Pavilions representing tourist agencies and restaurants are pictured in the Duhok province, Sept. 27, 2021. (Photo: KRG Ministry of Municipality and Tourism)

With 130 companies participating, Duhok holds tourism exhibition

"One part of the Kurdistan Regional Government's program is to develop and support the tourism sector in the region."

Economy

Kurdistan

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Kurdistan

With dozens of types of grapes, farmers in Duhok hope to export products

A UN security guard walks through an empty hall during the 76th UN General Assembly on September 23, 2021 in New York. (Photo: Spencer Platt / POOL / AFP)

World

Afghanistan envoy withdraws from General Assembly debate: UN

A switch gear is pictured. (Photo: KRG Ministry of Electricity)

Kurdistan

KRG launches two new electricity projects in Makhmour worth almost 2 billion Iraqi dinars

HDP co-chairs announced an election roadmap on Monday in Ankara, Sept 27, 2021. (Photo: HDP official Facebook)

Turkey

Pro-Kurdish party open to negotiations with any political actors that follow its principles

Syria

US providing $4 million in COVID-19 support to northeast Syria

Iraq

Iraqi FM calls for extradition of terrorist families with foreign citizenship

Economic and political ties between Iraq and Egypt are growing stronger

Politics Iraq

2021/09/22 11:55

Mullah Mustafa Barzani (on horseback) is pictured among a group of Peshmerga fighters. (Photo: Archive)

The two 9/11’s in modern Kurdish history

History Kurdistan

2021/09/15 09:40

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With 130 companies participating, Duhok holds tourism exhibition

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With dozens of types of grapes, farmers in Duhok hope to export products

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Afghanistan envoy withdraws from General Assembly debate: UN

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KRG launches two new electricity projects in Makhmour worth almost 2 billion Iraqi dinars

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Pro-Kurdish party open to negotiations with any political actors that follow its principles

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US providing $4 million in COVID-19 support to northeast Syria

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2021/09/21 09:41

US to hand over 3,500-year-old 'Gilgamesh' tablet to Iraq

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2021/09/21 11:13

Kurdish author faces up to 22 year prison sentence in Turkey

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2021/09/21 11:33

Iraq’s election agency signs memorandum of understanding with candidates

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2021/09/21 11:45

Peshmerga, Iraqi defense ministry has high-level coordination: KRG Spox

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Women ride bikes in Diyarbakir to support ecology and women rights

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2021/09/21 13:34

Islamic Scholars' Union of Kurdistan plays remarkable role in promoting ‘moderate ideology’, ‘peaceful coexistence’, says PM Barzani

Economy

Turkish trade minister to visit Iraq and Kurdistan Region for second time in two months

2021/09/25 13:45

KRG PM Masrour Barzani (top right) reviews Duhok Airport's project design, Sept. 21, 2021. (Photo: KRG)

PM Barzani visits Duhok Airport construction site

2021/09/21 15:57

Currency Exchange

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Erbil borsa

100 $

147,250 IQD

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173,000 IQD

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204,000 IQD

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16,800 IQD

100IR

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1 JOD

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Opinion

Shilan Fuad Hussain

My Kurdish childhood in Saddam’s Baghdad

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A memorial to Saddam Hussein in Baghdad vandalized shortly after coalition forces entered Iraq. (Photo: Peter Rimar, 2007/Public Domain)

Rob Waller

The Kurds’ two friends

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Outgoing US Consul General Rob Waller poses for a photo on horseback with flags of the US and Kurdistan the backdrop at the Erbil Horse Club, June 28, 2021. (Photo: US Consulate General/Facebook)

UK Minister James Cleverly on the 30th anniversary of the safe haven in Kurdistan

James Cleverly

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John Major, the quiet revolutionary who saved Kurdistanis from genocide and proved they have more friends than the mountains.

