Politics

Fazil Mirani, Head of the Executive Body of the KDP Politburo, L, Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Fatah Alliance, in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec 24, 2025. (Kurdistan24)

Iraq

KDP Delegation Continues Baghdad Talks as Efforts to Form Iraq’s Next Government Intensify

Morgan Ortagus, Deputy Middle East Envoy under U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking at UN Security Council, Dec. 23, 2025. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iran

U.S. Demands Zero Enrichment as Condition for Iran Talks at UN Security Council

Syrian President Ahmed Shara meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia on October 15, 2025. (AFP)

Syria

Syria’s New Leaders Hold Talks With Putin on Military, Economic Cooperation

Duhok Governor Ali Tatar. (Photo: Duhok Buzz/ X)

Kurdistan

Duhok Governor Expresses Solidarity with Leyla Zana Following Racist Chants in Turkey

leader of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (top right) during his meeting with Fazel Mirani, Secretary of the KDP Political Bureau, Dec. 23, 2025. (Photo: INA)

Iraq

KDP Delegation Meets Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to Discuss Government Formation

Mithat Sancar, a DEM Party member of parliament (L), Pervin Buldan, Deputy Speaker of the Turkish Parliament (C). (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Turkey

DEM Party: Türkiye’s Peace Commission to Conclude Work By Mid-Next Month

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. (AP)

Middle East

Israel’s Defense Minister: Israel Will Remain in Gaza and Will Not Withdraw From Syria

A black oil barrel set against a dark background. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Iraqi Government Extends Oil Agreement with KRG for Another Year

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, R, UN Special Envoy to Iraq, Mohammed Al-Hassan, Erbil, Dec. 23, 2025. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani Receives UN Envoy as He Concludes Mission in Iraq

This aerial photograph taken on Jan. 1, 2024 shows a view of Baghdad's Tahrir Square, where the city's main boulevards on the eastern bank of the Tigris river converge at a roundabout. (AFP)

Iraq

KDP Delegation Intensifies Government Formation Talks with Shiite and Sunni Leaders in Baghdad

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, R, Sarmad Khamis Khanjar, head of the al-Siyada Alliance, Erbil, Dec. 23, 2025. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan PM Masrour Barzani, Siyada Alliance Leader Discuss Formation of New Iraqi Government

President Masoud Barzani, R, UN Special Envoy to Iraq, Mohammed Al-Hassan, in Pirmam, Erbil, Dec. 23, 2025. (Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

President Barzani Receives UN Special Envoy, Highlights Kurdistan Region’s Support for Iraq’s Political Stability

US President Donald Trump announces the US Navy’s new Golden Fleet initiative, unveiling a new class of warships, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, on Dec. 22, 2025. (AFP)

World

Trump Announces New ‘Trump Class’ of Warships and Vision for ‘Golden Fleet’ to Counter Global Threats

A PKK fighter places his weapon on a pile to be burned during a disarmament ceremony. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Turkey

Turkey’s AK Party Reaffirms Drive to Dismantle PKK, Including Its Syrian and Iranian Affiliates

Russia's Governor to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Mikhail Ulyanov. (AP)

Iran

Russian Envoy Rebuffs U.S. Warnings on Iran’s Nuclear Program, Citing Treaty Rights

Chaldean Catholic clergy lead a religious procession in Alqosh, Nineveh Plains, Dec. 22, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Armed Groups and Security Vacuums Block Christians’ Return to the Nineveh Plains