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02 12 - 2025

20:23

Workers from the Directorate of Garden Engineering. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Silent Green Army: Inside the Team Shaping Erbil’s Botanical Identity

20:15

Former Turkish Parliament Speaker Bulent Arinc, a founding member of the AK Party. (Photo: Turkish parliament)

Former Turkish Parliament Speaker Praises President Barzani’s Participation in Sirnak Symposium

19:28

Mohamed Hassan, the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Iraq and head of the UNAMI, Dec. 2, 2025. (Photo: UN)

UN Envoy Urges Swift Formation of New Government of Iraq and Kurdistan Region

19:04

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AFP)

Netanyahu Demands Demilitarized Zone from Damascus to Israeli Border

18:40

Halabja silo under construction. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Halabja Silo Nears Completion, Set to Boost Wheat Storage and Support Local Farmers

18:00

Barzani Headquarters: Bahçeli's Remarks Chauvinistic, Against Peace Process Spirit

17:32

Police officers stand guard at the headquarters of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, June 3, 2023. (Photo: AFP)

OPEC+ Members Agree on Production Levels for Early 2026 to Stabilize Global Oil Market

16:54

President Masoud Barzani at The Fourth International “Melayê Cizîrî” Symposium, in district of Cizîra Botan, Türkiye, Nov. 29, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24).

Kurdish Public in Türkiye Calls for Unity, Urges President Barzani to Visit Amed and Istanbul

16:45

The poster of the Birmingham Kurdish Film Festival. (Photo: Submitted to Kurdistan24)

Birmingham Kurdish Film Festival to Launch in February 2026, Showcasing 350 Films

16:02

KRG's Minister of Health Dr. Saman Barzanji. (Photo: Kurdista24)

Kurdistan Launches ‘One Health’ Strategy in Partnership with WHO

15:55

An aerial view of the Qubahan School in Amedi. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Major Restoration Project Launched to Save Amedi’s Ancient Qubahan School and Religious Landmarks

15:27

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, R, Christopher Boehm, Canada’s Ambassador to Iraq. Dec. 2, 2025. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan PM Barzani Receives Canadian Ambassador, Discusses Investment, Trade, and KRG Reforms

15:11

The writing on concrete reads "Al Rashad Training Hospital". (Photo: Iraqi Social Media)

Iraq Watchdog Seeks Urgent Ministerial Inspection of Al-Rashad Psychiatric Hospital

14:30

President Masoud Barzani (R) and Masamichi Sugaya, head of Japan's FM's Middle East Affairs, Dec. 2, 2025. (Photo: Barzani HQ)

President Barzani: Attacks on Khor Mor Will Not Halt Kurdistan’s Progress

14:00

Afghan men leave after watching the Taliban publicly execute a man at a football stadium in Khost on Dec. 2, 2025. (AFP)

Spectacle of Death Returns to Afghanistan as Taliban Turns Stadium into Execution Ground

13:47

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, R, Masamichi Sugaya, head of Japan's FM's Middle East Affairs, Dec. 2, 2025. (Photo: KRG)

Kurdistan PM Welcomes Japanese Delegation — New Push to Deepen Kurdistan–Japan Partnership

13:32

Dana Gas Refutes Claims of Iraqi PM Requesting Production Halt at Khor Mor

13:00

UNIFIL peacekeepers on a patrol along the Blue Line, between OP MAR and UNP 8-34, in the vecinity of Meiss el Jebel. (UNIFIL)

UN Slashes Lebanon Peacekeeper Force by 25% Amid Intense Israeli Strikes

12:07

Honduras' presidential candidate of the National Party Nasry Asfura speaks during a press conference in Tegucigalpa on Dec. 1, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Trump’s Strategic Backing Shapes Tight Honduran Election as U.S. Influence Rises in Latin America

11:30

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani. (AP)

Iraqi PM’s Call to Halt Kurdish Gas Production Sparks Fierce Backlash: Al-Monitor

10:06

SBU footage shows smoke rising from a burning cargo ship in the Black Sea on Nov. 29, 2025. (AFP)

Türkiye Says Sunflower Oil Tanker Reports ‘Attack’ in Black Sea as Maritime Tensions Rise

09:40

Israel’s ‘Iron Beam’ laser defense system intercepts a target over the south, March 2022. (Photo: ToI)

Israel to Deploy 'Game-Changing' Iron Beam Laser Defense System End of 2025, Officials Announce

09:27

The site of Shadan gold mine in South Khorasan province, Iran. (Photo: Shadan gold mine)

