Iran Launches Missiles Toward Israel as IDF Activates Air Defenses

Politics

Kurdistan Regional Government’s Council of Ministers during the meeting, Jan. 12, 2022. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan

KRG strengthening anti-ISIS efforts with Iraq

Kurdish opposition leader Selahattin Demirtas has been imprisoned by the Turkish government since 2016. (Photo: AFP)

Turkey

Imprisoned Kurdish opposition leader Demirtas receives French award

Iraqi lawmakers attend the inaugural session of parliament (Photo: Iraqi Prime Minister’s Press Office/AFP)

Iraq

Iraq Shiite divide makes forging government tough task

The Iranian flag is flown outside the building housing the reactor of the Bushehr nuclear power plant. (Photo: AFP/Berhouz Mehr)

Iran

French Foreign Minister warns of slow progress in Iran nuclear talks

Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of the Sadrist movement. (Photo: Muqtada al-Sadr Twitter account)

Iraq

'We are proceeding with the formation of a national majority government': Sadr

A female judge swears in in front of Judge Abduljabar Aziz Hassan, the head of Judicial Council of Kurdistan, Jan. 11, 2022. (Photo: Judicial Council of Kurdistan/Facebook)

Kurdistan

Nearly 20 female judges inaugurated in Kurdistan appellate courts

Judge Rizgar Mohammed Amin is pictured during a judicial trial of the Bathist leaders, including former dictator Saddam Hussein, 2006. (Photo: AP)

Iraq

Kurdish judge in Saddam Hussein trial runs for Iraqi presidency

European Parliament President David Sassoli attending a plenary session at the European Parliament, July 7, 2021. (Photo: Patrick Hertzog /Pool/ AFP)

Europe

Kurdistan President extends condolences on passing of EU parliament speaker

Kurdistan 24 correspondent Shayma Bayiz covering protest by Makhmour residents against Iraqi Army checkpoint, Jan. 11, 2022. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Iraq

Makhmour residents protest against Iraqi Army checkpoint

The Iraqi Federal Judicial Authority Headquarters, Baghdad. (Photo: The Iraqi Supreme Federal Court Website)

Iraq

Federal Supreme Court of Iraq denies declaring first parliament session unconstitutional

Syrian campaigner Wafa Mustafa displays photos of victims of the Syrian regime, holding a picture of her missing father. (Photo: Thomas Lohnes/AFP)

Syria

Syria torture verdict due this week as many still seek relatives

Iraqi parliament hall. (Photo: AFP)

Iraq

US welcomes first session of Iraqi parliament, calls for quick formation of new government

Kurdish Future Movement Party member Abdulrahim Teme (pictured) was recently kidnapped in Syrian Kurdistan (Photo: Future Movement Party)

Syria

Kurdish opposition member kidnapped in Syrian Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani meets Mohamed al-Halbousi, who was re-elected as Iraq's parliamentary speaker for a second term on Jan. 09, 2022. (Photo: Archive)

Kurdistan

Kurdistan PM congratulates Iraqi parliament’s speaker, deputies

National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan. (Photo: Jim Watson/AFP)

World

White House warns Iran; finally says Iran proxies behind attacks on US troops

Shakawan Abdulla speaks at a press conference in Kirkuk. (Photo: Screengrab/Kurdistan 24)

Iraq

KDP's Shakawan Abdulla voted Iraqi parliament’s second deputy speaker