Swedish, and NATO flags are set up prior to the signing ceremony of the law ratifying the NATO Protocol on Finland and Sweden’s membership in Gdynia, Poland, in July 22 (Photo: MATEUSZ SLODKOWSKI/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
A 2,800-year-old stone tablet is presented during a press conference in Baghdad, after it was handed over by the Italian authorities to the Iraqi president during his recent visit to Bologna, on June 18, 2023. (Murtaja Lateef/ AFP)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani delivering a speech at the fourth commencement of the American University of Kurdistan (AUK), May 28, 2023. (Photo: KRG)
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, briefing the United Nations Security Council members on Iraq, May 18, 2023. (Photo: UNAM
Kurdistan Region's educators, teachers and officials take part in the 3rd International Conference on Education and Teaching in Erbil, May 17, 2023. (Photo: Stirling Schools)
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani is pictured during attending the inauguration of Barzani National Memorial in Erbil province, May 11, 2023. (Photo: KRG)