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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

Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett. File photo: AFP

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The Shatt al-Arab waterway in Iraq's southernmost Basra province. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

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File photo of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zidan (left) and a file photo of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq fighters (right). Photos: Zidan's office and AP. Graphic: Rudaw

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

Syria

Suspected ISIS members arrested by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Deir ez-Zor province on Decemebr 21, 2025. Photo: SDF media

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SDF says killed three ISIS members, captured five others in Deir ez-Zor

Iraq

Iraqi National Security Advisor Qassim al-Araji (left) and Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zidan (right) in a meeting in Baghdad on December 24, 2025. Photo: Qasim al-Araji/Facebook

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Iraqi committee to bring back hundreds of nationals fighting in Ukraine: Official

The national security advisor of Iraq said on Wednesday that hundreds of Iraqis are participating in the Russia-Ukraine war and that a government committee has been formed to bring them home.

The Shatt al-Arab waterway in Iraq's southernmost Basra province. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

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Basra provincial council moves to collect signatures backing autonomy bid

Archaeological artifacts were found in Babil province on December 22, 2025. Photo: Adnan Fayhan al-Dulaimi/Facebook

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Hundreds of archaeological artifacts uncovered in Iraq’s Babil after heavy rain

An Iraqi man in a boat as he goes out fishing early morning in marshland near Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar province, southern Iraq. Photo: Bilind T. Abdullah/Rudaw

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File photo of Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council President Faiq Zidan (left) and a file photo of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq fighters (right). Photos: Zidan's office and AP. Graphic: Rudaw

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US envoy urges action to disarm Iran-backed factions in Iraq, says intent not enough

Iraq nets ‘key links’ smuggling arms, ‘terrorist’ elements in airborne Syria : Security official

Iraq warns tribal conflicts and ‘Degga’ to be prosecuted under anti-terrorism law

Iraq launches blood sample campaign to identify Yazidi victims of ISIS genocide

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Turkey

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

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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

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. File photo: AA

18-12-2025

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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

An aerial view of the Suleymaniye mosque and the Bosphorus in Istanbul on April 19, 2020. Photo: Ozan Kose/AFP

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Kurdish politicians to attend Istanbul peace conference

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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

Turkish parliamentary commission to visit jailed PKK leader

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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.

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Mehran border crossing

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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

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Iran arrests Nobel Prize winner Narges Mohammadi: Supporters

Wrisha (Varisheh) Moradi. Photo: Social media

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Iranian court overturns death sentence for Kurdish activist

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

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

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Water reserves plummet in Iran’s Kurdistan province

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

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Syria

Suspected ISIS members arrested by the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in eastern Deir ez-Zor province on Decemebr 21, 2025. Photo: SDF media

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SDF says killed three ISIS members, captured five others in Deir ez-Zor

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) on Tuesday announced the killing of three Islamic State (ISIS) members and the capture of five others in an operation in eastern Deir ez-Zor province.

AFP file photo of a military tank in the streets of Syria's northern city of Aleppo.

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Large-scale Captagon production disrupted one year after Assad's fall: UN

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SDF releases footage claiming attack on Aleppo’s Kurdish areas was ‘premeditated’

Syrian civil defense deployed to Aleppo's Kurdish-majority northern quarters amid clashes between the Kurdish-led Internal Security Forces (Asayish) and Damascus-affiliated forces. Photo: Syrian Civil Defense Directorate/X

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Aleppo's Kurdish-majority quarters hit by deadly clashes between Damascus, Kurdish forces

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Syria presses ahead with anti-ISIS crackdown after US strikes

SDF captures senior ISIS cell leader in eastern Deir ez-Zor

Druze leader urges international action as Suwayda violence persists

US strikes more than 70 ISIS targets in Syria following deadly attack on troops

SDF-Damascus agreement remains in force despite year-end timeline

UK sanctions Syrian factions, figures over violence against civilians

Iraq captures two wanted individuals in airborne operation inside Syria

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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

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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

A group of Kurds, after their arrival in Erbil on September 10, 2025, months after being detained in Libya en route to Europe. Photo: KRG

14-12-2025

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

President Masoud Barzani's office slams Turkish far-right leader's remarks

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

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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

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

Iraqi police cracks down on crime in Baghdad

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