Environment

This picture shows the effects of drought on Iraq. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Iraq Grapples with Severe Drought, Urges Turkey to Restore Water Share

Mohammed Shukri, head of the KRG Board of Investment, speaking to Kurdistan24. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region to Launch Major Water Recycling Project in Erbil

The photo shows Erbil sanitation workers during a cleaning operation. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Erbil's Sanitation Army Battles Heat, Waste Amid Recycling Push

Smoke billows from a forest fire in Jonquières, southwestern France, on August 5, 2025. (AFP)

Europe

Wildfire Devastates Southern France, Claims One Life

A photo taken by Kurdistan24 on August 1, 2025, shows the remnants of the Qader Karam Dam in Kirkuk province, amid a severe drought affecting the region.

Kurdistan

Severe Drought Nearly Dries Up Qader Karam Dam, Threatens Livelihoods and Ecosystem in Kirkuk

The photo shows a map of Erbil’s Green Belt project. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Erbil Launches Massive Green Belt to Reshape City's Future

120-Meter Intersection Park, Aug. 3, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Erbil Inaugurates Major 120-Meter Intersection Park Featuring Thousands of Trees and Flowers

An Aerial Photo of Kirkuk Citadel, in the city center of Kirkuk Province. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Kirkuk Launches Citywide Green Initiative to Combat Rising Heat

The photo shows the dried Badaa Dam river. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

'Alarm Bell' as Century-Old Badaa Dam Dries Up in Southern Iraq

An aerial view of Sami Abdulrahman Park in Erbil, Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Visit Kurdistan)

Kurdistan

Erbil Boosts Green Spaces as Nearly 900,000 Trees and Flowers Planted in Recent Years

An aerial view of Baghdad city. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Toxic August: Baghdad’s Deadly Air Returns

This video grab from a footage released by Russia's Emergencies Ministry, shows emergency service specialists inspecting a kindergarten damaged by an earthquake in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskyi, Russia, July 30, 2025.

World

Tsunami Forces Evacuation in Russia’s Kuril Islands, Sweeps Away Buildings

A woman touches a piece of melting ice on the Cilo glacier of Türkiye's southeastern Hakkari province, July 13, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey

Türkiye’s Melting Glaciers: A Photo Story from Mount Cilo in Hakkari

A stream in the Balakayati area. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Some Areas in Kurdistan Region Enjoy Mild Summer Temperatures Despite Regional Heatwave

Kalar recorded the highest temperature in the Kurdistan Region. (Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Temperatures Dip as Iraq Scorches Under 51°C Heat

An Iraqi woman pours water over herself to cool down amid soaring temperatures in Baghdad, Iraq, as the country endures an intense summer heatwave. (Photo: Social Media)

Iraq

Iraq Declares Official Holiday in Seven Provinces Amid Soaring Temperatures