Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (Photo: KRG)

PM Barzani allocates 1.6 billion dinars to the Kurdish schools in Kirkuk

“Although the school buildings belong to the Iraqi Ministry of Education, the KRG Ministry of Education is the one who renovates these schools.”

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Iran

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Police officers stand at the entrance the street after an explosion on Istanbul's popular pedestrian Istiklal Avenue, late Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022 (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Syria

US: Turkish-backed group killed head of ISIS last month—throws new light on Istanbul bombing

Middle East

US defense chief urges Turkey not to launch Syria op

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Nadhim Zahawi (AFP)

Zahawi appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by new UK PM

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2022/09/07 12:15

Muqtada al-Sadr, powerful Shiite cleric and leader of the Sadrist Movement. (Photo: Sadr's office)

Sadr quits politics, closes movement’s institutions and media platforms

Politics Iraq

2022/08/29 14:50

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PM Barzani allocates 1.6 billion dinars to the Kurdish schools in Kirkuk

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President urges Iranians to thwart 'enemy' on visit to Kurdistan protest hub

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Iranian-Kurdish player transfers to Dalkurd

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Kurdistan Region records 54 positive HIV cases, says health minister

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In addition to overcoming crisis, KRG 9th cabinet implements ‘strategic’ projects, says Chinese envoy

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US: Turkish-backed group killed head of ISIS last month—throws new light on Istanbul bombing

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2022/11/25 04:55

Iranian soccer player arrested amid World Cup scrutiny

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2022/11/25 09:08

Tributes for migrants, one year after Channel tragedy

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2022/11/25 11:52

PM Barzani condemns gender-based violence

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2022/11/25 13:42

Iran Guards send reinforcements to Kurdish areas near Iraq border: general

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2022/11/25 15:38

Iran defends strikes on northern Iraq, in letter to UN

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2022/11/25 21:08

Turkish threats leave Syria Kurds in fear for symbolic city

Video News

2022/11/25 04:55

Iranian soccer player arrested amid World Cup scrutiny

Economy

Flare stacks burn at the Nahr Bin Omar field, north of the southern Iraqi port of Basra, Jan. 21, 2021. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP)

Iraq pockets over nine billion USD in oil revenues

2022/09/02 12:05

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani surveys a residential project at the third Invest Expo in Erbil, August 16, 2022. (Photo: KRG)

Green spaces, accessibility needs require greater consideration from housing investors: PM Barzani

2022/08/16 13:07

Members of a Kurdish airline agency along with the Republic of Czech Consul General to Erbil announcing the first-ever direct flight between Erbil and Prague, August, 15, 2022. (Photo: Nawras Abdulla/Kurdistan 24)

Direct flights between Erbil and Prague to begin: Diplomat

2022/08/15 15:29

A view of the Delal Bridge in the Kurdistan Region's Zakho, August 2022. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

A big project will transform tourism around Zakho’s Delal Bridge

2022/08/14 10:51

Opinion

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AUK's MEPS contributes to growth of security

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Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani delivering welcoming remarks on the third day of the MEPS22 in Duhok, Nov. 17, 2022. (Photo: KRG)

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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

Iranian-Kurdish player transfers to Dalkurd

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Shaban Sherzad, Kurdish cyclist, poses for a photo under a road sign, Oct. 24, 2022. (Photo: Courtesy of Shaban Sherzad)

Kurdish cyclist travels 3,300 km in Iraq

2022/10/30 10:10

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (center) watching Erbil-Zakho match at Franso Hariri Football Stadium in Erbil, April 30, 2022. (Photo: KRG)

PM Masrour Barzani congratulates Duhok football team on promotion to Iraqi Premier League

2022/09/11 14:59

Health

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

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)

Majority of latest coronavirus cases in Iraq are from unvaccinated citizens, health spokesperson warns

2022/01/30 10:00

A health care worker tests a suspected COVID-19 patient in the Kurdistan Region's Sulaimani province. (Photo: Shwan Mohamad/AFP)

Kurdistan Region ramps up daily testing for COVID-19

2022/01/28 16:35

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

Cinema

The 9th Duhok International Film Festival poster. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

Duhok to host its 9th international film festival

2022/11/30 12:54

Culture

A drone footage capturing Erbil plain during a survey. (Photo: Erbil Plain Archeological Survey)

KRG inks contract with Harvard, Emory Universities on archeological survey, excavation in Erbil

2022/09/09 15:39

Culture

The gate of Ezekiel synagogue in Duhok province's Shush, May 12, 2022. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

A historic synagogue in Kurdistan region to be renovated

2022/09/08 12:10

Photo Story

Bardarash harvests 160,000 tons of potatoes

2022/08/25 12:05

Harvested potatoes are collected in plastic bags in Bardarash district, August 21, 2022. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

PHOTOS: Mandaeans perform 'Golden Baptism' ritual in Erbil

2022/05/19 13:42

Sabean worshippers, take part in a cleansing ritual known as the "Golden Cleansing", along the banks of the Great Zab river, May 18, 2022. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)

Erbil inaugurates Food Festival Week 2022

2022/05/05 14:58

The entrance to Food Festival 2022 in Erbil's Sami Abdul-Rahman Park, May 4, 2022. (Photo: Mohammad Jubrayl/Kurdistan 24)

PM Barzani attends Erbil-Zakho football match

2022/05/01 13:37