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38 days of Iran war cost Kurdistan airports an estimated over $400 million

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From Hormuz to Damascus, Ankara: New routes for regional oil, gas being explored

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The global food crisis

A motorboat cruises on the Strait of Hormuz with a tanker seen in the background, on February 25, 2026. Photo: Fadel Senna / AFP

The 2026 Iran war, the bankrupting of regional stability

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A navy vessel sailing in the Strait of Hormuz on March 1, 2026. Photo: Sahar al Attar / AFP

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The regional cost of war

Flag of the United States (left) overlaying a picture of women from Aleppo, Syria. Graphic: Rudaw/Photo: AFP edit

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Is the US rethinking its strategy on the Kurdish dossier in Syria?

The Kurdistan parliament building in Erbil. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

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Kurdish parties' remain divided, stall KRG formation

An Iraqi voter shows her ink-marked thumb to her family members after casting her ballot at a polling station in the southern city of Basra on November 11, 2025 during Iraq's parliamentary elections. Photo: AFP

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Iraqis vote in a consequential election as regional tension engulfs the country

Turkish flag and PKK ceremony in Kurdistan Region on October 26, 2025 regarding withdrawal of fighters from Turkey. Graphic: Rudaw

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Ankara-PKK peace process: New developments expected

The building of Iraq's House of Representatives. Photo: Iraqi parliament

01-11-2025

Will a split vote harm Kurdish representation in Baghdad?

This frame grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing after explosions in Qatar's capital Doha on September 9, 2025.

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How Israel’s Qatar strike is testing US’ Middle East alliances

Gas flaring in Kirkuk's Havana oil field on October 17, 2017. File photo: AFP

09-04-2025

Gas flaring: a field-by-field and province-by-province analysis in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region

US presidential candidates former President Donald Trump (left) and Vice President Kamala Harris. Combined photo: AFP

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Next US president faces tough decisions on Gaza, Ukraine conflicts

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