Politics

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) posing for a picture with Tom Barrack, the Special Envoy of Donald Trump for Syrian Affairs. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region President, U.S. Envoy to Syria Discuss Regional Developments

Supporters of Hezbollah celebrate the ceasefire with Israel as it takes effect, Beirut, Lebanon, on April 17, 2026. (AP)

Middle East

Ceasefire Takes Effect in Lebanon as Violations Reported, Israel Holds Positions

Members of the Kurdish Komala party gather during the funeral of Ghazal Moulai, April 16, 2026. (Photo: AFP)

Kurdistan

Outrage Mounts in Kurdistan Region After Death of Drone Attack Victim Ghazal Mawlan

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Middle East

Trump Announces Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire in Response to Kurdistan24 Question, Signals Potential White House Talks

Mohammed Samaan, the newly appointed governor of Kirkuk. (Photo: Iraqi Turkmen Front media)

Kurdistan

Kirkuk Governor Rebwar Taha Resigns, Mohammed Samaan Appointed Successor

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (left), US President Donald Trump (middle) and Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. (Photo: AFP)

Middle East

Trump Announces 10-Day Israel–Lebanon Ceasefire Amid Ongoing Conflict

Kurdistan

KDP Reaffirms Support for Kirkuk Components, Rejects 'Imposed' Agreements

President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with Maxim Rubin, Consul General of Russia in Erbil, April 16, 2026. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

President Barzani, Russian Consul General Discuss Strengthening Ties and Regional Stability

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa (L-U) and SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi (R-U) and Ilham Ahmed (R_D) and Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan al-Shaibani (L-D). (Photo: Alekhbariya)

Syria

SDF Chief Sits Down with Al-Sharaa as Syria Moves to Absorb Kurdish Forces into Its Military

Reber Ahmed, a senior Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official and member of its Central Committee, April 16, 2026. (Kurdistan24)

Iraq

KDP Reiterates Rejection of “Rashid Hotel” Deal on Kirkuk Administration

The meeting hall of Kirkuk's Provincial Council. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Kirkuk Provincial Council Meeting Delayed Until Evening Over Lack of Quorum

Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (R) greeting Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif prior to their meeting in Jeddah, April 15, 2026. (AFP)

Middle East

Sharif’s Gulf Tour Signals Renewed Push for US-Iran Talks in Pakistan

China's President Xi Jinping (Photo: AP)

World

China Condemns US Blockade of Iranian Ports as Tensions Rise in Strait of Hormuz

Shakhawan Abdullah, head of the KDP faction in the Council of Representatives of Iraq. (Kurdistan24)

Iraq

KDP Rejects Kirkuk Council Session as “Illegal” Amid Governor Change Dispute

US President Donald Trump gives a thumbs up upon arrival at Miami International Airport in Miami, on Apr. 11, 2026. (AFP)

USA

Trump: Israel and Lebanon Leaders to Hold Talks Thursday for the First Time in 34 Years

Ahmed Jumaa Al-Marashda (right), Director of Arab Affairs at the ministry, delivering protest note to Omar Abdulmajid Hamid Al-Obaidi, the chargé d’affaires of Iraq’s embassy in Abu Dhabi. (Photo: UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

Middle East

UAE Summons Iraqi Envoy, Issues Protest Over Attacks from Iraqi Territory