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Kurdish farmers face new land dispute over ongoing ‘Arabization’
Iraq21-07-2026

Kurdish farmers face new land dispute over ongoing ‘Arabization’

Kurdish farmers from surrounding towns and villages in Kirkuk have appeared before courts in separate cases on Monday accusing “Arab settlers” of seeking to claim their farmland amid a series of long-running disputes over what they term as attempts toward “Arabization.”

Leading political bloc backs PM Zaidi's US visit, vows no political cover for corruption
Iraq21-07-2026

Leading political bloc backs PM Zaidi's US visit, vows no political cover for corruption

Iraq20-07-2026
Production at Khor Mor to resume this week: Iraqi Prime Minister
World20-07-2026
EU condemns Iranian attacks on Kurdistan Region: Spox
US strikes Iranian military targets, Tehran claims attacks on American bases
Iran21-07-2026

US strikes Iranian military targets, Tehran claims attacks on American bases

Iran20-07-2026
Rojhelat hit by power outages amid summer heat, US-Iran escalation
Kurdistan20-07-2026
Kurdistan Region inaugurates $105M water project serving over 50 villages
World20-07-2026
Trump warns Iran will 'pay’ manyfold after US soldiers killed in Jordan
Kurdistan20-07-2026
Iran eases border porter restrictions to Kurdistan ahead of religious event
Iran20-07-2026
Iran confirms indirect diplomatic contacts with US amid military escalation
Kurdistan20-07-2026
Security forces arrest two ISIS suspects, rescue captives in Sulaimani

Kurdistan

Kurdistan Region inaugurates $105M water project serving over 50 villages
Kurdistan20-07-2026

Kurdistan Region inaugurates $105M water project serving over 50 villages

A $100 million landmark water project for providing clean drinking water to 53 villages in the northernmost Kurdistan Region has reached its final stage, Kurdish officials have confirmed, set to benefit tens of thousands of residents in the Region's remote areas.

Iran eases border porter restrictions to Kurdistan ahead of religious event
Kurdistan20-07-2026

Iran eases border porter restrictions to Kurdistan ahead of religious event

Security forces arrest two ISIS suspects, rescue captives in Sulaimani
Kurdistan20-07-2026

Security forces arrest two ISIS suspects, rescue captives in Sulaimani

Gulf Keystone suspends operations at Duhok oil field
Kurdistan20-07-2026

Gulf Keystone suspends operations at Duhok oil field

Iran launches fresh strikes on dissident group in Kurdistan
Kurdistan20-07-2026

Iran launches fresh strikes on dissident group in Kurdistan

Duhok begins onion exports to Turkey
Kurdistan20-07-2026

Duhok begins onion exports to Turkey

Kurdistan gas facility closure causes 30% reduction in Erbil water supply
Kurdistan19-07-2026

Kurdistan gas facility closure causes 30% reduction in Erbil water supply

PM Barzani reaffirms neutrality amid ongoing attacks on Kurdistan
Kurdistan19-07-2026

PM Barzani reaffirms neutrality amid ongoing attacks on Kurdistan

Iranian attack on opposition group in Erbil injures several members
Kurdistan19-07-2026

Iranian attack on opposition group in Erbil injures several members

Middle East

Kurdish farmers face new land dispute over ongoing ‘Arabization’
Iraq21-07-2026

Kurdish farmers face new land dispute over ongoing ‘Arabization’

Kurdish farmers from surrounding towns and villages in Kirkuk have appeared before courts in separate cases on Monday accusing “Arab settlers” of seeking to claim their farmland amid a series of long-running disputes over what they term as attempts toward “Arabization.”

