The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Peshmerga, Sarbast Lazgin, during a press conference. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Sinjar Agreement yet to be implemented, says Kurdish Peshmerga official

"The Sinjar agreement has not been implemented in practice despite Iraqi preparations for this file."

Security

Iraq

17 Minutes

Syria

Iraqi military, Kurdistan's Peshmerga conduct anti-terror operations in disputed areas

A boy walks along a street selling Taliban flags in Kabul on September 16, 2021. (Bulent Kilic / AFP)

World

Taliban replace women's ministry with notorious vice department

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

Joe Biden (right), then US vice-president, meets with President Masoud Barzani in Erbil, April 28, 2016. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)

‘Masoud Barzani is a good friend of mine’ — Kurdistan is not Afghanistan!

Politics Kurdistan

2021/08/24 22:45

01

17 Minutes

Sinjar Agreement yet to be implemented, says Kurdish Peshmerga official

02

57 Minutes

Turkish-backed forces arrested 108 persons in August: Rights group

03

1 Hours

Suspected Turkish drone kills four civilians near Syrian Ain Issa

04

2 Hours

EU Committee calls on Turkey to release Demirtas and Kavala

05

3 Hours

Kurdistan president meets UK education secretary

06

4 Hours

Iraqi military, Kurdistan's Peshmerga conduct anti-terror operations in disputed areas

01

2021/09/10 22:35

We are working to vaccinate all teachers as schools reopen, Kurdistan PM says

02

2021/09/10 23:10

Monitor documents killing of three women by Syrian opposition members

03

2021/09/10 23:30

Paragliding through the mountains of the Kurdistan Region’s Duhok

04

2021/09/11 12:48

Kurdistan Region’s achievements extension of September Revolution struggle, says President Masoud Barzani

05

2021/09/11 13:26

Kurdish nation always for peaceful resolutions, but also ready to defend rights with strong will: PM Barzani

06

2021/09/11 16:48

President Masoud Barzani recalls phone call with Biden when ISIS threat loomed

Economy

Drought has ruined crops in Haji Hassa’s farm outside Kuri Jami village, Sinjar. (Photo: Fared Baram/NRC, August 2021)

Wheat production in Kurdistan Region could decrease by half due to drought

2021/08/23 15:10

Genel Energy shares plummet after KRG terminates gas field projects

2021/08/21 11:21

An aerial view of Istanbul, Turkey, May 26, 2020. (Photo: Reuters)

Iraqis top list of foreigners buying homes in Turkey for third month

2021/08/14 08:53

Farmers inspect their harvest of grain, Aug. 8, 2021. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Drought ravages this year's wheat harvest in Kurdistan Region

2021/08/09 18:57

Dutch Ambassador to Iraq Michel Rentenaar stands at a mass grave in Kojo, Sinjar, July 2021 (Photo: Netherlands Embassy in Iraq)

Dutch looking to improve agricultural in Sinjar: ambassador

2021/08/06 11:05

Currency Exchange

2021/09/13 13:00

Erbil borsa

100 $

147,700 IQD

100 €

174,000 IQD

100 £

204,000 IQD

100 ₺

17,500 IQD

100IR

5,500 IQD

1 JOD

2,080 IQD

Gold

24	430,000 IQD
21	373,000 IQD
18	318,000 IQD

Oil & Gas

30	33000 IQD
40	45000 IQD
50	60000 IQD

Opinion

Shilan Fuad Hussain

My Kurdish childhood in Saddam’s Baghdad

Read

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

Read

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

Read

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

Gary Kent

Read

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

Peri-Khan Aqrawi-Whitcomb

Read

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

Shahriar Sheikhler

Read

Interview

Douglas Silliman, former US ambassador to Iraq. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Ex-ambassador says US will not withdraw from Iraq

Col. David Williams, the Director of the Kurdistan Coordination Center (KCC) (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Outgoing KCC director: attacks won’t break 30-year US-Kurdistan relationship

Sport

Rafting on the Chama River in the Barzan area of Erbil Province, July 2021. (Photo: Dilan Qadri/Kurdistan 24)

Rafting enthusiasts hope to develop water sport tourism in Kurdistan

2021/07/23 11:55

Goran Abdul Qadir, Taekwando coach, trains his sons. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Family behind Taekwondo school in Kirkuk eyes world tournaments

2021/07/14 12:33

The IDP and refugee kids are pictured as they kick off the marathon in the Kurdistan Region's Franso Hariri International Stadium, June 1, 2021. (Photo: Erbil governorate)

PHOTOS: Erbil hosts marathon for over 150 displaced, refugee children

2021/06/02 14:27

COVID-19

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

Kurdistan reports new record daily COVID-19 deaths; cases lowest in weeks

2021/08/21 17:40

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

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

Culture

UNESCO inducted the Kurdish-majority region of Iran known as Hawraman into its World Heritage List on Tuesday. (Photo: Archive)

UNESCO adds Iranian Kurdistan’s Hawraman to World Heritage List

2021/07/27 20:59

Life style

Three participants in the Miss Iraq 2021 beauty pageant. (Photo: Miss Iraq/Facebook)

Nine Kurdish women compete to be named Miss Iraq 2021

2021/07/21 12:03

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