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26 12 - 2025

15:17

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (AFP)

Japan Cabinet Approves Record ¥122.3 Trillion Budget Amid Rising Debt Costs and Defense Buildup

15:06

The city skyline is seen from an observatory deck in Tokyo on Dec. 19, 2025. (AFP)

Police Arrest Suspect After Attack at Tire Factory in Japan Leaves 14 Injured

14:40

Russian soldier. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Iraqi PM’s Advisor: About 5,000 Iraqis Recruited into Russian Military

14:07

Saudi Air Force advanced F-15SA fighter jets. (AFP)

Yemen Tensions Mount as Saudi Air Strikes Hit STC Forces in Hadramawt

13:31

The photo shows smoke rises from the Alawite mosque in Homs. (Photo: SANA)

Explosion Hits Mosque in Syrian City of Homs, Leaving Three Dead

13:17

The photo shows the British Storm Shadows missile. (Photo: The Guardian)

Ukraine Strikes Russian Oil Refinery With British Storm Shadow Missiles

12:25

Lebanese army soldiers stand next to the wreckage of a car that was trageted in an Israli air strike in Mazraat al Qnaitra on Dec. 22, 2025. (AFP)

Israeli Airstrikes Target Hezbollah Depots and Infrastructure in Lebanon as Ceasefire Tensions Mount

12:15

Musa Ahmad, President of the BCF, speaking at the press conference, Dec. 26, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Barzani Charity Foundation Delivers 161 Projects Despite Aid Challenges

11:54

The PMF rally in Baghdad, Dec. 26, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraqi Militias Reject Disarmament Demands Amid Warnings of Possible Airstrikes

11:03

U.S. President Donald Trump. (Photo: AFP)

U.S. Launches Christmas Day Airstrikes on ISIS Targets in Nigeria, Trump Says

10:07

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. (Photo: AP)

Iranian FM Criticizes U.S. Approach to Diplomacy Amid Nuclear Tensions

09:46

Farhad Shami, SDF Spokesperson. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

SDF Denies Israeli Links Ahead of Crucial Damascus Negotiations on Military Integration

08:16

Sulaimani International Airport. (Photo: Sulaimani International Airport)

Fog Disrupts Flights at Sulaimani International Airport as Severe Weather Approaches

25 12 - 2025

21:30

A new banknote of 5000 Syrian pounds in Damascus, January 24, 2021. (Photo: Xinhua)

Syria to Launch New Currency from January 2026 in Bid to Revive Economy

20:36

Cardinal Louis Raphael Sako (Photo: Chaldean Patriarchate)

Cardinal Sako Praises KDP’s Historic Support for Christians, Rejects Fabricated Claims

19:00

Pope Leo XIV waves after delivering the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for 'to the city and to the world' ) Christmas' day blessing from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Dec. 25, 2025. (Photo: AP)

Pope Leo XIV Calls for Compassion for Gaza, Yemen, and Migrants in First Christmas Message

18:31

The map of Syria. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Rising Anti-Kurdish Hate Speech in Syria Threatens to ignite New Conflict, undermines Political Solutions

16:55

Prominent Kurdish politician Leyla Zana. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

TFF Fines Bursaspor Over Offensive Chants Against Leyla Zana

14:55

Saudi Arabia Urges Yemeni Separatists to Withdraw as Humanitarian Breakthrough Raises Cautious Hope

14:39

Mazloum Abdi, Commander of SDF. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

SDF commander says understanding reached with Damascus on military integration

13:47

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

PM Masrour Barzani’s 2025 Diplomacy Elevates Kurdistan Region’s Global Standing

13:33

Syrian flag (L), SDF flag (R). (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Government Official to Kurdistan24: SDF Merges With Syrian Army Before New Year

12:56

Kurdish citizens holding Kurdistan's flags in front of a church, in the town of Akra, Duhok, Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Faiths United Under One Sky: Kurdistan Reaffirms Peaceful Coexistence at Christmas

12:23

Citizens from various provinces in the Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Survey Reveals Public Mandate: Kurdistan Residents Call for Unified Political Front in Iraq

11:59

A Graphical map showing who controls what in Yemen. (Graphical map: Kurdistan24)

Yemen’s Warring Sides Agree to Recover Bodies in Parallel With Major Prisoner Swap

11:11

Kurdistan Region Traffic helicopters, used in the strategic “Seed of Life” project officially launched in Duhok province, Kurdistan Region. (KRG)

Kurdistan Launches “Seed of Life” Project to Reforest Mountain Areas Using Helicopter Seeding

09:29

Iranian Navy deploying its 34th flotilla of warships to the international waters in the Gulf, April, 2015. (Photo: Tasnim)

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Seize Oil Tanker in Gulf Amid Rising Fuel Smuggling Tensions

08:37

Member of the Syrian internal security forces standing guard while arresting the ISIS leader in Rural Damascus. (Photo: SANA)

Syrian Security Arrests Damascus ISIS Leader in Targeted Operation Near the Capital

08:05

Two Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons. (Photo: Jordanian Air Force webpage)

Jordan Launches Airstrikes Against Drug Trafficking Networks in Southern Syria

24 12 - 2025

22:55

An aerial view shows the Erbil Citadel in the Kurdistan Region's capital. (Photo: AFP)

Erbil Completes Security, Administrative Preparations for Christmas and New Year Celebrations

20:45

U.S. Consul General Gwendolyn “Wendy” Green. (Photo: screenshotted from the U.S. Consulate General in Erbil)

U.S. Consulate in Erbil Extends Holiday Greetings, Highlights Shared Values with Kurdistan Region

19:15

EU Allocates €100,000 in Humanitarian Aid to Flood-Affected Communities in Kurdistan Region

