ERBIL — Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has disqualified 68 candidates from the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled for November 11, citing various legal and criminal ...

ERBIL — Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) met on Sunday with Gwendolyn “Wendy” Green, the newly appointed US Consul General in Erbil, and Steve Bittner, ...

ERBIL — Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament Shakhawan Abdullah announced Sunday that negotiations between Erbil and Baghdad over oil revenues are nearing completion, with both sides having reached ...

ERBIL — The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has accused armed groups backed by a neighbouring country and operating under Syrian government protection of repeatedly violating the terms of a March 2025 ...

ERBIL — Iraq’s Ministry of Health confirmed on Saturday that 621 people experienced respiratory distress following a chlorine gas leak near Karbala. All affected individuals received treatment and ...

ERBIL — Erbil will host the finals of the Iraq Women’s Volleyball Clubs Championship at the Akad Ankawa Club hall from August 25 to 29, the Iraqi Volleyball Federation announced on Sunday. Six clubs ...

ERBIL — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced on Saturday that the country no longer requires the presence of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State (ISIS), reaffirming his ...

ERBIL — Abdullah Ocalan, the imprisoned leader of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), has called on residents of Makhmour refugee camp to work together in addressing their challenges and to take steps ...

ERBIL — The Green Iraq Observatory has warned that August will be the last month Turkey releases water to Iraq, predicting no extension of the current water flow agreement. In a report published ...

ERBIL — Iraqi officials stress the urgent need to resume Kurdistan Region’s oil exports to European markets through Turkey’s Ceyhan port, as the deadline for restarting exports has passed without any ...

ERBIL — Syria will not take part in planned meetings with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Paris, the state news agency SANA reported on Saturday, citing a government source. The ...

ERBIL — Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO) has completed all preparations and signed contracts with buyers to receive oil from the Kurdistan Region, the company’s Director General Ali ...