Politics

Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi. (Photo: INA)

Iraq

Iraq Says It Did Not Authorize or Know of U.S.-Saudi Strikes Before They Occurred

Hamas fighters gather at the site of the handing over of two Israeli hostages in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, as part of the seventh hostage-prisoner release on Feb. 22, 2025. (AFP)

Middle East

Hamas Moves Closer to Weapons Deal as Gaza Ceasefire Talks Advance

President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with Mohammed al-Halbousi, leader of the Progress Party, July 30, 2026. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)

Kurdistan

President Masoud Barzani, Halbousi Discuss Iraq's Political Developments, Erbil-Baghdad Relations

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (R), and Taqadum Party leader Mohammed al-Halbousi (L). (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Joint Press Conference by Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani and al-Halbusi

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (R), and Mohammed al-Halbousi, leader of the Taqadum Party (L). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Prime Minister Barzani and Halbousi Reaffirm Commitment to Iraq’s Federal System

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (R) received German Consul General Albrecht von Wittke (L). (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan

Prime Minister Barzani, German Consul General Reaffirm Strong Kurdistan-Germany Partnership

Iraq's influential Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

Muqtada al-Sadr Blasts Militias as Iraq Faces Renewed Regional Pressure

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (L), and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington DC, on July 28, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

Netanyahu Did Not Press Trump for Iran Strike During White House Meeting, Official Says

Mohammed al-Halbousi, the former speaker of Iraq's Council of Representatives and head of the Taqadum Party. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

Ex-Speaker al-Halbousi to Arrive in Erbil for High-Level Talks with Kurdistan Leaders

United Arab Emirates army helicopters fly from Burj al Arab hotel (R) towards Burj Khalifa, in Dubai on January 16, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

UAE Signals Firm Support for Saudi Arabia Amid Growing Regional Crisis

U.S. fighter jets. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Middle East

CENTCOM Chief's Two-Week Iran Strike Plan Shapes Trump's Next Move

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (AA)

Turkey

Erdogan to Submit PKK Disarmament Bill to Parliament in Coming Days

US sailor signaling an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush on July 21, 2026. (AFP)

Iraq

Baghdad Rejects Becoming Battleground as Saudi Arabia Seeks Coalition to Protect Red Sea Shipping

Saudia Defene Minister Prince Khalid bin Salma (Photo: AFP)

USA

Trump Meets Saudi Defense Minister at White House with a Message from Crown Prince MBS

A Shot of U.S. Airstrike inside Iranian Territory (Photo: Centcom)

Kurdistan

US Launches Fresh Airstrikes on Iran as Trump Weighs 'Massive Attack'

L-R: Former Senator Norm Coleman, Sen. Kevin Cramer, and Congressman Mike Haridopolos. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

World

U.S. Republicans Honor Sen. Lindsey Graham, Reaffirm Enduring Partnership with Kurdistan