Condemns Drone Attack on Prime Minister Barzani’s Office

17:30

Mir Hazem Tahsin Beg (right), head of the Supreme Spiritual Council of the Ezidis, and Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Ezidi Supreme Spiritual Council Head Condemns Drone Attack on PM Barzani's Office

17:12

KRG Peshmerga Ministry Condemns Iranian Drone Attack on PM Barzani’s Office

KRG Peshmerga Ministry Condemns Iranian Drone Attack on PM Barzani’s Office

16:55

Kurdistan Region’s Public Prosecution Condemns Iranian Drone Attack on Pirmam

16:17

Christian Alliance Condemns Drone Attacks on Kurdistan Region

16:02

Khamis al-Khanjar, prominent Iraqi political figure. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq's Siyada Coalition Condemns Drone Attack on Kurdistan Prime Minister's Office

15:55

The President of the Kurdistan Region Judicial Council, Abdul Jabbar Aziz Hassan. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Judicial Chief Condemns Drone Attack on Prime Minister's Office

15:49

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. (Photo: Iraqi Media)

Kadhimi: Attack on Kurdistan Threatens Iraq's Sovereignty

15:39

Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) General Commander Mazloum Abdi. (Photo: AP)

Mazloum Abdi Condemns Pirmam Drone Attack as Assault on Kurdish Will

15:36

KDP Lawmakers Condemn Drone Attack as Violation of Kurdistan Sovereignty

15:18

Barzani Office Condemns Drone Attack, Warns Against Regional Escalation

15:14

Syrian Tomorrow Current Says Iran Aims to Destabilize Kurdistan

15:09

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Reagion President Urges Baghdad to Act After Drone Attack on Prime Minister's Office

15:03

Kurdistan Region Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Qubad Talabani Condemns Drone Attack on Kurdistan Prime Minister's Office

14:57

KDP Condemns Drone Attack, Urges Baghdad to Act

14:53

Kurdistan Region's Governemnt (KRG) Minister for Component Affairs Aydin Marouf. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

KRG Minister Condemns Attack on Kurdistan Prime Minister's Office

14:41

Turkmen Party Condemns Drone Attacks on Kurdistan Prime Minister's Office

14:29

Kurdistan Justice Group Condemns Attacks on Region's Institutions

13:42

President Masoud Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Global Leaders Salute President Barzani on His 80th Birthday

13:31

Kurdistan Diaspora Confederation Condemns "Terrifying" Predawn Drone Strikes on Pirmam, Demands Serious International Action

Kurdistan Diaspora Confederation Condemns "Terrifying" Predawn Drone Strikes on Pirmam, Demands Serious International Action

12:10

The Photo Shows Iraqi Militia Forces gathering (Graphic: Kurdistan 24)

Iraq's Militia Disarmament Process Hits Deadlock as Armed Groups Refuse to Hand Over Weapons Without US Withdrawal

11:48

Kurdistan Human Rights Commission Seal (Graphic: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan Human Rights Commission Condemns Iranian Drone Strike on KRG Prime Minister's Office and Security Agency Site

11:20

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Prime Minister Says Iranian Drones Targeted His Private Office

10:43

Explosive Drones Target Kurdistan Prime Minister's Private Office in Erbil

10:27

US Flag (L) alongside Iran Flag (Photo: AI Generated)

The 60-Day US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding Expires Today With No Final Deal

10:06

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf (Photo: AFP)

Ghalibaf Claims Iran Won the War Militarily and Politically

09:52

Former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. (GRaphics: Kurdistan24)

Maliki Pushes to Delay Militia Disarmament Until After US Withdrawal

09:27

Iraq's Finance Minister Falih Sari. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq Turns to Non-Oil Revenue as Strait of Hormuz Crisis Deepens

09:18

Trump Hails ME Countries Signing Makkah Joint Defense Agreement

08:55

Iraq's former parliamentarian Kazem al-Sayadi. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq Arrests Former Lawmaker Kazem Sayadi in Extortion Case

16 08 - 2026

22:16

Amir Hatami, commander-in-chief of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. (Photo: Iranian Army)

Iran Offers $30,000 Bounty for Killing or Capturing US Soldiers

20:52

Archaeologists work at a large excavation site in Erbil, Aug. 16, 2026. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)

Rare Hulegu-Era Artifact Unearthed at Major Erbil Archaeological Site

19:20

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi during the meeting of the Air Defense Command, Aug. 16, 2026. (Photo: INA)

Iraq Accelerates Air Defense Modernization, Orders Faster Delivery of Advanced Systems

18:42

People sail their boats past container ships anchoring near the Strait of Bab al-Mandeb off Yemen's coast in the Gulf of Aden on August 6, 2026. (AFP)

Saudi Arabia Warns of Potential Danger in Jazan as Houthi Attacks Escalate

18:17

KRG Accelerates Agricultural Modernization as Exports Expand

KRG Accelerates Agricultural Modernization as Exports Expand

18:14

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (R), US President Donald Trump's envoy Jared Kushner (2nd-L) at the presidential palace in the capital Cairo, June, 21, 2018. (AFP)

Kushner to Meet Hamas Leadership in Egypt as Trump Pushes Gaza Peace Plan

17:36

State of Law Coalition leader Nouri al-Maliki. (Photo: Party Media)

Maliki Congratulates KDP on 80th Anniversary, Hails Its Struggle Against Dictatorship

16:04

Iraqi money changer counts banknotes in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP)

Iraq to Drop Zeros From Its Currency as Dinar Redenomination Returns?

