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Iraq to repatriate new batch of nationals with alleged ISIS ties from Syria Monday

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Iraq arrests four ‘internationally wanted’ suspects, seizes Captagon cache in Syria-coordinated bust

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Photo: KRG

PM Barzani meets Egyptian president to discuss ties, trade

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Over 60 kilograms of narcotics seized in joint Iraq-Iran operation

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Iraq

Laith Hikmat, an Iraqi SWAT regiment policeman, was killed in clash with drug traffickers in Kirkuk province on December 28, 2025. Photo: Submitted

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Kirkuk policeman killed in clash with drug traffickers

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The Iraqi Parliament assembly hall being prepared for the first session of the sixth legislative term on December 28, 2025. Photo: Ziyad Ismai/Rudaw

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Iraqi parliament to hold first session Monday as Sunnis compete for speakership

Syria

Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). AP file photo

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SDF chief Abdi’s scheduled Damascus visit postponed until further notice

Iraq

Taqaddum Party member Haybat al-Halbousi. Graphic: Rudaw

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Syria

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The Iraqi Parliament assembly hall being prepared for the first session of the sixth legislative term on December 28, 2025. Photo: Ziyad Ismai/Rudaw

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Sunnis divided over parliament speaker candidates ahead of first session

Syria

Protests by Alawite community in Syria's Latakia province on December 28, 2025. Photo: State media

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Iraq

A submitted file photo of Abdullah Salman before his death.

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Family of Iraqi killed in Russia-Ukraine war say he was ‘deceived’

Iraq

Laith Hikmat, an Iraqi SWAT regiment policeman, was killed in clash with drug traffickers in Kirkuk province on December 28, 2025. Photo: Submitted

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Kirkuk policeman killed in clash with drug traffickers

Iraq’s ministry of the interior on Monday announced the death of a member of the Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) regiment during a security operation targeting suspected drug traffickers in Kirkuk province.

The Iraqi Parliament assembly hall being prepared for the first session of the sixth legislative term on December 28, 2025. Photo: Ziyad Ismai/Rudaw

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Iraqi parliament to hold first session Monday as Sunnis compete for speakership

Taqaddum Party member Haybat al-Halbousi. Graphic: Rudaw

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Sunni blocs nominate Haybat al-Halbousi of Taqaddum for Iraqi parliament speakership

The Iraqi Parliament assembly hall being prepared for the first session of the sixth legislative term on December 28, 2025. Photo: Ziyad Ismai/Rudaw

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Sunnis divided over parliament speaker candidates ahead of first session

A submitted file photo of Abdullah Salman before his death.

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Iraqi forces arrest five ISIS suspects in three provinces

No changes to Erbil-Baghdad oil export deal: Senior Iraqi official

Iraqi parliament to hold first meeting Monday after elections

In letter to Sadr, Cardinal Sako denies calling for normalization with Israel

Iraq denounces Israel’s recognition of Somaliland as ‘blatant violation’ of international law

PMF supporters commemorate deadly US attack in Baghdad

Kirkuk farmers concerned about new agricultural official’s appointment

Last Kurdish security official in Salahaddin town replaced by an Arab

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Turkey

Bahri Yaprak, a Kurdish father from the Bismil municipality in Diyarbakir province, waits outside a prison in Diyarbakir on December 25, 2025. Photo: screengrab/Rudaw

26-12-2025

Kurdish father awaits release of one of six imprisoned sons amid Turkey amnesty

Chief of Staff of the Libyan Armed Forces, General Mohammed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad (left) in a meeting with Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler on Tuesday, December 23, 2025. Photo: AA

23-12-2025

Plane carrying Libya’s top military leader crashes near Ankara shortly after takeoff

Justice and Development Party (AKP) lawmaker Galip Ensarioglu speaking to Rudaw. Photo: screengrab/Rudaw

20-12-2025

Turkey may consider extending ‘right to hope’ to Ocalan: AKP lawmaker

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. File photo: AA

18-12-2025

Turkey does not seek military action against SDF, but patience running out: FM

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani pictured on June 9, 2021. File photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

08-12-2025

President Barzani playing ‘valuable’ role in peace process between Ankara, PKK: DEM Party MP

Kurdish politicians to attend Istanbul peace conference

Turkey's Amedspor fulfills dream of teen with Down syndrome to coach team in upcoming match

Ankara-PKK peace mediators visiting Ocalan

President Masoud Barzani attends Turkey symposium on Kurdish poet

Pro-Kurdish party urges easing Ocalan’s isolation to support Turkey-PKK peace talks

Preparations underway in Turkey for Pope Leo's visit

Turkey’s parliamentary delegation to visit jailed PKK leader

Turkey's main opposition under fire for opposing Ocalan-parliament meeting

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Iran

South Korean Ambassador to Iran Kim Junpyo visiting a vocational training center in Sanandaj in western Kurdistan province on December 23, 2025. Photo: Tasnim news agency.