Iraq21-07-2026

Leading political bloc backs PM Zaidi's US visit, vows no political cover for corruption

Iraq20-07-2026

Production at Khor Mor to resume this week: Iraqi Prime Minister

Iraq20-07-2026

Iraq struggles to meet power demand amid drop in Iranian gas imports

Iraq19-07-2026

Iraq’s parliament votes to discharge officials over fisherman killing

Iraq19-07-2026

385 trafficking victims in Iraq in 2025: human rights watchdog

Iraq19-07-2026

Iraq arrests bulk cash couriers, seizes million in Mastercards

Iraqi forces arrest two ISIS suspects in Kirkuk
Iraq19-07-2026

Iraqi forces arrest two ISIS suspects in Kirkuk

Iraqi PM visits Chevron HQ in Texas amid push for US investment
Iraq16-07-2026

Iraqi PM visits Chevron HQ in Texas amid push for US investment

Iraq sentences lawmaker to prison for bribery case
Iraq16-07-2026

Iraq sentences lawmaker to prison for bribery case

September 30 deadline to disarm armed groups is 'irreversible:’ Spox.
Iraq16-07-2026

September 30 deadline to disarm armed groups is 'irreversible:’ Spox.

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Economy

Iraqi dinar strengthens against US dollar
ECONOMY20-07-2026

Iraqi dinar strengthens against US dollar

Household gas prices double in Kurdistan after Khor Mor shutdown
ECONOMY18-07-2026

Household gas prices double in Kurdistan after Khor Mor shutdown

Iraq, Syria sign deal to construct pipeline
ECONOMY18-07-2026

Iraq, Syria sign deal to construct pipeline

Kurdistan's northern Atrush, Sarsang oilfields restart production: Operator
ECONOMY16-07-2026

Kurdistan's northern Atrush, Sarsang oilfields restart production: Operator

Iraqi oil minister welcomes international partnership in bid to increase energy exports
ECONOMY15-07-2026

Iraqi oil minister welcomes international partnership in bid to increase energy exports

Iraq's state deficit jumps 68% in first quarter of 2026
ECONOMY14-07-2026

Iraq's state deficit jumps 68% in first quarter of 2026

Gulf Keystone restores pre-war production levels at Duhok site
ECONOMY13-07-2026

Gulf Keystone restores pre-war production levels at Duhok site

Iraq signs oil deal with another US firm amid wider foreign investment drive
ECONOMY09-07-2026

Iraq signs oil deal with another US firm amid wider foreign investment drive

Interviews

Iraq seeks US partnerships to boost output, diversify exports: Oil minister
Interview

Iraq seeks US partnerships to boost output, diversify exports: Oil minister

Iraq is seeking partnerships with major US energy companies to modernize its oil sector, increase oil and gas production, and diversify export routes, the Iraqi oil minister told Rudaw on Friday.

Zaidi to visit Iran, Turkey after Washington visit: FM
Interview

Zaidi to visit Iran, Turkey after Washington visit: FM

Baghdad seeks US energy partnerships, stronger ties: Spokesperson
Interview

Baghdad seeks US energy partnerships, stronger ties: Spokesperson

Iraq to begin trials of ISIS detainees transferred from Syria in August
Interview

Iraq to begin trials of ISIS detainees transferred from Syria in August

Iraq has concluded “investigation and accountability procedures” for some 85 percent of Islamic State (ISIS) detainees transferred from Syria earlier this year, a senior judiciary official told Rudaw on Wednesday, adding that the defendants' cases are expected to be referred to courts for rulings starting in August.

France hails president's 'historic' Damascus visit, backs unified Syria
Interview

France hails president's 'historic' Damascus visit, backs unified Syria

The French foreign ministry deputy spokesperson on Friday described the French president's visit to Damascus as “historic" and reiterated France’s support for a unified Syria that includes all its components.

President Barzani a good friend, ‘trusted ally’ of Italy: Ambassador
Interview

President Barzani a good friend, ‘trusted ally’ of Italy: Ambassador

Opinions

Jan Ilhan Kizilhan

Justice is the Language Survivors Understand

On Monday, July 13, the Munich Higher Regional Court convicted an Iraqi couple of genocide against the Yazidis. For survivors, the judgment represents far more than punishment - it is recognition of their suffering, a warning to perpetrators around the world and a challenge to Iraq. More than eight years have passed since the fateful day when…

Jan Ilhan Kizilhan
AuthorJan Ilhan Kizilhan

How much revenue does each province in the Kurdistan Region contribute?