Iran Unveils Major Gold Discovery as Sanctions-Driven Economic Pressures Deepen

09:02

A Russian warship is docked in the Port Sudan, in Port Sudan, Sudan, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. (AP)

Sudan Offers Russia Strategic Foothold: Proposed Red Sea Naval Base Alarms Western Powers

01 12 - 2025

20:25

West Qurna field. (Photo: NS Energy)

Iraq Invites U.S. Companies to Take Over Major Oil Field as Lukoil Faces Sanctions

18:31

The headquarters of the UN Security Council. (Photo: UN)

UN Security Council to Hold Session on Iraq as UNAMI Chief Set to Deliver Briefing

17:45

President Masoud Barzani (right) during his meeting with Rahim Rashidi, the Head of the International Relations Office of the Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation, Dec. 1, 2025. (Photo: Barzani Headquarters)

President Barzani Meets Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation Official, Highlights Vital Role of Kurdish Diaspora

16:45

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (right) during his meeting with Daniel Hunn, Switzerland’s Ambassador to Iraq, Dec. 1, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)

Kurdistan Region President Welcomes Swiss Ambassador, Hails Embassy Reopening as Boost to Bilateral Ties

16:30

A screenshot of Basi Roj Segment. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Khor Mor Attacks, US-Kurdistan Strategic Partnership, and the Question of Air Defense System

15:19

Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with the Russian media in Bishkek on Nov. 27, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Putin Warns He Will Seize Ukrainian Territories by Force Ahead of Moscow Talks With US Envoy

14:25

Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

Iraqi FM Labels Khor Mor Attack a ‘Terrorist Act from Within’; Warns U.S. Will Isolate Sanctioned Parties

13:59

President Masoud Barzani, R, Ziyad Al-Janabi, head of the National Legislation (Al-Tashree'a) Party, Dec. 1, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

President Barzani Receives National Legislation Party Leader as Iraq’s Political Leaders Flock to Pirmam for Post-Election Negotiations

13:56

Participants show case their robots at the Third Robotics Competition. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

AUK Hosts Third Robotics Competition, Showcasing Student Ingenuity in Duhok

13:16

L-R: Bane's Rose fields and the Kurdish Dance festival in Mahabad. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Eastern Kurdistan Cultural Milestones: Bane’s National Honor and Mahabad’s Dance Celebrations

12:49

U.S. Deputy Secretary Michael Rigas (L) accompanied by U.S. CDA Joshua Harris (R). (Photo: U.S. Embassy in Baghdad's X)

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Arrives in Baghdad Ahead of Historic Consulate Inauguration in Erbil

12:20

PM Masrour Barzani during his recent interview at the MEPS2025 forum. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

PM Barzani’s Warning 'Proved Right': Khor Mor Attack Exposes Iraq’s Deepening Energy Fault Lines

12:20

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Angelica Range, munitions four GBU-39 small diameter bombs on Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, Nov. 27, 2020. (Photo: USAF)

U.S. Asks Lebanon to Return Undetonated Israeli GBU-39 Bomb Amid Fears It Could Reach Russia or China

11:16

Firas al-Yasser, a member of Iraq's Harakat al-Nujaba political council. (Photo: Tasnim News Agency)

Iraqi Militia Leader Warns of Renewed Strikes on U.S. Bases as Armed Groups Upgrade Capabilities

10:16

People collect sellable items at a landfill on the outskirts of Dhi Qar, Iraq. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq’s Oil-Rich Dhi Qar Struggles With 40% Poverty Rate Despite Oil Wealth

09:43

Nigerien soldier inside a vehicle escorting press near Areva’s uranium mine in Arlit, 26 Sept 2010. (AFP)

Junta Nationalizes Orano Assets as Niger Shifts Toward Russia and Iran

08:59

Iran's FM Abbas Araghchi (R) shakes hands with Türkiye's FM Hakan Fidan during press conference in Tehran on Nov. 30, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Iran and Türkiye Launch Strategic Rail Project to Rewire Eurasian Trade Network

30 11 - 2025

23:37

Former U.S. diplomat Peter Galbraith. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Former US Diplomat: No Government in Iraq Can Be Formed Without the Kurds

23:00

A sandstorm engulfs the Iranian capital of Tehran. (Photo: AFP)

Iran Shuts Schools in Five Provinces as Air Pollution Crisis Deepens

22:56

CENTCOM and Syrian Military Launch Joint Operation, Destroying 15 ISIS Weapons Sites

21:08

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (R), Tom Barrack, the Special Envoy of U.S. President Donald Trump to Syria (L). (Photo: INA)

Iraqi PM Meets US Syria Envoy, Outlining Baghdad's Role in Syrian File

20:35

Female members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) discuss at they stand in a cave network located in the Qandil Mountains, Nov. 29, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

