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Christmas market in Erbil on December 14, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Erbil, Duhok brace for record tourist turnout in New Year celebrations

The Kurdistan Region’s Erbil and Duhok provinces are preparing for a record number of visitors ahead of the upcoming New Year celebrations, officials confirmed, noting that all arrangements for the festivities have been finalized and that this year’s program is expected to surpass those of previous years.

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Composite image of Sulaimani and Halabja provinces with a scene from the Chamchamal floods. Graphic: Rudaw

Kurdistan’s eastern provinces skip New Year festivities in solidarity with flood victims

Iraq's Development Road project. Graphic: Rudaw

Erbil, Baghdad yet to agree on Kurdistan’s inclusion in Development Road: PM advisor

Family members have gathered at the Sulaimani morgue after the death of two due to a gas leak at a resort village east of Sulaimani city. Photo: Rudaw/screengrab

Gas leak kills two in Sulaimani resort village

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Three peopele who were killed in clashes in Rizgari district, Garmiyan Independent Administration, Sulaimani province on December 19, 2025. Graphic: Rudaw

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Inmates at the Sulaimani adult correctional facility. File photo: Rudaw

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Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani (left) in a meeting withBarham Salih, the newly-appointed UNHCR chief. File photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency.

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President Nechirvan Barzani congratulates Barham Salih on appointment as UNHCR chief

Nechirvan Barzan, President of the Kurdistan Region. Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency

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President Nechirvan Barzani congratulates Yazidis on Ezi Feast Day

Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region's 'Capital of Culture.' Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

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Cultural embassy complex to be established in Sulaimani

President Masoud Barzani (C) chairs a KDP leadership meeting on Thursday, December 18, 2025. Photo: KDP

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KDP warns PUK against linking KRG cabinet talks to Iraq government formation

A man cleans his flood-damaged home in Chamchamal district, western Sulaimani province, on December 11, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

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Real-time website launched to track donations for Kurdistan flood victims

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Kurdistan Flag Day in Erbil on December 17, 2025. Photo: Kurdistan Region Presidency

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President Barzani urges unity under Kurdistan flag, hails the banner as emblem of peace

Undated picture of President Masoud Barzani. Photo: Barzani Headquarters/Facebook

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Kurdish leaders celebrate Kurdistan Flag day

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Zakho SC fans win the 2025 FIFA Fan Award. Graphic: FIFA Club Football/Instagram

Zakho SC fans win FIFA 2025 Fan Award for charity campaign

Fans of the Duhok-based Zakho SC on Tuesday won the International Federation of...

The first-ever Internet Governance Forum was held in Erbil on November 30, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Launch of IGF puts Kurdistan on global digital landscape

The Kurdistan Region hosted its first-ever Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in...

Peter Galbraith, former United States Ambassador to Croatia, speaking to Rudaw in Duhok on November 19, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Kurdish parties’ demands clear and achievable: Former US diplomat

Turkish Consul General in Erbil Erman Topcu speaking to Rudaw in Erbil on November 18, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Turkish diplomat thanks President Barzani for role in Ankara-PKK peace talks

Turkish consul general in Erbil said on Tuesday that they are very thankful to...

Duhok village goes completely off the grid

A village in Duhok recently went completely off the grid, becoming the second...

The Rudaw Media Network holds a launch event for a special TV show for the coverage of the Kurdistan Region's upcoming elections in Erbil on September 16, 2024. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

Foreign missions praise free, objective press at Rudaw election event

Diplomats and foreign missions in the Kurdistan Region highlighted the...

The Rudaw Media Network holds a launch event for a special TV show for the coverage of the Kurdistan Region's upcoming elections in Erbil on September 16, 2024. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

Foreign missions praise free, objective press at Rudaw election event

Diplomats and foreign missions in the Kurdistan Region highlighted the...

Zakho expects 50 thousand tourists during Eid holidays

Shaqlawa sets the stage for a grandiose touristic season

Imported goods push local farmers out of the Kurdistan Region market

High demand for Turkish goods in Kurdistan Region

Around 1,000 Erbil students study in caravans with schools turned into animal sheds

Halabja pomegranate festival kicks off, 300k visitors expected

PKK kicks off pullout from Turkey, nears end of four-decade conflict

Kurdish artist opens art exhibition in Erbil

Duhok hosts 18th annual grapes, honey festival

Duhok province is holding the 18th annual two-day grape and honey festival as...

Erbil authorities to plant 5,000 orange saplings