Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) during his meeting with Amos J. Hochstein, the Senior Advisor to US President for Energy and Investment, Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) during his meeting with the Volker Perthes, Head of the Independent Strategic Review of the UNAMI, Feb. 17, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
A man digs outside a damaged building in Gaza City on February 11, 2024, amid ongoing battles between Israel and the militant group Hamas. (Photo: AFP)
President Nechirvan Barzani met Jordanian King Abdullah ibn Al Hussein II of Jordan during the Munich Security Conference in Germany, Feb. 17, 2024 (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met with the Minister of State of the German Federal Foreign Office, Dr. Tobias Lindner, Feb. 16, 2024 (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency).
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) during his meeting with the UN Secretary-General António, Feb. 16, 2024. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)
Released Syrian detainees prepare to leave the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected ISIS fighters in Syria's northeastern Hasakah governorate on September 3, 2023 (Photo: Delil Souleiman/AFP).
Protesters gather in front of "Calik Holding", in Istanbul on February 14, 2024, following a substantial landslide affecting a vast area surrounding the gold mine in Ilic district of Erzincan (Ozan Kose/AFP)