Japan is celebrating the 85th anniversary of its diplomatic relations with Iraq this year, with its ambassador in Baghdad highlighting growing cooperation with both Iraq and the Kurdistan Region across trade, infrastructure, culture, and education.
A subsidiary of the Chinese state-owned ZhenHua Oil said on Sunday that Iraq is its “core market” and pledged to expand investments in the country’s energy sector, as Baghdad pushes to boost production and cut gas flaring.
European Union Ambassador to Iraq, Thomas Seiler, has voiced concern that the formation of the Kurdistan Region’s new government could become entangled with Baghdad's political trajectory if the current deadlock continues.
As Turkey tentatively steps onto a path towards peace, buoyed by the Kurdistan Workers’ Party’s (PKK) symbolic disarmament, the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party) is preparing for an internal overhaul with an eye to elevating the party's political standing.
While praising the religious diversity in the Kurdistan Region, a prominent German political activist stated that it is unlikely that much of the 1.5 million Christians and Yazidis who have left Iraq in the past two decades will return after having sought refuge abroad.
Ukraine must be granted full territorial sovereignty, warned a prominent Slovak parliamentarian and former deputy prime minister, emphasizing that any peace agreement ceding land to Russia would not bring true stability.
The continued presence of American troops in Syria is critical for ensuring the country’s stability and preventing the resurgence of the Islamic State (ISIS), a former United States diplomat and United Nations official told Rudaw.
Kurds and Yazidis displaced from the Kurdish city of Afrin in northwest Syria are afraid to return as militia members accused of atrocities control the area, a prominent American religious freedom advocate told Rudaw.
The head of the International Crisis Group said in an interview on Thursday that both Iran and the United States appear “serious and genuine” about resuming negotiations over Tehran’s nuclear program, amid signs of a shifting regional balance.
Armenia views its relationship with the Kurdistan Region as both friendly and mutually beneficial, with efforts underway to expand cooperation in trade, tourism, education, and cultural exchanges, the Acting Chief of Armenia's mission to Erbil told Rudaw.
Former Iraqi minister of planning and prominent Sunni politician Nouri al-Dulaimi stated that Iraq is at a critical juncture due to shifting regional dynamics, anticipating that the 2025 legislative elections will reshape the country’s political landscape.
Former US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker, on Sunday, stated that the new US administration views Iraq through the lens of Iran, particularly in efforts to limit Tehran's influence.
The Netherlands is helping Iraq make its economy more “climate sustainable,” a senior Dutch diplomat told Rudaw in an interview on Wednesday.
The Development Road project from southern Iraq to the Turkish border is set to cost $18 billion and the amount is “subject to increase,” an advisor to Iraq’s prime minister said on Tuesday.
All Syrian armed groups including the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) must be integrated into the national Syrian security apparatus, a German minister told Rudaw on Saturday.
Syrian Kurds need to create a unified position as soon as possible in order to secure a better future in the country, a former American diplomat said earlier this week.
Italy’s Consul General in Erbil, Michele Camerota discussed his country’s strengthened ties with the Kurdistan Region, despite the challenges during a recent interview with Rudaw.
More than 60 percent of the population of the ancient city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon have fled their homes under intense Israeli attacks, a local official told Rudaw Friday.
The situation in Lebanon’s hospitals, already suffering from economic instability and staff shortages, is worsening as the conflict with Israel escalates, a senior health official told Rudaw.
Migrant workers are stranded in Lebanon amid increased conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, compelling the foreigners to evacuate if they can or to seek emergency shelter.
Syrian Kurds displaced in Lebanon are once again caught in the flames of war with intensifying Israeli bombardments on the country, compelling tens of thousands to flee.
Heidemarie Sequenz, a member of the of the Legislative Assembly of Vienna, Austria.
Iraq and the Kurdistan Region are in need of a more active job market to support the youth that feel disadvantaged and provide them with opportunities to strengthen their communities, a Danish regional official told Rudaw last week.
