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Barzani brothers spent over $100 million in U.S., OCCRP finds
A composite image shows Massoud Barzani (back) and his five sons, from left to right, Waysi, Masrour, Mustafa (Babo), Muksi,...
U.S. departments must drop the “Kurds will be Kurds” mindset
Composite image featuring Lahur Sheikh Jangi Talabani (back right), Bafel Talabani (back left), Azhin Amin (front left), and Masrour Barzani...
Shaswar Abdulwahid’s properties auctioned in Sulaimani at $69.5 million
A composite image of Shaswar Abdulwahid, leader of the New Generation Movement (Cûłanewey Newey Nwê), and his Chavy land city...
Remembering Jalal Talabani, Iraq’s first Kurdish president
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Novmber 22, 2005. Photo: Creative Commons/khamenei.ir Manish Rai | iKurd.net I had the opportunity to visit...
Sulaimani airport to be renamed Jalal Talabani airport, Iraqi Kurdistan
Illustrative photo: iKurd.net/ai BAGHDAD,— Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Transport Minister Razzaq al-Saadawi have approved a request to...
Kurdistan’s markets “clinically dead” amid delayed salaries, economist says
Some elderly Kurdish retirees count the cash from their long-delayed pensions, while others wait in line in Sulaimani city, Iraqi...
Iraqi Kurdistan resumes oil exports to Turkey after two-year halt
Iraqi Kurdistan resumes oil export to Turkey, September 27, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/video/Rudaw TV ERBIL,— Crude exports from Iraq’s Kurdistan region...
Eight Kurdistan oil operators reach agreement with Baghdad
An Iraqi oil field. Photo: Ina.iq BAGHDAD,— Eight international oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have reached...
Anonymous women’s graves highlight honor killings in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan
Nameless graves of women who were victims of honor killings at Saywan Cemetery in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, September 2025. Photo:...
Metro Center slams raids on NGO offices in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan
The Metro Center for Journalists’ Rights and Advocacy, Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, September 2025. Photo: iKurd.net SULAIMANI,— A Kurdish press freedom...
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