24-12-2025

South Korea donates equipment to boost youth employment in Iran’s Kurdistan province

Mehran border crossing

23-12-2025

Over seven million travelers cross Iran-Iraq Mehran border in nine months

An elderly woman from Iran’s Piranshahr city in Western Azerbaijan province carried goods across the Haji Omaran border town. Photo: screengrab/Rudaw

20-12-2025

Elderly kolbar risks health in crossing Iran’s border

Footage that purportedly shows Narges Mohammadi, a women’s rights advocate, at a memorial in Mashhad city, Razavi Khorasan provice on December 12, 2025. Photo: screengrab / Narges Mohammadi / X

12-12-2025

Iran arrests Nobel Prize winner Narges Mohammadi: Supporters

Wrisha (Varisheh) Moradi. Photo: Social media

12-12-2025

Iranian court overturns death sentence for Kurdish activist

Tehran dam levels fall below half as autumn rainfall drops by 96%

Kurdish woman wins gold at world Karate championship

Australia officially designates Iran’s IRGC as state sponsor of ‘terrorism’

Debate intensifies in Rojhelat over potential Telegram unban in Iran

Iran seeks international help to combat forest fire

Water reserves plummet in Iran’s Kurdistan province

Iran confirms tanker seizure in Strait of Hormuz

Iran urged UN to hold Trump, US liable for Israel’s June strikes

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Syria

Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). AP file photo

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SDF chief Abdi’s scheduled Damascus visit postponed until further notice

Residents standing close to a destroyed motorcycle on a street amid protests in Syria’s coastal areas: Photo: SANA

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Syrian security forces inspect a resident in the Sheikh Maqsood and Ashrafiyeh neighborhoods of northern Aleppo province on December 24, 2025. Photo: Syrian Ministry of Interior/X

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Aleppo's Kurdish-majority quarters face humanitarian challenges amid continued siege: Rojava officials

Protests by Alawite community in Syria's Latakia province on December 28, 2025. Photo: State media

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Ghazal Ghazal, head of the Supreme Islamic Alawite Council in Syria and Abroad, speaking in a video message published on December 27, 2025. Photo: screengrab

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Syria’s prominent Alawite leader calls for mass protests

Survivors recall panic after deadly mosque blast in Syria’s Homs

SDF chief arrives in Damascus for integration talks with interim government: Source

Kurdish, state forces exchange fire in Aleppo

Rojava official says integration talks with Damascus not merely theoretical

Kurdish forces arrest four in anti-ISIS operation in northern Syria

At least eight killed in explosion at mosque in Syria

Damascus says no ‘tangible’ progress on integrating Rojava institutions into state

Damascus maintains siege on Kurdish neighborhoods in Aleppo, cuts electricity

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Middle East

Iraqi flag and an AFP file photo of al-Hol camp in Rojava. Graphic: Rudaw

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Iraq to repatriate new batch of nationals with alleged ISIS ties from Syria Monday

23-12-2025

Iraq arrests four ‘internationally wanted’ suspects, seizes Captagon cache in Syria-coordinated bust

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Photo: KRG

21-12-2025

PM Barzani meets Egyptian president to discuss ties, trade

AFP file photo.

20-12-2025

Over 60 kilograms of narcotics seized in joint Iraq-Iran operation

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. File photo: AFP

18-12-2025

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

Detained Kurdistan Region migrants plead for rescue from Libya

Trump envoy for Syria labels decentralization, centralization as 'illusions'

Lebanese PM highlights 'excellent' relations with Iraq

Rojava wants to open talks with Turkey, Ilham Ahmed tells peace forum

Turkey places ‘great importance’ on ties with Iraq: FM

Peace is more than silencing weapons, President Barzani tells Istanbul forum

Iraq freezes assets of Lebanese Hezbollah, Yemeni Houthis over 'terrorist' acts

Iraq’s oil supply vital for Jordan’s energy security: Official

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Survivors recall panic after deadly mosque blast in Syria’s Homs

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

Who will be Iraq’s next prime minister?

Mohamed al-Hassan, head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), delivering his final briefing to the Security Council in New York on December 2, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/UN

UNAMI chief urges end to attacks on Iraq, Kurdistan energy facilities, calls for accountability

Arab settlers plow lands claimed by Kurdish farmers in Laylan sub-district, Kirkuk province, November 19, 2025. photo: screengrab/Rudaw

Kurdish farmers in Kirkuk risk losing another season as restitution law stalls

Saudi oil tanker Petalidi pictured offcoast northwest Syria’s Baniyas port on November 18, 2025. Photo: Syrian Company for Oil Transport/Facebook

First tranche of Saudi’s 1.65 million-barrel oil aid arrives in Syria

Iran’s Kurdish-majority areas brace for further escalation in Israel-Iran conflict

Iraqi police cracks down on crime in Baghdad

Young, deaf man killed over friendly football match in Baghdad

Over 100 nightclubs shut in Baghdad

Yazidis call on Iraqi govt to speed up process to build houses for Shingal returnees

Skiing with wood; Kurdish villagers in Turkey preserve cultural heritage

A year on from the earthquake, survivors in Turkey's Malatya decry conditions

Iraq exhumes large mass graves of ISIS victims

Iraq’s top leaders warmly welcome President Barzani

Mass grave containing dozens of Kurds unearthed in southern Iraq

Bazaars are bustling in post-Assad Damascus

Syrians search of missing family members after Assad’s downfall