2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (307+ words) Kataib Imam Ali commander to attend future Coordination Framework meetings after expressing readiness to hand over group’s weapons to the Iraqi government ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Shibl al-Zaydi, head of the Khadamat Alliance and commander of Kataib Imam Ali, has become one of…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (385+ words) Attack comes amid persistent security challenges facing Syria’s new authorities following the overthrow of Bashar al-Assad ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — An explosive device targeted a bus carrying members of Syria’s Internal Security Forces near Damascus on Saturday, injuring several passengers, according to Syrian…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (243+ words) The EU Liaison Office chief in Kurdistan congratulated President Barzani on receiving the Vatican's Pope Pius IX Medal during a farewell meeting in Erbil. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - The head of the European Union Liaison Office in the Kurdistan Region praised President Masoud…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (1204+ words) Iranian families are cutting food and other spending as inflation, job losses, war and sanctions deepen economic pressure while Washington plans tougher measures. ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Grocery stores across Tehran remain stocked, but for a growing number of Iranian families, the problem…...

2+ hour, 50+ min ago   (221+ words) Casey Mace leads the US interagency team at SOM3 on August 17-28, focusing on agriculture, energy, fisheries, and supply chain innovation as Washington pursues expanded market access across the Asia-Pacific ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - The United States announced on Saturday that it is sending…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (384+ words) US Special Envoy discloses five rounds of formal US-mediated negotiations between Israel and Syria's new government, flags 9,400 ISIS detainees as a ticking regional threat, and warns against Iran's continued influence on Hezbollah disarmament Five Rounds of Secret Israel-Syria Talks He…...

3+ hour, 20+ min ago   (365+ words) State of Law Coalition says claims about Nouri al-Maliki stepping aside from Interior Ministry are baseless as coalition submits nominees for key ministerial posts ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — The media office of Nouri al-Maliki, head of Iraq’s State of Law Coalition, on Saturday…...

11+ hour, 29+ min ago   (280+ words) ERBIL (Kurdistan24) - Iraq's Military Intelligence Directorate announced Saturday the seizure of drones and a quantity of weapons and munitions in Maysan province. The directorate said in a statement that, based on precise intelligence information and directives from the director of military…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (585+ words) Kurdistan24 Russia Returns Specialists to Iran's Bushehr Nuclear Plant as Situation Stabilizes Rosatom confirms 42 Russian personnel have returned to the facility months after evacuating more than 600 staff during US-Israeli strikes on Iran, with plans to expand to 100 by autumn ERBIL (Kurdistan…...

4+ hour, 28+ min ago   (252+ words) Manhattan court rules the State Department policy exceeded Secretary Rubio's statutory authority and conflicted with federal immigration law, in a major legal defeat for the administration's immigration crackdown ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) - A federal judge in Manhattan struck down the Trump administration's…...