15:40

Internal security officers with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). (Photo: AP)

SDF, YPG Set for Dissolution as Damascus Integration Nears

15:33

Former Iraqi PM, Moahmmed Shia al-Sudani (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Former Iraqi PM Congratulates KDP on 80th Anniversary, Calls for Stronger Baghdad-Erbil Partnership Built on Trust

14:38

Refugees from Syria arrive at the train station in Dortmund, Germany, Sept. 6, 2015. (AP)

Germany Tightens Syrian Asylum Reviews, Revokes More Protection

14:23

Atheel al-Nujayfi (L), Mithal al-Alusi, Sarmad al-Khanjar and kahmis al-khanjar (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iraqi Political Leaders Unite in Congratulating KDP on Its 80th Anniversary

14:15

Why America Wants Countries to Pick an AI Side

14:06

KRG's Minister of Natural Resources Kamal Mohammed Salih. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

KRG Distributes 3.5 Million Liters of Subsidized Petrol Daily

13:46

Former Iraqi PM, Ayyad Allawi (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Ayad Allawi Congratulates KDP on 80th Anniversary, Calls Eight Decades of Struggle a Milestone in Iraqi Political History

13:23

Logos of Kurdistan Democratic Party (R) and Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (L). (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

KDP, PUK Near Deal on New Kurdistan Government, Official Says

12:43

This photograph shows a view of the French Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) in Paris on Aug. 11, 2025. (AFP)

France Says No to Social Media for Under-15s—For Now

12:32

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-zaidi (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi Congratulates KDP on 80th Anniversary, Calls for Continued Partnership and National Unity

12:27

President Masoud Barzani (R) and Sam Darmo, president of the Assyrian Foundation for Justice in the United States. (Photo: Barzani HQ)

Sam Darmo Praises President Barzani's Support for Assyrians on 80th Birthday

12:02

A scale model of the HQ-16FE (Egypt Defence Expo 2025)

China Tests New Modular HQ-16F Air Defense System in First Live-Fire Assessment

11:43

Members of an Iraqi Shiite militant group. (AP)

Iraqi Militia Leader Denounces US 'Hegemony' Over Iraq's Economy

11:35

Azm Coalition Seal (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Azm Coalition Congratulates KDP on 80th Anniversary, Honors Eight Decades of National Sacrifice

11:14

Turkish Grand National Assembly speaker Numan Kurtulmus. (Photo: AP)

Kurtulmus Sets Three Guarantees for Türkiye's New Peace Framework

10:44

Al-Hikma Movement, or National Wisdom Movement, leader Ammar al-Hakim. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Hakim Praises KDP Role in Iraq's Democracy and Political Process

10:37

U.S. Department of Treasury (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Bessent Presents Trump With Five Options to Crush Iran's Economy, With China as the Most Dangerous Target

10:31

One of the Topzawa farmers speaking with Kurdistan24. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kirkuk Farmers Say Topzawa Lands Face Confiscation

10:05

PDK President Masoud Barzani

President Barzani: "No Obstacle Can Stand in the Way of This Sacred Duty" as KDP Marks Its 80th Anniversary

09:43

Kurdistan Democratic Party's Deputy President Nechirvan Barzani (Photo: KDP)

Nechirvan Barzani: "Eight Decades of Sacrifice and Achievement, and the Same Determination Continues Today"

09:41

Photo shows the seized assets. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraq Seizes $20.3 Million and 60 Kg of Gold in Oil Ministry Case

09:07

CENTCOM seal

CENTCOM Commander Completes 10-Day Middle East Tour Covering Six Countries and USS Abraham Lincoln

08:56

President Masoud Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

President Barzani Turns 80 as KDP Marks 80 Years of Kurdish Politics

02:53

Masrour Barzani, the KDP Deputy President (Photo: Media office of KDP)

"Hope, Trust, and Guarantee": Masrour Barzani Honors KDP's 80th Anniversary and His Father's Birthday in Landmark Message

15 08 - 2026

22:56

Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) flag, L, Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kirkuk Governor Congratulates KDP on 80th Anniversary, Calls for Kurdish-Turkmen Cooperation

21:51

Qatari Foreign Ministry Seal (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Qatar Flatly Denies Iranian Claims of Holding Captive Iranian Pilots

21:24

PUK Seal (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Congratulates KDP on 80th Anniversary, Calls for Unity Around National and Democratic Goals