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Iran-linked group hacks ex-Israeli PM’s Telegram account

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Iran-linked group hacks ex-Israeli PM’s Telegram account

Baghdad to resume chicken imports from Kurdistan Region

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Baghdad to resume chicken imports from Kurdistan Region

SDF to retain ‘three divisions’ in Syrian army under preliminary deal

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SDF to retain ‘three divisions’ in Syrian army under preliminary deal

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

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

Syria presses ahead with trials over March Alawite violence

Syria presses ahead with trials over March Alawite violence

Iraq’s electoral body takes key step in Basra autonomy push

Iraq’s electoral body takes key step in Basra autonomy push

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Syria

Syrian internal security forces pictured during preparations to secure Liberation Day ceremonies on December 8, 2025. Photo: SyrianMOI/X

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Syrian forces raid ‘ISIS hideout’ in Damascus amid broader crackdown

Iraq

Iraqi flag. Graphic: Rudaw

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Iraq welcomes US senate vote to repeal Iraq war powers, hopes President Trump signs bill

Culture

21 hours ago

Artist opens music classroom for Kurdish women in Mahabad

Syria

23 hours ago

US lawmakers urge minority protection, Kurdish inclusion in Syria

Iraq

The Peshmerga statue in Kirkuk, which used to hold the flag of Kurdistan, but has been replaced with the Iraqi flag since October 16, 2017. Photo: Rudaw/screengrab

yesterday at 06:08

Security forces bar Kurdish youths from hoisting Kurdistan flag on Peshmerga statue in Kirkuk

Interview

Dutch Consul General to Erbil, Adriaan IJsselstein, in an interview with Rudaw. Photo: screengrab/Rudaw

yesterday at 05:11

Netherlands backs sustainable agriculture projects in Halabja: Consul

Kurdistan

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

yesterday at 04:10

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

Iraq

Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) during a military operation on December 17, 2025. Photo: CTS/Facebook

yesterday at 02:09

Iraq’s counter-terrorism forces arrest six ISIS ‘terrorists’ in multiple provinces

Iraq

An Iraqi film, The President’s Cake, has been shortlisted for the 2026 Oscars in the Best International Feature Film category. Photo: SonyClassics/Instagram

yesterday at 01:17

‘The President’s Cake’ earns Iraq its first Oscar nomination

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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...

Frontline Ukrainian village builds underground school bunker amid strikes

Yehor Cherniev, deputy chairman of Ukraine’s National Security, Defense and Intelligence Committee in an interview with Rudaw in Kyiv on December 5, 2025. Photo: screengrab/Rudaw

Ukraine official rejects land concessions, says Russia is buying time with talks

Yehor Cherniev, deputy chairman of Ukraine’s National Security, Defense and...

Volunteers defend Kyiv’s skies as Russia intensifies drone attacks

Interception units across Kyiv are working nightly as hundreds of Russian...

Tahrir Square in the center of Baghdad on December 1, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Who will be Iraq’s next prime minister?

Sascha Graumann, UNDP deputy resident representative in Iraq, speaking to Rudaw in Erbil on November 30, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Rudaw

Iraq, Kurdistan must develop strong digital regulatory framework: UNDP

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

Germany deports Kurdish family with health issues to Iraq

Shaqlawa sets the stage for a grandiose touristic season

Iraqi police cracks down on crime in Baghdad

Kurdish melodies harmonized with Italian melodies in Sulaimani

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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...

Iraq exhumes large mass graves of ISIS victims

Erbil authorities to plant 5,000 orange saplings