President Nechirvan Barzani and US Secretary of Defense General Loyed Austin, held a press conference on Tuesday, March 8, 2023 (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)

US Secretary of Defense thanks Kurdish president for warm welcome

Austin “was pleased to affirm the strength and importance of the partnership between the United States and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.”

Politics

USA

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Mourners gather during the funeral of Kurdish victims killed the previous night by Turkish-backed fighters amid Newroz New Year celebrations, in Jindiris, rebel-held province of Aleppo on March 21, 2023 (Photo: Omar Haj Kadour/AFP)

Syria

Peshmerga detained by Iraqi forces in Kirkuk

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US Secretary of Defense thanks Kurdish president for warm welcome

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Turkey should investigate killings in Afrin: HRW

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US reveals indictments for two Iranian military procurement networks

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Muslims in Kurdistan Region observe Ramadan

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2023/03/22 23:24

Turkish Foreign Minister thanks BCF

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2023/03/22 22:21

PM Barzani congratulates Muslims on start of Ramadan

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2023/03/20 20:29

The Kurdish nation never gives up in face of challenges, says PM Barzani in Newroz greeting

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2023/03/21 11:33

Iraq fashionistas champion climate-friendly vintage wear

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2023/03/21 15:52

Biden hosts Newroz reception, as he affirms US support for Iran opposition

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2023/03/21 17:21

Thousands mourn Syria Kurd civilians killed by pro-Turkish fighters

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2023/03/21 18:01

PM Barzani condemns the killing of four Kurdish civilians in Afrin

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2023/03/21 18:36

ISIS would come back ‘stronger’, if coalition withdraws from Iraq, warns KDP’s Barzani

Economy

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during the inauguration of Hyatt Regency hotel in Erbil, March 19, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

PM Barzani inaugurates luxurious American hotel franchise Erbil

2023/03/19 17:19

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani is pictured during a Q&A interview on the KRG's newly launched My Account initiative, which is a financial inclusion program. (Photo: KRG)

KRG’s new financial inclusion program will support a ‘robust’ economic infrastructure: PM Barzani

2023/03/15 11:36

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) shaking hands with health workers at Erbil Maternity Teaching Hospital, March 7, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

PM Barzani attends unveiling of new electronic payment project

2023/03/07 12:36

Two public employees showing their credit cards at one of the newly installed ATMs in Erbil. (Photo: KRG)

Iraq’s central bank praises PM Barzani’s financial inclusion program

2023/03/04 15:30

Opinion

Dindar Kocer

Commemorating the Anniversary of the March Agreement of 1970

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Majida S. Ismael

Kurdistan in the politics of the judiciary in Iraq: the Federal Supreme Court as a challenge or an opportunity

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A picture shows the Supreme Judicial Council building in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, Dec. 27, 2021. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)

Surprise ISIS attack halts life in group’s former de facto capital in Syria

Lazghine Ya'qoube Atteh

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Abdul Salam II: the man that left a lasting legacy

Lazghine Ya'qoube Atteh

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AUK's MEPS contributes to growth of security

Aram Omer

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60 Years of Service: An American Diplomat’s Short Story

Irvin Hicks Jr.

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Interview

High threat security and crisis communications expert Kenneth Shockley. (Photo: Kenneth Shockley handout)

Biden administration following a containment strategy to confine war to Ukraine: Security Expert

"US and NATO will continue to provide humanitarian and lethal assistance to the people of Ukraine."

Dr. Elie Abouaoun, Director of MEANA Programs at the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). (Photo: Elie Abouaoun handout)

A war of attrition in Ukraine could ‘sink Russia in a quagmire’: USIP MEANA Director

“Defeating the Russians will require a completely different level of support that not all Western countries seem to envisage at this stage unless Russia moves on to directly provoke a NATO member state.”

Sport

Turkish group attacks Kurdish football team

2023/03/05 23:30

A Kurdish man skis in Choman town in the northeastern Erbil province in Kurdistan Region, Feb. 24, 2023. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)

PHOTOS: Erbil’s snowy mountains become skiing hub

2023/02/25 15:42

Iraqi stadium security team members carry an injured football fan into an emergency area at the Basra International Stadium following a stampede, Jan. 19, 2023. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP)

Stampede kills one, wounds 60 others in Basra ahead of Gulf Cup final

2023/01/19 18:23

Health

Iraqi farmer Saadoun Roumi injects a dose of the foot-and-mouth vaccine to his ailing buffalo at his farm in the village of Badush, northwest of the city of Mosul, Feb. 7, 2023. (Photo: Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP)

Foot-and-mouth variant hits Iraq buffaloes, threatening livelihoods

2023/02/09 08:25

The exterior of Nanakali Hospital in Erbil, a cancer treatment center in the Kurdistan Region's capital, Feb. 5, 2023. (Photo: Handout/Nanakali Hospital Facebook page)

Kurdistan Region records over 9,000 cancer cases in 2022

2023/02/05 13:47

Iraqi medical workers are pictured at the coronavirus ward of Al-Shifa Hospital in the capital Baghdad, Feb. 20, 2022. (Photo: Ahmad al-Ruabye/AFP)

Covid rages in Iraq as vaccinations lag

2022/02/25 09:34

Kurdistan Region

Infected

371,832

Recovered

388,327

Active Case

6,748

Dead

6,757

Iraq

Infected

2,073,835

Recovered

2,032,310

Active Case

17,883

Dead

23,642

World

Infected

257,619,000

Recovered

232,213,454

Active Case

19,828,426

Dead

5,148,317

Lifestyle

Music

Assi El Hallani (right) speaking to Kurdistan 24 upon his arrival to the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil and Rahma Riad (left), Feb. 12, 2022 (Photo: Combined photo by Kurdistan 24)

Famous Lebanese, Iraqi singers to hold Valentine’s Day concert in Erbil

2022/02/13 12:02

Culture

Nightlife in the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil. (Photo: Goran Sabah Ghafour)

Erbil's vibrant nightlife

2021/11/24 10:19

Music

The singer Shahram Sardar poses for a photo. (Photo: Handout)

Kurdish singer to release his latest album ‘soon’

2021/11/09 11:21

Culture

A number of men hold lit torches as they climb on a mountain in the Kurdistan Region Akre town on the eve of Kurdish New Year Newroz, March 20, 2022. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)

Diplomats from 80 countries celebrating Newroz in Kurdistan Region

2023/03/18 12:07

Culture

A young artist performs during the third edition of the Western Music Festival in Baghdad, March 10, 2023. (Photo: Murtaja Lateef/AFP)

PHOTOS: Baghdad hosts western-style music festival

2023/03/11 17:11

Culture

A music performance held at Newroz and Freedom Festival in 2022 in Erbil. (Photo: Erbil Governorate)

Erbil hosts cultural festival to mark Newroz, Uprising

2023/03/11 11:49

Photo Story

PHOTOS: Baghdad hosts western-style music festival

2023/03/11 17:11

PHOTOS: Kurdistan Region celebrates national dress day

2023/03/09 15:36

Arab, Kurdish, Assyrian and Turkmen Students are lining up in their traditional clothes, marking the Kurdistan Region's National Clothing Day, March 9, 2023. (Photo: Shayma Bayiz/Kurdistan 24)

PHOTOS: Reconstruction efforts ongoing at Mosul airport

2023/02/26 10:39

An aerial picture shows reconstruction works underway at the airport of Iraq's city of Mosul, Feb. 25, 2023. (Photo: Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP)

PHOTOS: Erbil’s snowy mountains become skiing hub

2023/02/25 15:42