People gathering at the tomb of late Mullah Mustafa Barzani to pay tribute to the national leader on the 44th anniversary of his death, March 1, 2023. (Photo: Rebaz Siyan/Kurdistan 24)
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (C) arrives for a meeting with Iraq's foreign minister at the foreign ministry in Baghdad, March 1, 2023. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
Zana Mullah Khalid (right), The Head of the KDP's parliamentary block, and Luqman Wardi, the deputy of the Head of the PUK’s parliamentary block, speaking in a press conference, Feb. 28, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein (R) and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian hold a joint press conference in Baghdad, Feb. 22, 2023. (Photo: Ahmad Al-Rubaye/AFP)
Ahmed Ibrahim Saeed Al Zahri, the Consul General of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the Kurdistan Region during his interview with Kurdistan 24, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)
Iraqi President Abdul-Latif Rashid (right) during his meeting with United States Ambassador to Iraq, Alina L. Romanowski, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo: Iraqi Presidency)
Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad (third from right) walking along with Arab parliamentary leaders in Damascus, Feb. 26, 2023. (Photo: Syrian Arab News Agency)
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (left) posing for a photo with the then-Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al-Nahyan, June 13, 2021. (Photo: Mohamed Al Hammadi/the UAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs)
Thabet Muhammad Al-Abbasi (left), the Iraqi Minister of Defense, walks with his counterpart Amir Hatamim, Feb. 25, 2023. (Photo: Iraqi Ministry of defense/Twitter)
John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, speaks during a briefing at the White House in Washington, June 23, 2022 (Photo: AP)
Representatives of 18 Arab countries, including speakers of parliaments and legislative authorities, gathering in Baghdad to participate in the 34th session of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, Feb. 25, 2023. (Photo: Iraqi News Agency)