Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs

Muslim worshippers pray around the Kaaba, Islam's holiest shrine, at the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 11, 2024 ahead of the annual hajj pilgrimage. (Photo by FADEL SENNA / AFP)

Kurdistan

Thirteen pilgrims from Kurdistan Region die in Mecca, others missing

Pashtivan Sadiq, the Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan

KRG Minister affirms resilience amid challenges, stresses bright future

Khaleed Albert, director of Christian affairs at the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs of the KRG, speaking to Kurdistan 24, May 16, 2023. (Photo: Kurdistan 24)

Kurdistan

Half a million Christians migrated to the Kurdistan Region after 2003: KRG director of Christian affairs