Erbil gunsmith keeps decades of family craft alive

Same as his father before him, Bakhtiyar taught his own son the craft at a young age as well.

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Kurdistan Region arrests nearly 1,500 on drug-related charges in six months

“In the first six months of this year, in both Erbil and Duhok provinces, 949 suspects were arrested … and during the same period, 453 kilograms of narcotics, 70 kilograms of Captagon pills, and 8,505 sheets of various pills were seized,” Arkan Bibani, spokesperson for the Kurdistan Region’s anti-narcotics directorate, told The New Region.

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Trump thanks Kurdistan Region President for supporting efforts toward peace in the region

In late September, Barzani welcomed a peace plan proposed by Trump to bring an end to the conflict in Gaza, commending the American president’s “leadership” for the initiative.

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PM Barzani, UAE delegation discuss expanding cooperation

The meeting between Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and the high-level Emirati delegation saw talks to enhance cooperation across "areas of collaboration, including strategy, government digitalization, future foresight, investment and economy, healthcare, climate change, logistics, aviation, and capacity building."

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PM Barzani vows to defend constitutional rights, federalism 

“This election is important; we will protect the rights of the people of Kurdistan and Iraq,” Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani told a Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) electoral rally in Zakho.

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Kurdistan Region, UAE strengthen bonds for future cooperation

The visit involves two major initiatives: a centralized Performance Management System (PMS) for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Kurdistan Coders Program.

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Constitutional rights, return of disputed land KDP’s goal: PM Barzani

"What if we are more powerful in Baghdad, if the constitution is implemented as it is, if our constitutional rights are implemented as they are, if Shingal, Makhmour, and Kirkuk return to Kurdistan's embrace ... imagine how our lives would be then. This is the dream we want to make reality," Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said.

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Four million barrels of Kurdistan Region oil stored, marketed at Ceyhan port: Minister

The Kurdistan Region’s Minister of Natural Resources, Kamal Mohammed Salih, commented on the resumption of the Region's oil exports during a meeting with French Consul General in Erbil, Yann Braem.

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PM Barzani inaugurates key Gomaspan-Smaquli highway

“This achievement is the result of the efforts, goodwill, and success of this country,” Barzani said at the inauguration ceremony, adding that the highway will benefit the Kurdistan Region’s people by easing their transportation routes. 

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