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The Kurdistan Workers Party, a militant organization that seeks an independent Kurdistan, announced it was disbanding, a move that is expected to have wide-ranging consequences throughout the region.
Kurdistan, a small semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq that has been surrounded by war throughout history, was in the Cannes spotlight on Wednesday, presenting its newly launched film ...
A ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday saw a handful of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants lay down their weapons, a small but hugely symbolic gesture that marks the beginning of an end to ...
A drone crashed near Makhmour in the latest attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan region, as officials blame Iran-aligned groups for a wave of 22 strikes. According to authorities in the Kurdistan region ...
Drone attacks for a third day on oilfields in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region have slashed crude output by 140,000 to 150,000 barrels per day, two energy officials said on Wednesday, as ...
Oslo, 10 July 2024– DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, today celebrated the 20th anniversary of the signing of its first production sharing contracts in the Kurdistan region of Iraq ...
Oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region will resume next week, Iraq's oil minister said on Monday, resolving a near two-year dispute as ties between Baghdad and Erbil improve ...
A drone crashed near Makhmour in the latest attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan region, as officials blame Iran-aligned groups for a wave of 22 strikes.
Drone attacks in the Kurdistan region usually target insurgent groups fighting against Turkey and Iran; this one struck an elite Iraqi Kurdish security force.
More than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with plans to extend full coverage by the end of 2026. "Today, two million ...
Despite Iraqi government assurances, foreign oil companies operating in Kurdistan have refused to resume oil exports immediately, demanding formal agreements and payment assurances.
By bnm Gulf bureau Bahrain expressed its intention to open a consulate in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, and launch direct flights between Manama and Erbil, Shafaq News reported on ...