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Massoud Barzani authorized passport for Saddam Hussein’s son-in-law, Jamal Mustafa
A composite image showing Jamal Mustafa—Saddam Hussein’s son-in-law and husband of Hala Saddam (right), and Massoud Barzani in the background...
Kurdistan did not deliver any oil to Iraq, SOMO says
Ali Nazar Faeq, Director General of the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company (SOMO), 2025. Photo: ina.iq BAGHDAD,— Iraq’s national oil marketing...
Iraq considers law to ban dual nationals from senior government posts
Illustrative photo: iKurd.net/ai BAGHDAD,— A legislative proposal under review in Iraq’s Parliament seeks to amend the nationality law to bar...
Turkey seeks new Iraq deal over halted Kurdistan oil pipeline
An oil field in Iraqi Kurdistan, 2024. Photo: Rudaw ANKARA,— Turkey still wants to restart oil flows through a pipeline...
Iraq’s high court drops cases against Kurdistan-US energy deals
Masrour Barzani, the caretaker Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (center), looks on as two major energy agreements...
Ali Bapir re-elected as leader of Islamic Kurdistan Justice Group KJG
Ali Bapir, often described as an Islamic hardliner, has been re-elected as the leader of the Kurdistan Justice Group (KJG)...
Kurdistan agreed to hand over oil to SOMO, Iraq government says
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani (left) holds a cabinet meeting in Baghdad, Iraq, on July 17, 2025. Photo: The...
Protester shot dead by KDP forces in Iraqi Kurdistan power cut protests
A security personnel affiliated with the Barzani's Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) (right) is seen fatally shooting a protester (left in...
Full-day electricity reaches 30% of Iraqi Kurdistan, officials say
Illustrative image of Masrour Barzani, Caretaker Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, holding a light bulb, 2025. Photo:...
Women in Kurdistan parliament not backing women’s rights, advocate says
Kurdish women's rights advocate Sazan Abdullah, Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, July 8, 2025. Photo: Rojnews Iraqi Kurdish activist slams parties for...
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