32nd Kurdish Cultural Festival in Frankfurt The 32nd International Kurdish Cultural Festival will take place in Frankfurt am Main on 21 September. The Kurdish Cultural Festival is particularly important this year because the Turkish state has intensified its attacks on Kurdish culture. "At a t...

Duhok major park projects ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Duhok's greenness rate is set to see a significant increase with the construction of two major parks, according to Ismail Mustafa, spokesperson for the Duhok municipality In an interview with Kurdistan24 on Friday, Mustafa stated, “The current greenne...

Desertification Threatens 93% of Iraq Desertification poses a serious threat to Iraq's environment, while authorities are somewhat reluctant to address it. A lawmaker has warned that Iraq has lost 40 percent of its green belts in the past 20 years, threatening 93 percent of the country's territory ...

Someone Dies Every 10 Minutes from Smoking The Iraqi Ministry of Health has released alarming statistics on smoking among Iraqis, revealing that one person dies every 10 minutes due to smoking-related causes Wasim Keelan, deputy director of tobacco control at the Ministry of Health, stated that 20 ...

"The security services of the PUK are providing information about the sources of Turkish drones to kill PKK cadres and insurgents in Sulaimaniyah." Political activists believe that Behzad Khasrawi will not be the last person to be extradited, and that the Bafel Talabani Union will resort ...

UNITAD releases its most detailed report Nearing its closure, the UN body investigating the Islamic State (ISIS) released a detailed report concluding there is sufficient evidence to believe the extremist group committed the gravest crimes of concern against groups in Iraq, particularly the Yazidis...

Kurdistan election campaign date yet to be set Kurdistan: The federal electoral commission denied on Thursday setting any date for the commencement of the campaign for Kurdistan Region’s upcoming parliamentary elections, adding that the process will begin after the approval of all candidate lists J...

Visit Zakho Forum Boosting Tourism Prospects Chia Amin, the Director General of Tourism for the Zakho Independent Administration, announced on Thursday that the "Visit Zakho" tourism forum concluded successfully Speaking to Kurdistan 24, Amin highlighted that the event was held at both re...

KRG Lifts Customs Duties on Electric Vehicles Kurdistan (KRG) Board of Environmental Protection and Improvement (BEPI) announced on Thursday that it has lifted customs duties on the import of electric vehicles by 100%, as part of the KRG's broader efforts to promote environmental protection across ...

The US approved $165mln weapons sales to Israel The United States, in it's urge to end the war by killing every Palestinian, has just approved a $165 million weapons sale to Israel, specifically for heavy-duty tank trailers, the State Department confirmed on Thursday The sale includes spare parts, ...

60 dead numerous injured overnight On the 343rd day of genocide, Israeli occupation forces bombard numerous areas in Gaza, mostly central Gaza and the South Israeli occupation forces have continued their relentless war on Gaza for the 343rd consecutive day, launching intensive airstrikes on various...

Woman describes relief of escape A Yazidi woman who was enslaved by ISIS for two and a half years said escaping was a "feeling full of happiness" but also sadness, as she didn’t know what lay ahead Yazidi woman Shireen Khero, 30, was just 19 and in her final year of school when ISIS attac...

Four Children abducted from Sharia Camp The Independent Commission for Human Rights has condemned the kidnapping of four Yazidi children from a family in the Sharia camp in Duhok province and called for urgent security and legal measures The ICHR released a statement reporting that unknown gunmen a...

Illegal US-Led Coalition Base in Baghdad Airport Targeted Iraqi security forces reported an explosion at a US-led coalition military base located at Baghdad International Airport late Tuesday, just a day before Iran’s president was scheduled to visit “At 11:00 PM (2000 GMT), an explosion was heard ...

How Britain Started Vietnam War In the post-World War II period, Britain waged a number of covert wars in every corner of the world, as its financial and military clout rapidly withered Many decades later, Britain’s immediate post-war intervention in Vietnam remains virtually unknown On September 2...