Culture

A man stands on the balcony of a stone building in the Kurdish town of Akre in Duhok province, Sept. 14, 2022. (Photo: Safin Hamed/AFP)

Iraq

As Iraq concrete jungle swelters, ancient stone houses stay cool

Kurdish artist Mem Ararat (Photo: Facebook/Mem Ararat)

Turkey

Turkey bans concert in Mersin by Kurdish singer Mem Ararat

Saeed Barani holding a rug in his hometown Bardarash in Duhok province, August 15, 2022. (Photo: Kurmanj Nhili/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

A collector in Duhok keeps a thousand cultural artifacts

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

Kurdistan

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

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

Kurdistan

A historic synagogue in Kurdistan region to be renovated

Iraqi officials review a number of artifacts. (Photo: Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Antiquities)

Iraq

Iraq's culture ministry receives over 200 antiquity pieces: Ministry

A visitor donning 3D goggles views reconstructed models of ancient artefacts destroyed during the occupation of Mosul by Islamic State (IS) group fighters, August 3, 2022. (Photo: Zaid Al-Obeidi/AFP)

Iraq

Virtual reality revives Iraq's war-ravaged heritage

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Department of Media and Information (DMI) on Tuesday held photography competition (Photo: Wladimir van Wilgenburg/Kurdistan 24).

Kurdistan

KRG’s DMI hosts photography competition for youth

The picture of the Kurdish singer-songwriter Naaz was shown on a billboard in Times Square in New York City on Friday (Photo: Naaz).

Kurdistan

Spotify showcases picture of Kurdish singer Naaz in New York Times Square

Statue of Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri in the Kurdistan Region capital Erbil. (Photo: Courtesy of Baghdad1/Facebook)

Iraq

Baghdad to erect a new statue for Iraq’s prominent poet Muhammad Mahdi al-Jawahiri

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi speaking at the newly rehabilitated museum in Baghdad, August 13, 2022. (Photo: PM Media Office)

Iraq

Iraq inaugurates rehabilitated museum of iconic poet Al-Jawahiri

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani hosting a discussion with journalists and members of media organizations in Erbil, June 20, 2022 (Photo: Islam Hero/Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

PM Barzani congratulates success of Lalish Cultural and Social Center’s congress

Iraqi photographer Samira Mazaal poses for a picture next to framed images retracing her career at her studio in the city of Amarah in Iraq's southeastern Maysan province , July 9, 2022. (Photo: Asaad Niazi/AFP)

Iraq

Focus on Samira, celebrity snapper of southern Iraq

The Kurdish Heritage Project will be launched in London on Friday, July 22, 2022 (Photo: Kurdish Heritage Project)

Kurdistan

Kurdish Heritage Project in UK launches with event in London

The Kurdish poet Sabah Ranjdar, right, conversing with readers (Photo: Goran Sabah Ghafour)

Kurdistan

The unique poetry of Sabah Ranjdar

Sabean-Mandaean perform their rituals in the Tigris River in Baghdad, Iraq, marking their new year, July 16, 2022 (Photo: Hadi Mizban/AP)

Iraq

PM Barzani congratulates Sabean-Mandaean on their new year