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Iraqi Kurdistan politics
Kurdistan Communist Party elects Abu Karwan as new secretary-general
A composite image of Abdul Rahman Faris, widely known as "Abu Karwan" (left), was elected Secretary-General of the Kurdistan Communist...
Redrawing the Map of the Middle East: The Case for an Independent Kurdistan
Illustrative image of U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holding a map featuring the Kurdish flag...
KDP, PUK figures and their families reportedly flee Kurdistan fearing Iran strikes
Habur Ibrahim Khalil border crossing between the Iraqi Kurdistan region and Turkey, 2022. Photo: Reuters ERBIL, — Senior figures from...
Massoud Barzani between corruption, political crisis, and psychology behind his actions
Tribal leader and the head of Kurdistan Democratic Party KDP Massoud Barzani. He remains the most powerful leader in the...
Iraqi Kurdistan’s 2024 revenue hits $12.9 billion, 87% from oil, CNN reports
Caretaker Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan, Masrour Barzani, with a CNN reporter in Erbil, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, June 10,...
Former Iraqi Kurdistan interior minister Karim Sinjari dies at 75
Abdul Karim Sultan Sinjari Iraqi Kurdistan Interior Minister and senior Kurdistan Democratic Party KDP member, 2015. Photo: Courtesy Catholic Church...
The Barzani State? When a Political Party Owns the Institutions
Your browser does not support the video tag. The then-Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan speaks to journalists on August...
Yasser Barzani appears in Monaco with high-end Lamborghini amid Kurdistan’s salary crisis
Yasser Barzani — son of Mansour Barzani and grandson of Masrour Barzani — is seen driving his luxury Lamborghini in...
Iraq calls on Kurdistan to hand over oil to the federal government
Iraqi oil minister Hayan Abdel Ghani, May 26, 2025. Photo: Ghani's Press Office/via iKurd.net BAGHDAD,— The Iraqi Oil Ministry has...
PUK sold $1 billion worth of land illegally, says Ali Hama Salih
Ali Hama Salih, a member of the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament and leader of the National Stance Movement (Rewtî Helwêstî Nîştimanî), Iraqi...
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