Erbil sentences surgeon to death over killing family members

The Kurdistan Region currently maintains a moratorium on executions, in place since 2008.

News

Erbil’s new US Consulate: Symbolism meets strategy

The new US Consulate General in Erbil represents a deepening of Erbil-Washington relations and is a testament to the longstanding partnership between the United States and the Kurdistan Region. The compound is also a strategic hub for diplomacy, security, economic engagement, cultural exchange, and enduring bonds.

Baxtiyar Goran

Opinion

More than 7,000 companies registered in Kurdistan Region in two years: Official 

Nearly 40,000 companies are registered and active in the Kurdistan Region, including over 3,500 foreign companies.

News

PM Barzani meets Emirati foreign minister in Abu Dhabi

Relations between Abu Dhabi and Erbil have seen major improvements under the KRG’s ninth cabinet.

News

Ocalan calls for legal framework for Makhmour camp repatriations

The Makhmour refugee camp, located some 60 kilometers southwest of Erbil, houses roughly 10,000 displaced Kurds, most of whom fled violence in Turkey in the 1990s.

News

KRG decries ‘unwanted interpretations’ of President Barzani Turkey visit controversy

A recent visit by President Masoud Barzani to Cizre sparked controversy over the presence of his armed security detail, who wore patches of the Kurdish flag.

News

‘Internal and external factions’ involved in Lajan unrest: Kurdistan Region Security Council

The Kurdistan Region Security Council said that the Iran-backed Kataib Sayyid al-Shuhada worked with tribal Harki leaders to facilitate unrest in Lajan, with the same subversive actors having been implicated by the body in attacks on key infrastructure in the Kurdistan Region, including the Khor Mor gas field.

News

PM Barzani meets UAE deputy PM in Abu Dhabi

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani arrived in Abu Dhabi on Thursday for an official visit.

News

Khor Mor attack launched from PMF-controlled area: Security Source

The field was surveilled by the perpetrators using drones, prior to targeting it with missiles, according to the source

News