Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) meets with Greek Ambassador to Iraq Leonidas Kontovounesios in Erbil, Jan. 28, 2021. (Photo: KRG)
Antony Blinken speaks during his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of State before the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Jan. 19, 2021. (Photo: AFP/Alex Edelman)
The CDC requires a negative COVID-19 test result for travelers entering the United States as new-infection rates remain high; Miami International Airport in March 2020. (Photo: Associated Press/Wilfredo Lee)
Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani with Consul Generals, official Representations of the Arab Countries in the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Barzani Headquarter)
In August 2014, thousands of Yezidis were trapped in the Shingal mountains as they tried to escape from the so-called Islamic State. (Photo: Anadolu Agency/Emrah Yorulmaz)