23+ hour, 28+ min ago   (519+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iraq was not behind recent attacks against Saudi Arabia, but Iraqi territory was used to launch the attacks, the head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell, Lieutenant General Saad Maan, said on Sunday. Speaking to Kurdistan24, Maan said Iraqi authorities had…...

23+ hour, 28+ min ago   (615+ words) Turkish foreign minister says Ankara-Damascus ties have advanced significantly as he calls for the Syrian Democratic Forces to be integrated into state institutions without delay ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Sunday that President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (314+ words) Iraq's Security Media Cell says F-16 fighter jets destroyed an ISIS hideout in Diyala province after military intelligence and aerial surveillance identified the location. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jets destroyed an ISIS hideout in Diyala province in a precision airstrike…...

23+ hour, 59+ min ago   (156+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — President Masoud Barzani on Sunday welcomed a delegation of prominent figures, elders, and tribal leaders from several Iraqi provinces at his headquarters in the Pirmam district of Erbil. According to a statement from Barzani Headquarters, the delegation offered condolences…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (255+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Saudi Arabia carried out two strikes on Yemen’s northern Saada province on Sunday, Houthi-affiliated media reported, as fighting between the Iran-aligned group and Saudi-backed government forces intensifies. Almasirah TV reported that the strikes targeted Saada, a stronghold of the…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (358+ words) Kurdistan Region Agriculture Minister says talks with Iraq’s agriculture minister covered 11 issues and resulted in an agreement to establish a high-level joint committee to address shared challenges. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Kurdistan Region Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Begard Talabani said Sunday…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (167+ words) Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Barzani welcomed new UK Consul General Holly Vare in Erbil, discussing bilateral ties and Peshmerga Ministry reforms. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received Holly Vare, the newly appointed United Kingdom Consul General to the Kurdistan Region,…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (726+ words) BRICS leaders called for restraint in the Iran war, opposed certain unilateral sanctions, defended safeguarded nuclear sites and backed Iran's WTO bid. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - BRICS leaders have called for "maximum restraint" in the escalating Middle East conflict, voiced serious concern over…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (262+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iran and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), whose relations have deteriorated amid the wider Middle East conflict, have agreed to “turn the page” and work toward improving ties, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday. Pezeshkian said he held a…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (549+ words) Iraq’s prime minister and foreign minister have separately reaffirmed Baghdad’s position on regional security, border stability and preventing Iraqi territory from being used in conflicts between other countries. Fuad Hussein, Iraq’s foreign minister, received a telephone call from Iranian Foreign…...