The Kurdish security forces arrested on Tuesday a couple of Iranian nationals with ten kilograms of heroin in the capital Erbil.”The two suspects were arrested in a security operation in Perzin neighborhood,” the Drug-Combatting General Directorate said the pair is expected to be tried at the Kurdistan Region’s Court of Justice under Article 14 of […]
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani received on Monday evening Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi in Tehran for talks on means to defuse the tensions in the Gulf.The two top officials also discussed the bilateral ties between the two neighboring countries and the ways to further strengthen the relations between the sides.Tensions in the Middle East have arisen […]
Head of the Kurdistan Regional Government’s Department of Foreign Relations Falah Mustafa has stepped down from his position, amid a broader government transition in the Region. He will be replaced by current Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister and KRG Spokesperson Safeen Dizayee. Mustafa tweeted on Sunday that “Serving the people of @Kurdistan Region as Head of @KRG_DFR […]
after a large-scale operation by security forces and counter-terrorism unit of Kurdistan Region, they announced on Saturday the arrest of the main perpetrator of Wednesday’s shooting incident in the city, the arrested has been identified as Mezlum Dagh, 27, from Turkey’s Diyarbakir. The forces have also announced The arrest of another suspect. The man is […]
Three people, including a Turkish diplomat, were shot dead in an attack at a restaurant in Erbil on Wednesday afternoon. The shooting occurred at the HuQQabaz restaurant in the Empire neighborhood off the Airport Road. Turkish Foreign MinistryRelased a statement says “An official of our Consulate General in Erbil has been martyred as a result of a […]
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani arrived in Baghdad on Tuesday to meet with top Iraqi officials. Barzani is heading a high-level delegation in his first visit to Baghdad since he has taken office last week. KRG PM was received by Iraqi President Barham Salih, he was also received by Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi […]
Ambassador of Bahrain Salah Ali al-Malki has returned to Baghdad after Manama recalled him last month when the embassy was attacked by a hundreds of protestors.The ambassador was received by the Iraqi president who praised Bahrain’s reaction to the incidents to save the bilateral ties between Manama and Baghdad.Iraqi president said in a statement.“We welcomed the Ambassador’s […]
In his recent trip to Paris meeting French President Emmanuel Macron in the Élysée Palace. President Nechirvan Barzani discussed ties between Erbil – Paris with French Mayor Anne Hidalgo. Barzani commended France’s support to the Kurdistan Region and hoped for the continued cooperation between the two capitals. Mayor Hidalgo praised the coexistence, tolerance, and diversity of the […]
The Kurdistan Parliament confirmed Masrour Barzani as the new Prime Minister of Kurdistan Region along with his government cabinet by a majority vote. Barzani received 88 favorable votes from 106 lawmakers in attendance, and his deputy, Qubad Talabani, received 73. The President Nechirvan Barzani congratulated Masrour and wrote in an official statement that the formation of […]
Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is meeting United States President Donald Trump in Washington, DC, to discuss regional security in the Gulf and mutual 148 billion dollars economic ties, among other issues. The emir’s visit on Tuesday comes amid heightened tensions between Iran and the US and an ongoing blockade imposed on Qatar by its Arab neighbours. Two successive bomb […]