US Treasury Lifts Sanctions on Three IRGC-Linked Entities in First Major Concession to Tehran Since Talks Resumed

Politics

Muqtada al-Sadr, leader of Sadrist Movement looks on during a press conference. (Photo: AP)

Iraq

Sadr switches to opposition, calls on political parties to form government

Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. (Photo: Iraqi government website)

Iraq

Failure to pass food security bill undermines government role in fulfilling people's needs: Iraqi PM

Outgoing US Ambassador to Iraq Matthew H. Tueller held a roundtable with journalists on Sunday, May 15, 2022 (Photo: US Consulate)

Iraq

US takes no position on future Iraqi government: Outgoing US Ambassador

Rebwar Babkayi, a member of the Kurdistan Parliament’s Natural Resources Committee. (Photo: Kurdistan Parliament)

Kurdistan

'KRG oil and gas dossier is constitutional': Kurdish Legislator

US troops and their SDF allies in northeast Syria (Photo: SDF’s Coordination and Military Operations Center)

World

US officials explain sanctions relaxation in northeast, northwest Syria

KRG spokesperson Jotiar Adil speaks during a press briefing (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

KRG denies taking over Kirkuk oilfields

German Kurdish politician Helin Evrim Sommer (Photo: Stella von Saldern/Deutscher Bundestag)

Europe

Kurdish politician leaves German left-wing party over Russia policy

President of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani in meeting with Belgian Ambassador to Iraq and Jordan Filip Vanden Bulcke, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, May 14, 2022. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)

Kurdistan

President Masoud Barzani receives Belgian Ambassador

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani during a previous meeting with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan

PM Barzani congratulates Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed on election as President of the UAE

Ahmed al-Dhaheri, the Consul General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Erbil. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

UAE Consul General in Erbil praises 'excellent' relations between UAE and Kurdistan Region

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan speaks to reporters following a Cabinet meeting, in Ankara, Turkey, Jan. 11, 2021 (Photo: Turkish Presidency via AP, Pool)

World

As Erdogan opposes Sweden, Finland joining NATO, he denounces US relaxation of sanctions on Rojava

The Fifth Conference of the Union of Free Media in Northeast Syria (Photo: Hawar News Agency)

Syria

New AANES rule violates freedom of expression in Rojava: STJ

HDP co-chairs announced an election roadmap in Ankara on Sept. 27, 2021 (Photo: HDP official Facebook)

Turkey

Turkey's ruling parties continue pressure against opposition ahead of 2023 elections: HDP

A constituent session of Germany's parliament at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Oct. 26, 2021 (Photo: AFP).

Europe

Germany has no plans to change PKK ban: spokesperson

The Kurdistan Region Prime Minster Masrour Barzani speaks during a press conference in Erbil, May 11, 2022. (Photo: Islam Hero/Kurdistan 24)

Middle East

PM Barzani expresses condolences on passing of UAE President

Officials attending the Defeat-ISIS Coalition meeting in Morocco, Wednesday, May 11, 2022 (Photo: The Global Coalition)

Middle East

Anti-ISIS Coalition affirms Iraq and Syria remain top priority; Rojava exempted from some Syria sanctions