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Turkey illegal logging in occupied areas of Iraqi Kurdistan, May 2021. Photo: MP Hividar Ahmed ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— The...

The blaze erupted on June 20, 2024, between the Kurdish cities of Diyarbakir and Mardin, Turkish Kurdistan (Bakur), Southeastern Turkey. Photo: Firat News Agency/ANF

Turkey’s Kurdistan wildfire death toll rises to 15; experts blame faulty wiring

by Editorial Team

June 24, 2024

The blaze erupted on June 20, 2024, between the Kurdish cities of Diyarbakir and Mardin, Turkish Kurdistan (Bakur), Southeastern Turkey....

Gunmen attack in Russia’s Dagestan leaves many police dead

by Editorial Team

June 24, 2024

A view shows a shooting scene on the street of Makhachkala in Dagestan, southern Russia, June 23, 2024. Photo: Video/sm/via...

Iraqi Kurdish migrants Majda, sister Hiro and their families were all aboard a sail boat that sank overnight between 16-17 June, 2024 off the Italian coast. Photo: AFP

Iraqi Kurds mourn deaths from Mediterranean migration

by Editorial Team

June 21, 2024

Iraqi Kurdish migrants Majda, sister Hiro and their families were all aboard a sail boat that sank overnight between 16-17...

A Muslim pilgrim praying at Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the peak of the annual Hajj pilgrimage near the holy city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia, on October 14, 2013. Photo: Reuters

Heatwave in Saudi Arabia kills over a dozen Iraqi Kurdish pilgrims at Hajj

by Editorial Team

June 20, 2024

A Muslim pilgrim praying at Mount Mercy on the plains of Arafat during the peak of the annual Hajj pilgrimage...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, February 15, 2024. Photo: Kremlin/via iKurd.net

Russia’s Putin demands more Ukrainian land to end war

by Editorial Team

June 14, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin, February 15, 2024. Photo: Kremlin/via iKurd.net MOSCOW,— Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Friday that Russia...

An Iraqi holds his passport at Najaf airport, Iraq, 2015> Photo: Reuters.

Visa requirement lifted for Iraqi tourists visiting Tunisia

by Editorial Team

June 14, 2024

An Iraqi holds his passport at Najaf airport, Iraq, 2015> Photo: Reuters. BAGHDAD,— Tunisia announced on Friday the removal of...

Fire at Erbil oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan injures 10

by Editorial Team

June 13, 2024

Fire at Erbil oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan, June 12, 2024. Photo: Screengrab/Video AFP ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— A massive...

Iraq's Chaldean Catholic church head, Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan

Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako reinstated as head of Iraq’s Chaldean catholic church

by Editorial Team

June 12, 2024

Iraq's Chaldean Catholic church head, Cardinal Louis Raphaël Sako, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, September 2023. Photo: Creative Commons/Bundesministerium für europäische und...