Gary Kent

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Pope Francis, his links to Kurds, the region and a mission of peace with Islam

Peri-Khan Aqrawi-Whitcomb

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Good oil, bad oil, it’s Baghdad’s issue

Shahriar Sheikhler

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Interview

KRG Representative in Washington: It’s crucial for Kurds, Iraqis to vote in elections

Col. Myles’ Caggins speaks during a press conference in the Kurdistan Region's Erbil. (Photo: KRG)

Col. Caggins: Kurds fight terrorism alongside the US in Iraq, Syria

Sport

Two female runners take part in a skyrunning race on the Kurdistan Region's Mount Safeen, Sept. 24, 2021. (Photo: Soryaz Ahmed Shaheen/Kurdistan24)

PHOTOS: Kurdistan Region embraces 'skyrunning' for first time on Mount Safeen

2021/09/24 10:55

Girls' basketball team of the Talent Sports Academy (TSA) in Erbil. (Photo: Goran Sabah Ghafour)

Talent Sports Academy develops children's skills and character in Erbil

2021/09/20 12:52

Paragliders compete in the Kurdistan Region's Duhok province, Sept. 3, 2021. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

Paragliding through the mountains of the Kurdistan Region’s Duhok

2021/09/10 23:30

COVID-19

"Soran University Center for Vaccination," reads a banner, Sept. 16, 2021. (Photo: Soran Health Directorate/Facebook)

Soran University opens COVID-19 vaccination center for students, staff and faculty

2021/09/20 14:48

An Iraqi man is inoculated against the COVID-19 coronavirus at a vaccination center of Kufa, northeast of Najaf, July 25, 2021. (Photo: Ali Najafi/AFP)

Iraq announces arrival of over 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses

2021/08/22 22:55

Iranians, some wearing protective gear amid the COVID-19 pandemic, shop at the Tajrish Bazaar market in the capital Tehran on July 14, 2020. (Photo: Atta Kenare/AFP)

Iran COVID deaths set new daily record as curbs lifted

2021/08/22 22:25

Kurdista Rregion

Infected

150,888

Recovered

127,427

Active Case

19,440

Dead

4,089

Iraq

Infected

1,065,199

Recovered

942,046

Active Case

107,688

Dead

15,465

World

Infected

152,038,422

Recovered

129,328,584

Active Case

19,515,501

Dead

3,194,337

Lifestyle

Life style

PHOTOS: A glance at wildlife in the Kurdistan Region's Garmiyan

2020/08/18 20:03

Life style

PHOTOS: Tea shop in Kurdistan Region’s Sulaimani dates back nearly five decades

2020/01/18 15:19

Life style

PHOTOS: Erbil holds candlelight vigil for assassinated Iraqi security expert

2020/07/14 11:16

Culture

A store in the Qaysari Bazaar of Erbil, Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Archive)

Qaysari, Erbil’s oldest local market

2021/09/25 23:50

Culture

Kurdish movie director Sahim Omar Kalifa during a film shooting session. (Photo: Bram Goots)

Award-winning film director chose Kurdistan location for feature film ‘Baghdad Messi’

2021/09/20 20:05

Cinema

The fifth New York Kurdish Film and Cultural Festival will focus on the contributions of Kurdish women. (Photo: Ibrahim Fatah/Kurdistan 24)

Fifth New York Kurdish Film Festival centered on Kurdish women

2021/08/14 07:42

Photo Story

PHOTOS: Pupils return to school for second time since COVID-19 pandemic started

2021/09/14 15:35

Three female pupils pose for a photo at their school yard in Sulaimani province on first day of school, Sept. 14, 2021. (Photo: Dana Hama Gharib/Kurdistan 24)

PHOTOS: EU’s chief diplomat takes bazaar tour before leaving Kurdistan Region

2021/09/08 11:09

KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani is showing Josep Borrell, EU's chief diplomat, a portrait of Erbil at his office, Sept. 7, 2021. (Photo: KRG)

