A man walks on cracked and dried up soil in the Hawiza marsh near the city of al-Amarah in southern Iraq, July 27, 2022. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)

Iraq's Garden of Eden now 'like a desert'

Southern Iraq's marshlands were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2016, both for their biodiversity and their ancient history.

Environment

Iraq

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Peshmerga forces recently carried an operation against ISIS in the Garmiyan area (Photo: Ministry of Peshmerga)

Kurdistan

Peshmerga efforts help Iraq to keep it’s people secure: US-led coalition

Kurdistan

PM Barzani condemns suicide attack in Saudi Arabia

Iraq

‘To hold session outside parliament, form a government, go for early election’: Ayad Allawi

Iraq

‘It’s possible to hold early election after having political parties’ promise to accept election results’: KDP

Salman Rushdie was propelled into the spotlight with his second novel "Midnight's Children" in 1981, which won international praise and Britain's prestigious Booker Prize (Photo: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU AFP/File)

USA

Shi’a Extremist behind assault on Salman Rushdie

Turkey

Turkey blames Syrian government for lack of progress in peace talks

Security Council meeting at the United Nations, New York City, United States. (Photo: AP)

UN Security Council sets Tuesday for an emergency session on the "Turkish aggression"

Politics Middle East

2022/07/23 20:22

Matthew Zais, former assistant to the US Secretary of Energy and the current vice president of KHN. (Photo: ENERGY.GOV)

Kurdistan Region is America's largest partner in security and energy: Matthew Zais

Politics Middle East

2022/07/17 23:33

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Iraq's Garden of Eden now 'like a desert'

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Peshmerga efforts help Iraq to keep it’s people secure: US-led coalition

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PM Barzani condemns suicide attack in Saudi Arabia

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‘To hold session outside parliament, form a government, go for early election’: Ayad Allawi

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‘It’s possible to hold early election after having political parties’ promise to accept election results’: KDP

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Shi’a Extremist behind assault on Salman Rushdie

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2022/08/10 13:05

Turkish soldier killed in Kurdistan Region fighting PKK

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2022/08/10 14:22

Emtidad doesn’t support Sadrists or Shiite Coordinating Framework

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2022/08/10 15:52

Iraq to repatriate 500 families from Syria's Al-Hol in 2022

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2022/08/10 20:51

Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani warns against delaying Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary election

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2022/08/10 21:28

Turkish drone attack again targets car near Qamishlo

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2022/08/10 21:52

President Barzani expresses full support for Peshmerga reform

Video News

The head of Department of Foreign Relations (DFR) Safeen Dizayee speaks to Kurdistan 24 during an interview, July 10, 2022. (Photo: Screengrab/Kurdistan 24)

2022/07/11 11:10

Some Iraqi embassies put obstacles in the way of KRG foreign representatives’ work: Chief diplomat

Economy

The emblem of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-owned Dana Gas. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan 24)

Dana Gas ‘temporarily’ halts expansion project in Chamchamal’s Khor Mor field

2022/06/27 12:16

The Kurdistan Region's provinces were connected to southern and central Iraq by train until the 1980s. (Photo: Iraqi Republic Railways Company)

KRG to sign memorandum of understanding with British company for railway project

2022/06/22 17:29

Khor Mor gas plant in the Kurdistan Region's ChamChamal. (Photo: Oil and Gas Middle East)

KRG to establish two new oil companies for exploration, marketing: Report

2022/06/17 18:20

KRG emblem (right) combined with Turkey's national flag. (Photo: Combination by Kurdistan 24)

KRG delegation visits Turkey

2022/06/17 11:45

Opinion

Mateusz Morawiecki

Historical challenges and false directions - Europe at the crossroads

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People look at the damage following a rocket attack the city of Kyiv, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 25, 2022. (Photo: Emilio Morenatti/AP)

Matthew M. Zais

Iran’s threat to Kurdistan is a greater challenge to the oil market than OPEC quotas

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World Environment Day 2022: Facts without conviction won't spark climate action!