18:36

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. (Photo: AA)

Turkey’s Erdogan Announces Investigation into Libyan Military Plane Crash

18:15

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani. (Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency)

Kurdistan Region President Reaffirms Protection of Religious Diversity in Christmas Message

18:00

Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government Masrour Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Extends Christmas Greetings, Reaffirms Commitment to Coexistence

17:25

President Masoud Barzani. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

President Masoud Barzani Congratulates Christians on Christmas, Calls for Peace and Coexistence

16:46

A group of people wearing safety helmets and reflective vests working at Akre's main historical fort, Dec. 24, 2025. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

A Museum in the Making: Germany Supports Restoration of Akre’s Historical Fort

16:40

Kele border gate a key Iran–Kurdistan border crossing. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Snow Shuts Key Iran–Kurdistan Border Crossing, Stranding Travelers and Halting Trade

16:00

Kurdish Women in Bukan practicing Kurdish maqams. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Bukan's Women Revive a Silenced Kurdish Musical Tradition Through Singing Academy

15:31

A statute of the Christ in the garden of the Chaldean Catholic Church of Martyrs, in Shaqlawa, Erbil, Kurdistan Region. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Christmas joy in Kurdistan contrasts with displacement of Sinjar’s Christians after eleven years

15:20

A general view of France's national postal service, La Poste, in Paris, Aug. 23, 2025. (AP)

Pro-Russian Hackers Disrupt French National Postal Service in Pre-Christmas Cyberattack

14:15

The logos of the MSD (R) and the Syrian Interim Government (left) frame a map highlighting the contested Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Kurdish-led Forces and Syrian Government Close to Political Deal, Official Says

13:54

Firas Sideeq, Livestock Department DG at the KRG Ministry of Agriculture. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

KRG Increases Livestock Projects from 65 to 106, Raising Herds to 128,000 Heads

13:25

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. (AFP)

Ukrainian President Reveals Revised U.S.-Backed Peace Plan for Ukraine, Recognizing De Facto Troop Lines

11:59

Fazil Mirani, Head of the Executive Body of the KDP Politburo, L, Hadi al-Amiri, head of the Fatah Alliance, in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec 24, 2025. (Kurdistan24)

KDP Delegation Continues Baghdad Talks as Efforts to Form Iraq’s Next Government Intensify

11:17

Morgan Ortagus, Deputy Middle East Envoy under U.S. President Donald Trump, speaking at UN Security Council, Dec. 23, 2025. (Graphics: Kurdistan24)

U.S. Demands Zero Enrichment as Condition for Iran Talks at UN Security Council

10:39

Syrian President Ahmed Shara meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia on October 15, 2025. (AFP)

Syria’s New Leaders Hold Talks With Putin on Military, Economic Cooperation

09:59

People walk under Christmas decorations at Los Proceres boulevard in Caracas on December 19, 2025. (AFP)

Venezuela Gripped by Fear of U.S. War as Maduro Warns Washington Seeks His Ouster

08:59

Turkish Chief of General Staff General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu (L) and Libyan Chief of General Staff General Muhammad Ali Al-Haddad (C) saluting during an official ceremony in Ankara, Dec. 23, 2025. (AFP)

Libya Army Chief Among Eight Killed in Business Jet Crash Near Ankara

23 12 - 2025

23:20

Duhok Governor Ali Tatar. (Photo: Duhok Buzz/ X)

Duhok Governor Expresses Solidarity with Leyla Zana Following Racist Chants in Turkey

22:42

Turkish emergency teams are searching for a rescue of the missing plane. (Photo: AA)

Turkey Says Private Jet Carrying Libyan Army Chief Missing in Turkish Airspace

22:11

Lieutenant General Issa Ozer, Chief of Staff of the KRG's Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs (right) shaking hands with General Luciano Portolano, Chief of Staff of the Italian Army, Dec. 23, 2025. (Photo: KRG)

Italian Army Chief of Defense Visits Erbil, Reaffirms Support for Peshmerga Reforms

20:57

The five ISIS members that got arrest in Deir al-Zor. (Photo: SDF Press)

In Joint Operation, SDF and Coalition Dismantle ISIS Cell in Deir al-Zor

20:31

leader of the Reconstruction and Development Coalition Mohammed Shia al-Sudani (top right) during his meeting with Fazel Mirani, Secretary of the KDP Political Bureau, Dec. 23, 2025. (Photo: INA)

KDP Delegation Meets Mohammed Shia al-Sudani to Discuss Government Formation

20:16

The logos of the SDF (R) and the Syrian Interim Government (left) frame a map highlighting the contested Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods in Aleppo. (Graphic: Kurdistan24)

Amid Ceasefire, Kurdish Neighborhoods in Aleppo Descends Into Darkness as Sides Trade Blame

18:56

Mithat Sancar, a DEM Party member of parliament (L), Pervin Buldan, Deputy Speaker of the Turkish Parliament (C). (Photo: Kurdistan24)

DEM Party: Türkiye’s Peace Commission to Conclude Work By Mid-Next Month

18:19

The Iraqi flag. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Iranian Gas Supply Suspension Cuts Iraq’s Power Generation

18:10

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz. (AP)

Israel’s Defense Minister: Israel Will Remain in Gaza and Will Not Withdraw From Syria

17:39

One of the Kurdish traditional dance groups that participated in the festival. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Kurdish–Dutch Cultural Festival in the Netherlands Introduces Heritage, Music, and Ancient Winter Traditions

16:54

A black oil barrel set against a dark background. (Photo: Designed by Kurdistan24)

Iraqi Government Extends Oil Agreement with KRG for Another Year