17+ hour, 6+ min ago   (519+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iraq was not behind recent attacks against Saudi Arabia, but Iraqi territory was used to launch the attacks, the head of Iraq’s Security Media Cell, Lieutenant General Saad Maan, said on Sunday. Speaking to Kurdistan24, Maan said Iraqi authorities had…...

19+ hour, 9+ min ago   (314+ words) Iraq's Security Media Cell says F-16 fighter jets destroyed an ISIS hideout in Diyala province after military intelligence and aerial surveillance identified the location. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Iraqi Air Force F-16 fighter jets destroyed an ISIS hideout in Diyala province in a precision airstrike…...

17+ hour, 37+ min ago   (156+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — President Masoud Barzani on Sunday welcomed a delegation of prominent figures, elders, and tribal leaders from several Iraqi provinces at his headquarters in the Pirmam district of Erbil. According to a statement from Barzani Headquarters, the delegation offered condolences…...

19+ hour, 9+ min ago   (358+ words) Kurdistan Region Agriculture Minister says talks with Iraq’s agriculture minister covered 11 issues and resulted in an agreement to establish a high-level joint committee to address shared challenges. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Kurdistan Region Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Begard Talabani said Sunday…...

20+ hour, 15+ min ago   (231+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Iraq’s Ministry of Oil on Sunday signed an agreement with US energy giant Chevron to provide technical consultancy services to the state-run Basra Oil Company during negotiations on the development of the West Qurna-2 oilfield. The agreement was signed…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (928+ words) Iraq has begun reopening Shalamcheh, al-Shib and Mandali crossings with Iran under a phased schedule following security reviews linked to the Saudi pipeline attack. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Iraq has begun reopening three border crossings with Iran under a phased timetable ordered by…...

18+ hour, 42+ min ago   (800+ words) Newroz Bookstore has opened on Baghdad's Mutanabbi Street, creating a dedicated space for Kurdish books while reviving a longer Kurdish literary presence. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - In an alley branching from Baghdad's al-Mutanabbi Street, Hussein Qulikhan stands inside a small shop surrounded by…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (386+ words) Iraq supplied 46,000 barrels of crude oil per day to the United States last week, up from 38,000 barrels the previous week, according to the US Energy Information Administration. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Iraq has climbed to 10th place among the largest suppliers of crude oil…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (549+ words) Iraq’s prime minister and foreign minister have separately reaffirmed Baghdad’s position on regional security, border stability and preventing Iraqi territory from being used in conflicts between other countries. Fuad Hussein, Iraq’s foreign minister, received a telephone call from Iranian Foreign…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (1583+ words) Nashville's Kurdistani community marks 50 years since the first major refugee arrivals, tracing a journey from exile to “Little Kurdistan” and three generations of life in America. NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Kurdistan24) - Fifty years after the first major group of Kurdistani refugees arrived in…...