Coalition Forces Down Five Explosive Drones Over Erbil, CTD Says

Politics

Supporters of incumbent Iraqi PM Mohammed Shia al-Sudani wave national flags in front of a screen displaying his portrait as they celebrate his victory in the elections, in Baghdad, Nov. 12, 2025. (AFP)

Iraq

Sudani-Backed Reconstruction and Development Coalition Urges Swift Election of Iraq’s President

U.S. Vice President JD Vance, speaking to Kurdistan24, Washington DC, Feb. 25, 2026. (AFP)

Kurdistan

JD Vance to Kurdistan24: President Trump ‘Loves the Kurds,’ Reaffirms Strong U.S. Ties

Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump’s special envoy. (AFP)

USA

Axios: Trump Administration Demands Any Iran Nuclear Deal Have No Sunset Provisions, Last Indefinitely

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. (AP)

Iran

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Sees ‘Positive Horizon’ for Talks with United States

USA

US Treasury Sanctions Over 30 Individuals, Companies, and Vessels Tied to Iran's Oil Sales and Weapons Programs

Vice President JD Vance during an interview on FOX News Channel, on Feb. 17, 2026. (AFP)

USA

JD Vance: Trump Prefers Diplomacy, Warns Iran Against Nuclear Arms

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region President Welcomes Turkish Parliamentary Report as Step Toward Peace

Aysegul Dogan, spokesperson for the Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party). (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Turkey

Kurdish Party in Türkiye Says Peace Process Lacks Trust While Political Leaders Remain Imprisoned

Ilham Ahmed (right), co-president of the Executive Council of the Democratic Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria, speaking at the presser, Feb. 25, 2026. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Syria

Ilham Ahmed Calls for Protection of Syrian Communities' Rights

The meeting of the KRG Council of Ministers, Feb. 25, 2026. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

PM Barzani Chairs KRG Council of Ministers Meeting on Salaries, Budget and Peshmerga Reforms

Thomas Barrack, the U.S. Special Envoy to Syria (L), and Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani, Syria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates (R), (Photo: Syrian Foreign Ministry)

Syria

US Special Envoy Thomas Barrack Meets Syrian Foreign Minister in Damascus for Talks on Cooperation, Investment, and SDF Integration

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. (Photo: AFP)

Iran

Iranian FM Heads to Geneva for Third Round of Iran–US Nuclear Talks

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio gestures as he departs at the Liszt Ferenc International Airport in Budapest, Hungary, on Feb. 16, 2026. (AFP)

World

Rubio Meets Caribbean Leaders as US Pressures Cuba Amid Regional Concerns

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, R, Jizza Andreas von Geir, State Secretary of the German FM, Erbil, Feb. 25, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan PM Barzani Meets German Delegation to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

Iranians walk through the crowded aisles of Tehran's Grand Bazaar on Feb. 24, 2026.

Iran

Iran Denounces US Claims on Missile Program as ‘Big Lies’

Shops in central Khanaqin remain closed as residents observe a general strike in protest against recent administrative decisions affecting the district, Feb. 25, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

Iraq

General Strike in Khanaqin as Residents Reject Moves to Separate Kurdish Subdistricts