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French film actress Brigitte Bardot, July 14, 1966. Photo: AP PARIS,— Brigitte Bardot, the French film star who rose to global...

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, September 21, 2025. Photo: Israel PM's Press Office

Israel recognizes Somaliland as independent state, first globally

by Editorial Team

December 27, 2025

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, September 21, 2025. Photo: Israel PM's Press Office JERUSALEM,— Israel announced on Friday that it...

Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha, left, stands with Thai Defense Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit, right, at the General Border Committee Meeting in Chanthaburi Province, Thailand Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. Photo: Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP)/via AP

Thailand, Cambodia sign new ceasefire agreement to end border fighting

by Editorial Team

December 27, 2025

Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Seiha, left, stands with Thai Defense Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit, right, at the General Border Committee Meeting...

The wedding ceremony of Iraqi Kurdish woman Nazdar Abdulkarim Juma Zumari and Kahraman Zülfikar İzol (center), son of Cihan İzol of the İzol tribe, held in Şanlıurfa, Turkish Kurdistan (Bakur Kurdistan), with the bride seen adorned with kilograms of gold, December 2025. The bride is not from the Barzani tribe, as some media reported. Photo: SM/IG

When Gold Becomes the Headline and Love Is Forgotten

by Editorial Team

December 26, 2025

The wedding ceremony of Iraqi Kurdish woman Nazdar Abdulkarim Juma Zumari and Kahraman Zülfikar İzol, center, son of Cihan İzol...

A truck carrying cars being imported into Iraq, 2025. Photo: Rudaw

Iraqi Kurdistan imports about 184,000 cars in 2025, ministry says

by Editorial Team

December 23, 2025

A truck carrying cars being imported into Iraq, 2025. Photo: Rudaw ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— Vehicle imports into Iraq’s Kurdistan Region...

Syrian government-aligned Islamist militias launched attacks using tanks and heavy weapons on the Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh in Aleppo, Syria, December 22, 2025. Photo: Screenshot from Al Hadath TV.

Damascus, Kurdish SDF agree to de-escalate after Aleppo clashes

by Editorial Team

December 23, 2025

Syrian government-aligned Islamist militias launched attacks using tanks and heavy weapons on the Kurdish neighborhoods of Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh...

Libya's army chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, April 21, 2025. Photo: AP

Libya’s army chief dies in plane crash in Turkey

by Editorial Team

December 23, 2025

Libya's army chief Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad, April 21, 2025. Photo: AP ANKARA,— The chief of staff of Libya’s army,...

SOMO Iraqi State Organization for Marketing of Oil, 2025. Photo: SOMO

Iraq says foreign firms in Kurdistan obliged to transfer oil under deal

by Editorial Team

December 22, 2025

SOMO Iraqi State Organization for Marketing of Oil, 2025. Photo: SOMO BAGHDAD,— Iraq’s state oil marketing company SOMO said on...

Illustrative image: Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament. Photo: iKurd.net

Iraqi Kurdistan MPs paid millions in salaries as parliament remains closed

by Editorial Team

December 21, 2025

Illustrative image: Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament. Photo: iKurd.net Kurdistan Lawmakers Paid Millions Despite Yearlong Parliamentary Deadlock ERBIL, Iraqi Kurdistan region,— More...