Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani (right), during his meeting with Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of the UNESCO, Jan. 27, 2023. (Photo: Media Office of Iraqi Prime Minister)

Iraqi Premier, UNESCO Director-General discuss Mosul renovation

Greater cooperation between Iraq and UNESCO and strengthening bilateral ties were discussed.

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Police stand guard in front of the Azerbaijan embassy in Tehran on January 27, 2023, following an attack. (Photo: AFP)

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PM Masrour Barzani expresses disappointment in federal ruling in call with White House coordinator

Syria

Weapons used in ISIS prison breaks coming from Turkish-backed groups: CAR

Kurdistan

President Nechirvan Barzani, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss ‘promoting relations’

Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Nadhim Zahawi (AFP)

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

Politics World

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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Iraqi Premier, UNESCO Director-General discuss Mosul renovation

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Kurdistan is a place of coexistence: Franklin Graham

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Turkey's pro-Kurdish party should back the main opposition candidate: Demirtas

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PM Masrour Barzani expresses disappointment in federal ruling in call with White House coordinator

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Weapons used in ISIS prison breaks coming from Turkish-backed groups: CAR

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2023/01/20 16:02

Drone targets US outpost in Syria

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2023/01/20 18:04

ISIS kidnapped three shepherds in Diyala governorate

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2023/01/20 22:48

Civilian dies from wounds sustained in Turkish drone attack in Syria

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2023/01/20 19:23

Greece busts migrant trafficking network with 7 arrests

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2023/01/21 00:15

PM Masrour Barzani wraps up his visit in Davos

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2023/01/21 08:52

IS attacks still claim Iraqi lives five years after defeat

Economy

A man stands holding a sign reading in Arabic "depreciate the rate of the [US] dollar, or else..!" during a protest against the depreciation of the Iraqi dinar against the US dollar in Baghdad, Jan. 25, 2023. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)

Iraqis protest at central bank over falling currency

2023/01/26 08:16

Combined photos of former Central Bank of Iraq Governor Mustafa Ghalib (right) and Chairman and President of Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI) Salem Al-Chalabi. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan 24)

Iraqi premier sacks chief bankers amid currency depreciation

2023/01/23 12:22

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with Bahrain's Minister of Industry and Commerce Abdulla bin Adel Fakhro in Davos, Jan. 18, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

Bahraini trade delegation to visit Kurdistan Region

2023/01/18 14:50

A man is seen picking up litter at Fellaw Pond in the Kurdistan Region's Erbil province. (Photo: Handout /Ministry of Tourism and Municipality)

35 percent increase in tourism in Kurdistan Region

2023/01/09 14:13

Opinion

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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

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

An aerial view of a worker mowing the turf of the pitch at the New Minaa Olympic Stadium, built to accomodate 30,000 spectators, in Iraq's southern city of Basra, Dec. 26, 2022. (Photo: Hussein Faleh/AFP)

As Iraq prepares for long-awaited regional cup, Gulf fans reunite with Iraqi peers

2022/12/26 17:59

Kurdish-Iranian footballer Fardin Rabet pictured during a soccer match. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan 24)

Iranian-Kurdish player transfers to Dalkurd

2022/12/01 15:44

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

A man stands on the balcony of a stone building in the Kurdish town of Akre, 500 kilometres north of Iraq's capital Baghdad, Sept. 14, 2022. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)

Masonry leads Akre’s Old Town renovation project

2023/01/25 13:58

Culture

President Masoud Barzani of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) (third from left) during his meeting with French, German ambassadors to Iraq, Jan. 22, 2023. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)

France, Germany to establish joint cultural center at Erbil Citadel

2023/01/22 15:06

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

Photo Story

PM Barzani says ‘good opportunity’ exists in Baghdad to resolve outstanding issues with federal government

2023/01/16 14:34

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (center) speaking during the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) weekly ministerial meeting in Kurdistan Region's capital Erbil, Jan. 15, 2023. (Photo: KRG)

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