If no agreement is reached, the Iraqi cabinet will select a consultancy without input from Kurdish authorities. The budget amendment was put forward by Iraq's cabinet in November 2024. It also ...

“For this project to have the greatest effectiveness and positive impact on the Iraqi economy, the project track must be reviewed so that the Kurdistan Region is included in this major project ...

Amid historical changes in the balance of power in the Middle East, at least one thing remains constant: the strategic importance of the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan for the United States.

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The Kurdistan Regional Government’s prime minister said he was “surprised” by changes to an approved plan for oil production costs and the Iraqi parliament not voting on it this week ...

He emphasized the harm caused to the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR), noting that PKK attacks have severely impacted civilians, including farmers and villagers, who have been killed in their own homes.

A Turkish drone strike on Thursday killed three members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), Iraqi Kurdistan's counter-terrorism service said, the latest military pressure from Turkey ahead of an ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi government brought back 12 people from the Kurdistan Region who spent nearly two months in Libya trying to reach Europe, a diplomat told Rudaw. “After nearly ...

A planned monument for Anfal victims in Kurdistan's Garmyan district, designed by Mexican and German artists based on survivors' stories, remains unbuilt due to funding delays. The German ...

Erdogan Tells Iraqi Kurdish PM That Turkey Working to Keep Syria Secure ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey is working to ensure that Syria's transformation over the last month will not bring new ...

Iraqi and Kurdistan Regional Government security forces launched a joint operation in the Gharaw Palkana area of Khurmatu district, a known Islamic State stronghold connecting several provinces.