Just a reminder - article from 2 years ago: Hunter Biden helped secure millions in funding for military biotech research program in Ukraine Moscow’s claim that Hunter Biden helped finance a US military 'bioweapons' research program in Ukraine is at least partially true, according to new emails obta...

Arabs excluded from land distribution Hundreds of pieces of land will be distributed to Kirkuk University’s administrative and academic staff, excluding Arab settlers, announced the governor on Saturday “600 pieces of land will be distributed to Kirkuk University’s lecturers and employees,” Rebwar ...

Election Campaign Starts This Week The Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) has announced that the campaign for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) parliamentary elections will begin this week Marwan Mohammed, head of the Erbil office of the Iraqi Election Commission, told BasNews on Sa...

Oil Export Dispute Sabah Subhi, a member of the Iraqi Parliament's Oil and Gas Committee, confirmed that a delegation from the Iraqi Oil Ministry will visit the Kurdistan Region to address the ongoing oil export dispute between Erbil and Baghdad Speaking to Kurdistan 24 on Friday, Subhi stated that...

US supplying Israel with refueling planes The United States is providing "Israel" with advanced refueling airplanes to help its fighter jets stay in the air for a longer time for long-range operations The US Department of Defense is moving forward with plans to expand military infrastruct...

32nd Kurdish Cultural Festival in Frankfurt The 32nd International Kurdish Cultural Festival will take place in Frankfurt am Main on 21 September. The Kurdish Cultural Festival is particularly important this year because the Turkish state has intensified its attacks on Kurdish culture. "At a t...

Duhok major park projects ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Duhok's greenness rate is set to see a significant increase with the construction of two major parks, according to Ismail Mustafa, spokesperson for the Duhok municipality In an interview with Kurdistan24 on Friday, Mustafa stated, “The current greenne...

Desertification Threatens 93% of Iraq Desertification poses a serious threat to Iraq's environment, while authorities are somewhat reluctant to address it. A lawmaker has warned that Iraq has lost 40 percent of its green belts in the past 20 years, threatening 93 percent of the country's territory ...

Someone Dies Every 10 Minutes from Smoking The Iraqi Ministry of Health has released alarming statistics on smoking among Iraqis, revealing that one person dies every 10 minutes due to smoking-related causes Wasim Keelan, deputy director of tobacco control at the Ministry of Health, stated that 20 ...

"The security services of the PUK are providing information about the sources of Turkish drones to kill PKK cadres and insurgents in Sulaimaniyah." Political activists believe that Behzad Khasrawi will not be the last person to be extradited, and that the Bafel Talabani Union will resort ...

UNITAD releases its most detailed report Nearing its closure, the UN body investigating the Islamic State (ISIS) released a detailed report concluding there is sufficient evidence to believe the extremist group committed the gravest crimes of concern against groups in Iraq, particularly the Yazidis...

Kurdistan election campaign date yet to be set Kurdistan: The federal electoral commission denied on Thursday setting any date for the commencement of the campaign for Kurdistan Region’s upcoming parliamentary elections, adding that the process will begin after the approval of all candidate lists J...

Visit Zakho Forum Boosting Tourism Prospects Chia Amin, the Director General of Tourism for the Zakho Independent Administration, announced on Thursday that the "Visit Zakho" tourism forum concluded successfully Speaking to Kurdistan 24, Amin highlighted that the event was held at both re...

KRG Lifts Customs Duties on Electric Vehicles Kurdistan (KRG) Board of Environmental Protection and Improvement (BEPI) announced on Thursday that it has lifted customs duties on the import of electric vehicles by 100%, as part of the KRG's broader efforts to promote environmental protection across ...

The US approved $165mln weapons sales to Israel The United States, in it's urge to end the war by killing every Palestinian, has just approved a $165 million weapons sale to Israel, specifically for heavy-duty tank trailers, the State Department confirmed on Thursday The sale includes spare parts, ...