A Kurdish official said on Thursday that over 92,000 Arabs were relocated to Kirkuk since 2017, urging Kurdish political leaders to work to stop what he labeled as “new Arabization.” rudaw.net/english/middle…

Turkey’s security forces captured over 1,000 “irregular migrants” during the Eid al-Fitr holidays, the country’s interior ministry announced on Friday. rudaw.net/english/middle…

US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller on Thursday said that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been engaged in diplomatic efforts to defuse tensions in the Middle East against the backdrop of Israel’s rising concerns over the threat of an Iranian attack.…

The Middle East has been on alert for an Iranian response since a suspected Israeli attack on Iran’s embassy in Syria earlier this month, with European powers urging restraint as German airline Lufthansa extended its suspension of flights to Tehran.

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A large number of Palestinians who fled war in Gaza and sought refuge in Turkey attended Eid prayer sermons in the Turkish capital city of Ankara on Wednesday morning, praying for the safety of their loved ones and the end of Israel’s war on the strip.

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Iran says keen to develop ties with Saudi Arabia rudaw.net/english/middle…

The Iraqi justice ministry on Wednesday announced that the inmates of three Baghdad prisons will be transferred to other facilities, in a measure to combat the overcrowding phenomenon.rudaw.net/english/middle…

Turkey bombards Kurdish positions near Manbij: Monitor rudaw.net/english/middle…

German authorities detained an Iraqi couple suspected of being members of the Islamic State (ISIS) and accused of enslaving and sexually abusing two young Yazidi girls, prosecutors said on Wednesday.
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UK consul to Erbil stresses need for elections to take place rudaw.net/english/kurdis…

Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw on Thursday said that authorities suspect arson in the recent Langa bazaar fire, adding that a committee has been formed to investigate the incident.rudaw.net/english/kurdis…

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday vowed that Israel will be punished for its attack on the Iranian embassy in Damascus, saying that the strike was an attack on Iranian territory.

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Muslims gather for Eid prayers at Erbil's Haji Yasin Taha Mosque on the first day of Eid al-Fitr

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A joint US and Iraqi military commission resumed meetings in Baghdad to commence the US-Iraq HMC Principals Meeting to continue discussions about winding down the global coalition against ISIS and work towards an enduring bilateral security partnership.
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At least five Iranian policemen were killed on Tuesday in clashes with a Baluchi militant group in the southeastern Sistan and Baluchestan province, state media reported.
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At least two members of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) were killed in an attack carried out by Islamic State (ISIS) gunmen in Syria’s eastern Deir ez-Zor province, a war monitor reported on Tuesday.rudaw.net/english/middle…

Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji on Tuesday stated the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani will establish a new era in Washington-Baghdad relations, during a meeting with US Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski. rudaw.net/english/middle…

Suspected Israeli airstrikes targeted warehouses belonging to the Syrian regime in the countryside of Daraa province, southwest of the country, a war monitor reported on Tuesday. rudaw.net/english/middle…

The KRG cabinet secretary on Monday told Rudaw that if Erbil wants Baghdad to continue financing salaries, it must fulfill its obligations towards the federal government, as stated in the ruling of the Iraqi top court. rudaw.net/english/interv…

Israel will be ‘punished’ for Damascus attack: Iranian FM rudaw.net/english/middle…