PHOTOS: ‘Kurdish Exodus’ brought to life in art project

2021/07/18 20:45

PHOTOS: Iraqis light candles in memory of Nasiriyah hospital inferno victims

2021/07/14 10:48

With 130 companies participating, Duhok holds tourism exhibition

With dozens of types of grapes, farmers in Duhok hope to export products

Afghanistan envoy withdraws from General Assembly debate: UN

KRG launches two new electricity projects in Makhmour worth almost 2 billion Iraqi dinars

Pro-Kurdish party open to negotiations with any political actors that follow its principles

US providing $4 million in COVID-19 support to northeast Syria

Iraqi FM calls for extradition of terrorist families with foreign citizenship

Economic and political ties between Iraq and Egypt are growing stronger

The two 9/11’s in modern Kurdish history

01

With 130 companies participating, Duhok holds tourism exhibition

02

With dozens of types of grapes, farmers in Duhok hope to export products

03

Afghanistan envoy withdraws from General Assembly debate: UN

04

KRG launches two new electricity projects in Makhmour worth almost 2 billion Iraqi dinars

05

Pro-Kurdish party open to negotiations with any political actors that follow its principles

06

US providing $4 million in COVID-19 support to northeast Syria

01

US to hand over 3,500-year-old 'Gilgamesh' tablet to Iraq

02

Kurdish author faces up to 22 year prison sentence in Turkey

03

Iraq’s election agency signs memorandum of understanding with candidates

04

Peshmerga, Iraqi defense ministry has high-level coordination: KRG Spox

05

Women ride bikes in Diyarbakir to support ecology and women rights

06

Islamic Scholars' Union of Kurdistan plays remarkable role in promoting ‘moderate ideology’, ‘peaceful coexistence’, says PM Barzani

With 130 companies participating, Duhok holds tourism exhibition

PM Barzani inaugurates new wheat project in Erbil

Over 2 million tourists visited Kurdistan Region in 2021: Official

Turkish trade minister to visit Iraq and Kurdistan Region for second time in two months

PM Barzani visits Duhok Airport construction site

Shilan Fuad Hussain

My Kurdish childhood in Saddam’s Baghdad

Rob Waller

The Kurds’ two friends

UK Minister James Cleverly on the 30th anniversary of the safe haven in Kurdistan

John Major, the quiet revolutionary who saved Kurdistanis from genocide and proved they have more friends than the mountains.

Pope Francis, his links to Kurds, the region and a mission of peace with Islam

Good oil, bad oil, it’s Baghdad’s issue

KRG Representative in Washington: It’s crucial for Kurds, Iraqis to vote in elections

Col. Caggins: Kurds fight terrorism alongside the US in Iraq, Syria

PHOTOS: Kurdistan Region embraces 'skyrunning' for first time on Mount Safeen

Talent Sports Academy develops children's skills and character in Erbil

Paragliding through the mountains of the Kurdistan Region’s Duhok

Soran University opens COVID-19 vaccination center for students, staff and faculty

Iraq announces arrival of over 400,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses

Iran COVID deaths set new daily record as curbs lifted

PHOTOS: A glance at wildlife in the Kurdistan Region's Garmiyan

PHOTOS: Tea shop in Kurdistan Region’s Sulaimani dates back nearly five decades

PHOTOS: Erbil holds candlelight vigil for assassinated Iraqi security expert

Qaysari, Erbil’s oldest local market

Award-winning film director chose Kurdistan location for feature film ‘Baghdad Messi’

Fifth New York Kurdish Film Festival centered on Kurdish women

PHOTOS: Pupils return to school for second time since COVID-19 pandemic started

PHOTOS: EU’s chief diplomat takes bazaar tour before leaving Kurdistan Region

PHOTOS: ‘Kurdish Exodus’ brought to life in art project

PHOTOS: Iraqis light candles in memory of Nasiriyah hospital inferno victims