Kurdish leaders extend condolences for Tuz Khurmatu landmine blast victims

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani, President Nechirvan Barzani, and Deputy PM Qubad Talabani all extended their condolences

Nov. 17, 2024

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Court in Turkey sentences two to life convicted of killing five from Duhok near Mardin

A court in Turkey’s Mardin on Thursday handed down life sentences to two murderers convicted of killing five members of two families from the Kurdistan Region on January 19, 2023, on a highway near Nusaybin, Mardin province

Nov. 14, 2024

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Iraqi PM Sudani concludes Kurdistan Region trip; urges swift government formation

Iraqi PM Sudani met with political leaders in the Kurdistan Region, stressing the need to form the next KRG cabinet as quickly as possible to preserve the Region's stability

Nov. 14, 2024

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Iran-Iraq security agreement yet to be fully implemented: Iranian consul

The diplomat acknowledged that both Erbil and Baghdad remain committed to the full implementation of the security pact and expressed hope for finding a swift solution for the exiled armed groups as “they lead to ruining the relations” and “KRG officials do not really want that either"

Nov. 13, 2024

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Kurdistan Region’s largest museum to be built in Duhok

“The museum will be similar to the Louvre Museum in Paris,” said the official

Nov. 12, 2024

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Erbil authorities seize 11 kilograms of cocaine

According to data obtained by The New Region, as of June, over 1,380 people were charged with drug use or trade in Erbil’s prisons

Nov. 10, 2024

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Self-proclaimed Kurdish healer attributes all global issues to jinn, says could resolve them in a week

“All these problems for people in the world. War, murder, famine, divorce, envy, lies, betrayal, magic and the evil eye. They are evil spirits, jinn and demons in your body and people do not know,” Kurdistani wrote in a post on Facebook on Saturday

Nov. 10, 2024

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Iraq’s Sudani to visit Erbil this week

It is the Iraqi prime minister's first visit to the Kurdistan Region in over a year

Nov. 10, 2024

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Iraqi, Kurdish leaders congratulate Trump on elections victory

Kurdish and Iraqi officials joined world leaders in congratulating the American president-elect

Nov. 06, 2024

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