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The photo shows a group of mountaineers hike toward the ancient Akre Citadel. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

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Akre's growing mountaineering scene blends sport with heritage at its ancient citadel. As the "Capital of Newroz" becomes a tourism hub, it balances new opportunities with the challenge of preserving its unique history and identity.

Akre's Ancient Castle Draws Hikers Blending Sport with Heritage

Several children playing in a colorful indoor play area at Erbil residence building. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Life style Kurdistan

Erbil Residency Directorate Opens Children’s Area and Library to Ease Waiting Time for Visitors

A Kyrgyz "berkutchi" (an eagle hunter) holds his golden eagle, during the hunting festival "Salburun", in the village of Bokonbayev, near Lake Issyk-Kul, on August 2, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

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Heritage on Horseback: Salburun Festival Revives Kyrgyz Nomadic Hunting at Kyrgyzstan

Haval Sabah, transformed his old alley into a beautiful garden with his own resources and donations. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Life style Kurdistan

Beauty Blooms in Akre Alley

Shapol Hoshang, a fine arts graduate, has turned his taxi into a mobile library. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Life style Kurdistan

A Ride for the Mind: Erbil Cabbie Inspires with Mobile Library

Kurdistan

Erbil's Centenarian Kebab House: A Taste of Time in the Heart of the Citadel

Iran

AP PHOTOS: Life in Iran's capital, Tehran, as high-stakes nuclear negotiations with the US go on

Iraq

'These Cars Are Stories on Wheels,' One Iraqi Mechanic’s Revival of a Bygone Era

Hajja Huda Saif, a traditional fire cauterization practitioner in Yemen’s Taizz Province. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Middle East

Ancient Flames: Cauterization Outlives Modern Medicine in Yemen

Mu‘aqaqin Café in Baghdad. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

The Café of the Complicated: Baghdad’s Most Eccentric Hideaway for Whispered Revolutions

A chessboard is seen at the Cupcake Coffee Shop cafe in Kabul On May 11, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

Middle East

Taliban Outlaws Chess in Afghanistan, Citing Concerns Over Gambling

Agheel Khafaji speaking to Kurdistan24. (Photo: Kurdistan24)

Iraq

Agheel’s Haven: Kindness in Every Meow

Kurdistan

Electricity Ministry Vows to Extend 24-Hour Electricity to All Households