PKK Warns Peace Process To Be Stalled Until Turkey Releases Abdullah Ocalan

19:13

A number of Yazidi volunteers harvest olives on the sacred annual olive harvest season. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Sacred Olive Harvest Begins in Lalish: A Season of Ritual and Blessing Service

18:12

Electricity restores to the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Region Restores Full Electricity Supply after Khor Mor Attack

17:59

A Kurdish shop owner in Tehran shows a traditional Kurdish tanbur to one of his customers.(Photo: Kurdistan24)

‘Music Lives in the Heart of the Kurd’: A Shopkeeper's Melody of Resistance in Tehran

17:17

'Kurdish Council in Syria Warns of "Dangerous' Hate Speech After Pro-Government Rallies

16:50

The headquarters of the Iraqi House of Representatives. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Sunni Parties Nominate Four Candidates for Iraqi Parliament Speakership

15:47

Iranian naval assets under IRGC command. (Photo: IRGC)

Tehran Intercepts Foreign Vessel in Hormuz as Regional Pressures Deepen

15:38

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. (AP)

Netanyahu Petitions for Pardon Amid High-Profile Corruption Trials

14:55

KRI President Nechirvan Barzani (R) and the new Czech CG Lukáš Gjurič (L). (Photo: The Presidency's Office)

KRI President Welcomes Czech Envoy, Praising Years of Support and Calling for Deeper Cooperation

14:32

Prof Totani says gamma rays from the Milky Way’s centre may bear a dark-matter signature. (SSC, Caltech/NASA)

Japanese Scientist Claims First Direct Observation of Dark Matter

14:14

Türkiye's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. (AFP)

Erdoğan Declares 'Absolute' Determination for Peace Process; Vows to Overcome Sabotage

14:02

IDF troops from the Nahal Brigade operating in Gaza. (Photo: IDF)

Israel Kills Four Hamas Militants Emerging From Rafah Tunnels in Gaza

13:32

A deported Afghan refugee waiting this month beside halted passenger trucks near the Torkham border crossing in Pakistan. (Photo: NYT)

Pakistan Expels 1M Afghans as Relations with Taliban Collapse

13:00

President Masoud Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

President Barzani Calls Zakho His “Heart and Soul,” Highlighting City’s Cultural Role

12:45

Vehicles cross the Republic Bridge over the Tigris River in Baghdad as thick smog envelops the city on Nov. 26, 2025. (AFP)

Iraq Watchdog Warns of “Catastrophic” Pollution as Baghdad Air Quality Plunges

12:26

KRG Transportation and Communication Minister Ano Jawhar. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

At Inaugural IGF Meeting, Kurdistan Region Unveils Digital Roadmap and Vows Robust Cybersecurity

11:23

President Barzani is pictured touring the Book Fair in Zakho. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

President Barzani Tours Zakho Book Fair as Cultural Event Showcases Over 20,000 Titles

11:17

The photo shows a Yazidi shrine in Khanke, Duhok. (AP)

'Kurdistan Is for All': Zoroastrian Delegate Applauds President Barzani’s Advocacy for Community Rights at UN Event

10:55

KRG Electricity Minister Kamal Mohammed Salih speaking with the press. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

KRG Set to Restore 4,500 MW of Power; Minister: “Justice Will Be Served”

10:03

First responders at the scene of the mass shooting, Nov. 29, 2025, Stockton, California. (AP)

California Shooting Leaves Four Dead, Ten Injured, Police Say

09:46

KRG Says Gas Flow from Khor Mor Restored, Power Output to Fully Stabilize Within 24 Hours

08:59

Palestinian Authority (PA) security personnel parade in the Judea city of Hebron, Nov. 14, 2017. (Photo: PA)

Egypt Ramps Up Training of Gaza Police as Regional and International Plans Converge on Post-War Security Framework

08:58

A member of Iran-backed militia in Iraq holding a weapon in Baghdad. (AP)

Iraqi FM Cites U.S. Veto of Sanctioned Groups; Khor Mor Assault Branded Terrorist Act

29 11 - 2025

22:55

President Masoud Barzani, L, Kurdish artist Şivan Perwer. (Graphics: kurdistan24)

Şivan Perwer: Success of Türkiye’s Peace Process Requires President Barzani’s Role

22:08

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

PM Barzani: Those Who Attacked Khor Mor Will Be Held to Full Account — Terror Against Our People Cannot Become the Norm

21:12

The United States Special Envoy to Iraq, Mark Savaya. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

US Envoy Calls for Rule of Law and Institutional Strength in Iraq