A seven-year audit (2019 - 2025) of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) finance data reflects a stark structural imbalance in how wealth is generated and spent across its provinces. While Duhok province drives the Region's non-oil economy - generating an average of 41 percent of domestic revenue via vital trade corridors - it receives a mere…

Mahmood Baban
AuthorMahmood Baban

The silent drug epidemic: Why Iraq, Kurdistan risk losing a generation?

Some catastrophes announce themselves. They come with explosions, with tanks, and with the thunder of history. The Kurdistan Region has known this kind of violence for decades, better than most countries in the world. Few societies have endured so many wars, forced displacement, and political collapse. Yet anyone who walks today through the…

Jan Ilhan Kizilhan
AuthorJan Ilhan Kizilhan

The vulnerability of journalists

The girl could not have been older than 12. Sitting on a simple plastic chair in a refugee camp near Duhok, she spoke with a calmness that seemed entirely out of place for someone her age. As she described how fighters of the so-called Islamic State had torn her family apart, she never once looked directly at the reporter sitting across from…

Jan Ilhan Kizilhan
AuthorJan Ilhan Kizilhan

Pearl Petroleum to invest $10.2 billion project in Kurdistan Region

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Pearl Petroleum has proposed a $10.2 billion capital investment plan spanning from 2026 to 2035 with aims of more than doubling its natural gas production in the Kurdistan Region. According to the company's latest report, the Kurdistan Gas Project 10-year expansion plan estimates an increase in production from 750…

Mahmood Baban
AuthorMahmood Baban

A century of anti-Kurdish racism

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - When remarks attributed to Turkish businessman Rahmi Koc about Kurdish women recently sparked public debate, the controversy appeared, at first glance, to concern little more than a single statement. Yet the intensity of the reaction suggested something deeper. Public disputes of this kind rarely revolve around an…

Jan Ilhan Kizilhan
AuthorJan Ilhan Kizilhan

The enduring legacy of the Russian language

June 6th marks the United Nations’ Russian Language Day. On this occasion, one can’t help but remember the words of Ivan Turgenev (1818 - 1883), a major 19th-century Russian novelist and playwright, who once said, “In days of doubt, in days of dreary musings on my country’s fate, you alone are my comfort and support,…

Maxim Rubin
AuthorMaxim Rubin

Behind the diplomatic turn east: The US, Russia shift toward China

In the month of May, the Kurdistan Region is covered in lush greenery. Thousands of miles away, Beijing is equally vibrant as a notable wave of diplomatic activity unfolds. Within a single week, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin visited China consecutively, drawing global attention. Steering the course Trump held…

Liu Jun
AuthorLiu Jun

Photostory

700-year-old dyeing craft in Iran’s Kurdistan province faces extinction
Multimedia04-07-2026

700-year-old dyeing craft in Iran’s Kurdistan province faces extinction

UK performance sheds light on Kurdish plight in early 1990s
Kurdistan24-06-2026

UK performance sheds light on Kurdish plight in early 1990s

Kurdistan’s Zakho city hosts festival honoring iconic Kurdish attire
Kurdistan12-06-2026

Kurdistan’s Zakho city hosts festival honoring iconic Kurdish attire

Kurdish farmers report record ‘Freekeh’ harvest following abundant rainfall
Multimedia23-05-2026

Kurdish farmers report record ‘Freekeh’ harvest following abundant rainfall

Relatives of Anfal victims visit Nugra Salman after executioner warden sentenced to death
Multimedia22-05-2026

Relatives of Anfal victims visit Nugra Salman after executioner warden sentenced to death

Halabja pomegranate festival kicks off, 300k visitors expected
Kurdistan30-10-2025

Halabja pomegranate festival kicks off, 300k visitors expected

PKK kicks off pullout from Turkey, nears end of four-decade conflict
Kurdistan26-10-2025

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

Kurdish artist opens art exhibition in Erbil
Kurdistan23-10-2025

Kurdish artist opens art exhibition in Erbil

Duhok hosts 18th annual grapes, honey festival
Kurdistan15-09-2025

Duhok hosts 18th annual grapes, honey festival

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