Kurdistan 24

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True and false 'liberations' – fighting the ghosts of neo-colonialism

Jan Lipavský, Foreign Minister of Czechia

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Iraq’s crisis is an opportunity for change

Reber Ahmed

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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

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (center) stands for a group photo with players of the Iraqi national futsal team in Erbil, June 28, 2022. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdish women played 'effective role' in winning futsal championship for Iraq: PM Barzani

2022/06/28 14:35

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani poses for a photo with Zakho football club players and coach at Franso Hariri Football Stadium in Erbil, April 30, 2022. (Photo: KRG)

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

Adnan Abdelrahman, 56, a member of Iraq's black community, beats a "tar" hand drum at his home in the southern city of Zubair on May 18, 2022. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP)

In Iraq, centuries-old black community still on the margins

2022/06/02 08:41

Culture

Revered Iraqi poet Muthaffar al-Nawab dies at 88

2022/05/20 15:54

Culture

Zerak Zhedar (center) speaks during the launch ceremony of Kurdish Talent in Erbil, March 29, 2022. (Photo: Erbil Governorate/Facebook)

Kurdish Talent launches cultural project in Kurdistan Region

2022/03/30 14:48

Photo Story

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

Overuse and climate change kill off Iraq's Sawa Lake

2022/04/26 09:14

Iraq's Garden of Eden now 'like a desert'

Peshmerga efforts help Iraq to keep it’s people secure: US-led coalition

PM Barzani condemns suicide attack in Saudi Arabia

‘To hold session outside parliament, form a government, go for early election’: Ayad Allawi

‘It’s possible to hold early election after having political parties’ promise to accept election results’: KDP

Shi’a Extremist behind assault on Salman Rushdie

Turkey blames Syrian government for lack of progress in peace talks

UN Security Council sets Tuesday for an emergency session on the "Turkish aggression"

Kurdistan Region is America's largest partner in security and energy: Matthew Zais

01

Iraq's Garden of Eden now 'like a desert'

02

Peshmerga efforts help Iraq to keep it’s people secure: US-led coalition

03

PM Barzani condemns suicide attack in Saudi Arabia

04

‘To hold session outside parliament, form a government, go for early election’: Ayad Allawi

05

‘It’s possible to hold early election after having political parties’ promise to accept election results’: KDP

06

Shi’a Extremist behind assault on Salman Rushdie

01

Turkish soldier killed in Kurdistan Region fighting PKK

02

Emtidad doesn’t support Sadrists or Shiite Coordinating Framework

03

Iraq to repatriate 500 families from Syria's Al-Hol in 2022

04

Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani warns against delaying Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary election

05

Turkish drone attack again targets car near Qamishlo

06

President Barzani expresses full support for Peshmerga reform

Some Iraqi embassies put obstacles in the way of KRG foreign representatives’ work: Chief diplomat

Dana Gas ‘temporarily’ halts expansion project in Chamchamal’s Khor Mor field

KRG to sign memorandum of understanding with British company for railway project

KRG to establish two new oil companies for exploration, marketing: Report

KRG delegation visits Turkey

Mateusz Morawiecki

Historical challenges and false directions - Europe at the crossroads

Matthew M. Zais

Iran’s threat to Kurdistan is a greater challenge to the oil market than OPEC quotas

World Environment Day 2022: Facts without conviction won't spark climate action!

True and false 'liberations' – fighting the ghosts of neo-colonialism

Iraq’s crisis is an opportunity for change

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

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

Kurdish women played 'effective role' in winning futsal championship for Iraq: PM Barzani

PM Barzani attends Erbil-Zakho football match

Erbil wins 1:0 against Al-Zawraa in Iraqi Premier League

Covid rages in Iraq as vaccinations lag

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

Kurdistan Region ramps up daily testing for COVID-19

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

Erbil's vibrant nightlife

Kurdish singer to release his latest album ‘soon’

In Iraq, centuries-old black community still on the margins

Revered Iraqi poet Muthaffar al-Nawab dies at 88

Kurdish Talent launches cultural project in Kurdistan Region

PHOTOS: Mandaeans perform 'Golden Baptism' ritual in Erbil

Erbil inaugurates Food Festival Week 2022

PM Barzani attends Erbil-Zakho football match

Overuse and climate change kill off Iraq's Sawa Lake