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Will new opposition parties shake up upcoming polls in Iraqi Kurdistan?
After repeated delays, Iraqi Kurdistan’s sixth parliamentary elections since 1992 are finally slated to be held next month.
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Iran, Iraq sign media cooperation document
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq have inked a cooperation document to expand media cooperation.
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Iranian president Pezeshkian holds talk with KDP Leader Masoud Barzani
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met and held talks with the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani on Thursday morning.
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Nechirvan Barzani assures Iran of Iraqi Kurdistan's non-threatening stance
During a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, the President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, reiterated that his region poses no threat to Iran and aims to be a source of opportunity for the Islamic Republic.
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Pezeshkian: Iran to strengthen its relations with Iraqi Kurdistan
The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told the Iraqi Kurdish media Rudaw that he will visit the Kurdish region in northern Iraq, adding that his government will try to bolster ties between the Region.
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Iranian President Pezeshkian Meets Iraqi President Rashid
The President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian met with Abdul Latif Rashid, the President of Iraq, at the Baghdad Palace.
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Shia Coordination Framework demands a timeline for Turkish withdrawal from Iraq
The Shia Coordination Framework has criticized the signing of a "security agreement" between Iraq and Turkey and demanded a timeline for the withdrawal of Turkish military forces from Iraqi soil.
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14 Memoranda of Understanding Signed with Iraq: Pezeshkian
In a press conference with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated: "14 cooperation agreements were signed between Iran and Iraq, marking the beginning of a path towards expanded collaboration between the two nations."
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IV Moscow Kurdish film festival unveils 2024 jury members
The IV Moscow Kurdish Film Festival, which will be held in the capital from September 18 to 22, announces the jury.
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Syria senior Kurdish commander killed in blast: rights group
A human rights group said a senior commander from the security forces in northeast Syria’s semi-autonomous, Kurdish-led administration was killed on Tuesday in a blast near a prison in Hasakeh province, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Six children of a Kurdish political prisoner transferred to a dtate orphanage
Six children of a Kurdish political prisoner, who were attempting to cross the Semalka (Khabur) border, were sent to a state orphanage in Şirnak.
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History of Kurdistan Region's two ruling parties is full of failure: Sirwe Abdulwahid
Sirwe Abdulwahid, head of the New Generation Movement faction in the Iraqi Parliament, posted on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) stating that the history of the two dominant parties in Iraqi Kurdistan is filled with failure and defeat.
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Oil firms in Iraqi Kurdistan increase output
A report issued last week by S&P Global Commodity Insights revealed that oil companies operating in the Kurdistan region of Iraq increased their oil production despite the closure of the Iraq-Turkey oil pipeline.
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Russia says Turkey is ready to discuss pulling troops from Syria
Turkey is ready to discuss the withdrawal of its troops from Syria, but specific terms have not yet been agreed, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with RT television, Russian news agency TASS reported.
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Turkey launches fresh airstrikes on PKK in Kurdistan Region
Turkey said on Tuesday it had launched fresh airstrikes on what it said were Kurdish militants in the mountains of Kurdistan Region in northern Iraq, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Former Turkish opposition leader Kilicdaroglu faces jail time for defending government critics
Kemal Kilicdaroglu, former leader of Turkey's main opposition party, the Republican People's Party (CHP), is facing up to three years in prison.
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Tokyo-area mayor threatened over stance on Kurds in Japan
The mayor of the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, has received a death threat over social media following televised comments about Kurds in Japan, local police and others told the Mainichi Shimbun on Aug. 27.
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Turkey and Persian Gulf to be linked with multi-billion dollar freight project
Turkey, Iraq, Qatar and the UAE met in Istanbul on Thursday to discuss a multibillion-dollar regional transportation project designed to ease the movement of goods from Asia to Europe through Iraq.
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Iraq army downs Turkish drone over Kirkuk
The Iraqi military said it downed a Turkish drone over the northern city of Kirkuk on Thursday, as Ankara kept up its operations against Kurdish militants inside Iraq, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Iraqi Turkmen Front refuses talks with Kirkuk government pending court ruling
The Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) in Kirkuk has announced it will not participate in discussions with the local government or Kirkuk's Provincial Council until a Federal Court ruling on the government's formation.
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Kurdish teenager in Gri Spi ran over by Turkish military vehicle
A teenager was killed in the town of Gre Spi, located in areas controlled by Turkish-backed militias in northern Syria, after being run over by a Turkish military vehicle.
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Iranian president to visit Iraq to sign agreements
In his first foreign state visit, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian would visit Iraq this month to sign agreements.
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Peshmerga Brigadier General says the forces will be fully integrated by 2026
A Peshmerga Ministry official has announced that all Peshmerga forces will be integrated and unified by 2026, operating under a single command structure of the Armed Forces and the Peshmerga Ministry.
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Expert warns of Turkey's role in escalating internal tensions in Kurdistan Region
Kurdish affairs expert Kemal Chomani has warned, in an interview with Spanish magazine El Salto, that Turkey's military intervention in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq risks exacerbating tensions between the two dominant Kurdish parties in the area, potentially triggering another civil war.
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Change Movement to elect new leadership in September
The Kurdish Change Movement (Gorran) will hold elections for a new coordinator and National Council members at its third founding conference in September 2024. Dler Abdulkhaliq, the movement’s Press Room coordinator, told Shafaq News Agency that elections for the General Administrative Committee, General Coordinator, and the six-member Oversight Board will be held on September 5 and 7, 2024.
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IV Moscow Kurdish film festival films were introduced
The IV Moscow Kurdish Film Festival, which will be held in the capital from September 18 to 22, announces the participants of the competition programs. The Feature Film Competition includes 7 full-length films, the Documentary Competition - 8 films, the Short Film Section - 14 feature films and 9 documentaries.
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Turkey blocks multiple X accounts, cites 'terrorist crackdown'
A Turkish court has decided that access to at least 69 accounts on X belonging to Kurdish politicians, journalists and various other individuals should be blocked in Turkey on the grounds that they were “making terrorist propaganda,” as part of the long-running suppression of free speech and the media by the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP).
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Ankara denies any agreement on the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Iraq
The Turkish Communications Directorate's Anti-Disinformation Center has denied reports of an agreement between Baghdad and Ankara regarding the withdrawal of Turkish troops from Iraq.
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UN report on corruption in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
According to a report by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), most corruption cases investigated in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) involved the Ministry of Finance, and no high-ranking officials were charged.
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Dana Gas cuts ties with Enerflex over Khor Mor project delays
Dana Gas, a major player in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region's energy sector, has terminated its contract with Enerflex Ltd, a global energy infrastructure provider, due to persistent delays in the $806 million KM250 project, aimed at expanding the Khor Mor gas field.