Keywords: Kurdistan


Kurdish man gains public support after facing social rejection

Yunus Abbas, a 25-year-old resident of the Kurdistan region, recently garnered significant public attention after sharing his experiences with social exclusion. Born with a prominent birthmark across his face, Abbas revealed that his physical appearance led to the rejection of a marriage proposal, a......

Oil prices dip as Iraq and Kurdistan resume exports via Turkey

Global oil prices declined on Wednesday after Iraq and Kurdish authorities agreed to restart crude exports through Turkey’s port of Ceyhan, offering limited relief to a market strained by weeks of supply disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict. Brent crude futures fell about 2.2 percent......

Iraq faces salary crisis as oil exports collapse during Iran conflict

Iraq is confronting a severe economic shock as the near collapse of its oil exports threatens the government’s ability to pay public sector salaries as early as next month. Officials warn that the country’s oil dependent economy is approaching a fiscal crisis after the disruption of its main......

Oil field operations halted in Iraq after drone attack

Oil production at a field operated by the American company HKN Energy in northern Iraq has been suspended following an attack involving drones, according to authorities in the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The incident occurred near the Sarsang oil field, located in the province of Dohuk Province.......

Drone strike hits gas facility in Iraqi Kurdistan

A drone attack late Wednesday targeted a gas installation operated by a company from the United Arab Emirates in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region, temporarily disrupting gas supplies to several power stations, local authorities reported. According to the regional gas and electricity directorate,......

Security forces intercept drone near key gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan

Iraqi Kurdish security forces opened fire on a drone approaching the Khor Mor gas field late Sunday, according to security sources. The incident occurred in the Kurdistan region, where the gas field is one of the largest and most strategically important in Iraq. The drone was intercepted before it could......

PKK announces full withdrawal of forces from Turkey to Northern Iraq

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced on Sunday that it has begun the complete withdrawal of its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, according to a statement released by the Firat news agency. “We are implementing the withdrawal of all our forces from within Turkey,” the group......

Iraqi Kurdistan opposition leader arrested amid political tensions

The police in Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region have arrested Shaswar Abdulwahid, leader of the New Generation Party, the main Kurdish opposition group. Authorities announced that he will appear before a judge on Wednesday as part of an ongoing judicial case. Abdulwahid, a businessman and owner......

Iraq: explosion at oil field suspends operations

An explosion early Tuesday morning at an oil production site in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of Iraq has forced the suspension of operations, according to a statement from U.S.-based energy company HKN Energy. The blast occurred around 7:00 a.m. local time (04:00 GMT) in one of the production......