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Bafel Jalal Talabani, the President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, August 2025. Photo: Talabani's Press Office/via iKurd.net SULAIMANI, Iraqi ...

Al Nusra front Islamist militants, Syria, 2013. Photo: Screengrab/video/Al Jazeera TV

The Suited Caliph (of al-Sham) – Part Two

by Sheri Laizer

September 1, 2025

Al Nusra front Islamist militants, Syria, 2013. Photo: Screengrab/video/Al Jazeera TV Sheri Laizer | iKurd.net Ahmed al-Sharaa gave an interview ...

Mohamed Farid Saad Zahran (right), an Egyptian social democratic politician and former president of the Social Democratic Alliance in the Arab World, congratulates PUK party leader Bafel Talabani after he was named president of the Alliance (SDAAW) in Sulaimani city, Iraqi Kurdistan, on August 30, 2025. Photo: Talabani's press office.

PUK’s Bafel Talabani named president of the SDAAW

by Editorial Team

August 31, 2025

Mohamed Farid Saad Zahran (right), an Egyptian social democratic politician and former president of the Social Democratic Alliance in the ...

A composite image of the Prime Minister of Yemen's Houthi-run government, Ahmad al-Rahwi, August 19, 2024. Photo: AFP/iKurd.net

Israeli strike kills Houthi-run Yemeni PM, several ministers

by Editorial Team

August 31, 2025

A composite image of the Prime Minister of Yemen's Houthi-run government, Ahmad al-Rahwi, August 19, 2024. Photo: AFP/iKurd.net SANAA, Yemen,— ...

"Palestinian" Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, Ramallah, West Bank, Israel, April 23, 2025. Photo: Reuters

US bars Mahmoud Abbas from UN as allies plan to recognize “Palestine”

by Editorial Team

August 30, 2025

"Palestinian" Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas, Ramallah, West Bank, Israel, April 23, 2025. Photo: Reuters WASHINGTON,— The United States will block ...

An Illustrative image of Iraqi Abdul Latif Rashid, 2023. Photo: iKurd.net. Image credits: Farsnews and Wikimedia, under Creative Commons license.

Iraq’s Presidency Should Go to a Kurd, Not a Kurdish Party

by Editorial Team

August 30, 2025

An Illustrative image of Iraqi President Abdul Latif Rashid from the PUK party, 2023. Photo: iKurd.net. Image credits: Farsnews and ...

A frame grab of American journalist Austin Tice from the leaked video – the actual running order of events is unclear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNdA0q9j040

Hostages to Jihad – Austin Tice, The Long Missing American in Syria – Part One

by Sheri Laizer

August 29, 2025

A frame grab of American journalist Austin Tice from the leaked video – the actual running order of events is ...

Rescue helicopter crashes in Sulaimani, injuring two

by Editorial Team

August 29, 2025

A Helicopter crashes in Sulaimani city during rescue mission on Mount Azmar, August 29, 2025. Photo: Sulaimani traffic police SULAIMANI,— ...

Bafel Jalal Talabani, the President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, August 2025. Photo: iKurd.net/Talabani's Press Office/PUK security forces video

PUK security forces say they foiled plan to kill Bafel Talabani

by Editorial Team

August 28, 2025

Bafel Jalal Talabani, the President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, August 2025. Photo: iKurd.net/Talabani's Press Office/PUK security forces video ...