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A Kurdish electricity worker in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2018. Photo: Hawlati Newspaper ERBIL,— Iraq's Kurdistan Region continues to face a...

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Iran executed 901 people in 2024, including women, UN says

by Editorial Team

January 8, 2025

Photo: Creative Commons/farsnews/wikimedia GENEVA,— The number of executions in Iran reached 901 last year, marking a sharp increase and the...

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Kurdistan’s agricultural sales to Iraq reach 1.3 million tons in 2024

by Editorial Team

January 8, 2025

A farmer selling tomatoes and vegetables in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, July 2023. Photo: Rudaw ERBIL,— In 2024, farmers in the...

Trump doesn’t rule out use of force over Panama canal, Greenland

by Editorial Team

January 8, 2025

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, June 6, 2024. Photo: Creative Commons/Gage Skidmore/flickr PALM BEACH,— U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday declined...

Massoud Barzani (left), tribal leader and KDP party president, alongside his son, Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan region, November 22, 2024. Photo: Barzani's office/iKurd.net

The Kurds Will Never Succeed Without Great Leaders

by Editorial Team

January 8, 2025

Massoud Barzani (left), tribal leader and KDP party president, alongside his son, Masrour Barzani, the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan...

A Qateri men. Illustrative photo: Creative Commons/Halid Elosman/pexels

Qatar to finance public sector wages for Syria’s new Islamist government

by Editorial Team

January 8, 2025

A Qateri men. Illustrative photo: Creative Commons/Halid Elosman/pexels DOHA,— Qatar is reportedly planning to provide financial support to Syria’s new...

New Generation’s Shaswar Abdulwahid and Masrour Barzani visit Turkey

by Editorial Team

January 7, 2025

Shaswar Abdulwahid (left), leader of the New Generation Movement NGM (Newey Nwê) of Iraqi Kurdistan with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister...

Turkey extends flight ban to Sulaimani city for the 4th time

by Editorial Team

January 7, 2025

Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia SULAIMANI,— Turkey has once again extended its flight ban on Sulaimani International Airport in Iraq’s Kurdish region,...

Syrian Kurdish journalist Sleman Mohammed Ahmed

Kurdish journalist released after over a year in Iraqi Kurdistan jail

by Editorial Team

January 7, 2025

Syrian Kurdish journalist Sleman Mohammed Ahmed, an Arabic editor for RojNews, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2023. Photo: RojNews.news/ronahi.tv ERBIL,—A Kurdish journalist imprisoned...