Erbil, Kurdistan Region, October 18, 2020 Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani strongly denounces the mass killing of several civilians in the sub-district of Al-Farhatiya, in Balad, Salahaddin Governorate. Below is the statement: We strongly condemn the heinous crime that took place in the sub-district of....

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, October 17, 2020 Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani issued a statement on Monday, condemning the attack on the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Baghdad, where rioters set fire to the KDP head office and burned the flag of....

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, October 16, 2020 It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of the renowned Kurdish painter Jamal Bakhtiar. Mr. Bakhtiar was a devoted artist who dedicated his life to art, serving his people and country passionately and leaving....

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, October 10, 2020 It is with great sadness that I learned of the passing of Mahabad Qaradaghi; a poet, author, and activist. Mrs. Mahabad Qaradaghi served the Kurdish literature immensely. She was an ardent champion of women’s rights and an important....

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, October 9, 2020 Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani issued a statement on the agreement between Iraq’s Federal Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government on the status of the Shingal district. Below is the statement: We view today’s agreement on the status of....

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, October 7, 2020 It is with great sadness that we have learned of the passing of Sheikh Salar Hafid, the renowned public figure of Slemani City and relative of the late Kurdish leader, Sheikh Mahmoud Barzinji. Our thoughts and sympathies are with....