Dutch gov’t signs deal with KRG to support development in agricultural sector
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Kurdistan Regional Government and the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs signed a...
[read full article]Kurdistan Peshmerga forces receive roughly 70 vehicles from US-led Coalition
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The Kurdistan Region’s Ministry of Peshmerga on Monday received some 70 vehicles through the US Department of Defense (DoD)-funded Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund (CTEF) program. Col. Jeffery Todd Burroughs, Deputy Director Military Advisor Group North, told Kurdistan 24 during the handover ceremony that the coalition was “divesting some vehicles and rolling stock in order to enhance the Peshmerga mobility, approximately four dozen Humvees,...
[read full article]Literature: Ahmad Khani, founder of Kurdish nationalism
Extract from Ahmad Khani's poem Mem and Zin, the national epic of Kurdistan. Ahmad Khani was a...
[read full article]Turkey slams Macron meeting with Rojava delegation
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Turkey has condemned French President Emmanuel Macron’s Monday meeting with a high-level delegation...
[read full article]Syrian Kurds decry Turkish claims of mass grave in Afrin
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) Commander-in-Chief Mazloum Abdi on Friday called for an investigation...
[read full article]Artist of the week: Azad Nanakeli
Azad Nanakeli, originally from Erbil, is an international artist that has had numerous exhibitions since 1973. He works with visual arts, combining installation work, video, photography and painting. His work has been shown in various galleries around the world, from Iraq to Italy to the United Arab Emirates. He currently lives in Florence, Italy. For Azad Nanakeli, art a way of connecting the past to the present and...
[read full article]Kurdish history and politics: Who are the Peshmerga?
What does “Peshmerga” mean? The word “Peshmerga” translates to “to stand in front of death”. The term...
[read full article]US to send new Army brigade to Erbil in troop rotation
WASHINGTON DC (Kurdistan 24) – The US Army announced on Tuesday that it would send the 1st...
[read full article]ISIS targets fishing party in horrific massacre in western Anbar
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – Security sources said Saturday that ISIS launched a hit-and-run attack on several fishermen...
[read full article]Minority parties voice support for President Barzani’s unity efforts
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani visited minority parties on Tuesday, with his “efforts...
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