Politics
Iraqi Kurdistan politics
Bafel Talabani “mentally ill and in need of treatment” says KDP’s Fazil Mirani
A composite image of the Executive Head of the KDP's Politburo, Fazil Mirani, right, and the President of the Patriotic...
Kurdish journalist Hêmin Mamend accuses Barzanis of plotting his killing in Sulaimani
Iraqi Kurdish journalist Hemin Mamend, Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, November 5, 2025. Photo: iKurd.net/Channel8 TV video Hêmin Mamend says “The Same...
PUK security forces block interview with jailed Shaswar Abdulwahid
Shaswar Abdulwahid, leader of the New Generation Movement (Cûłanewey Newey Nwê), greets supporters inside Sulaimani Court, Iraqi Kurdistan, September 2,...
Kurdistan bans online game Roblox following Iraq’s similar move
Illustrative photo: iKurd.net ERBIL,— Authorities in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region have ordered internet providers to block the online game Roblox from...
Political Islam harms Kurdish society, activist says
Satar Rasul, Kurdish political activist in Ranya, Iraqi Kurdistan, October 2025. Rojnews video/via iKurd.net RANYA, Iraqi Kurdistan,— A Kurdish activist...
Iraq and Kurdistan face fiscal challenges from massive government jobs
People protest in Sulaimani city against Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over unpaid salaries and corruption, January 17, 2016. Photo:...
One year after Kurdistan’s elections, still no government or parliament
Illustrative: Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament. Photo: iKurd.net/ai Kurdistan’s Hollow Democracy: A Political System in Paralysis Sartip Jawhar | Exclusive to iKurd.net...
Masrour Barzani tried buying U.S. zero-click spyware, faces lawsuit: report
Masrour Barzani, Caretaker Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, 2025. Credit: iKurd.net/K24. NEW YORK,— A legal complaint filed in...
EU report criticizes Iraqi Kurdistan over governance and human rights
Masrour Barzani, caretaker Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, 2025. Photo: iKurd.net/K24 BRUSSELS,— The European Union Agency for...
Turkey lifts flight ban on Sulaimani International Airport in Iraqi Kurdistan
Photo: Creative Commons/pxfuel Flights Between Turkey and Sulaimani to Resume November 3, 2025 ANKARA,— Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has...
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