Latest Erbil news in English, including Kurdistan Region politics, economy, investment, security and Baghdad-Erbil relations.
ErbilCAIRO, Egypt — CAIRO — Sheikh Ahmed al-Tayeb, the grand imam of Egypt's Al-Azhar, on Tuesday received Kurdistan Region Minister of Endowments and Religious Affairs Beshti…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani received Russian Ambassador to Iraq Elbrus Kutrashev in Erbil, the Kurdistan Region Presidency said in a statem…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Aram Mohammed Qadir, has called on universities and institutes in the region to…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) accused the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Friday of deliberately delaying the formation of the Kurdistan Region…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Monday laid the foundation for the Barzani Mosque in Erbil, launching a project developed over roughly th…
ErbilKUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Germany beat Ivory Coast 2-1 in a 2026 World Cup Group E match, with forward Deniz Ondav coming off the bench to score twice and secure Germany's pl…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Supreme Alawi Islamic Council of Syria and the Diaspora has rejected reports that Sheikh Ghazzal Ghazzal, one of the highest religious authorities for t…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Kurdistan Region Interior Minister Reber Ahmed said Prime Minister Masrour Barzani is "very firm" on the issue of oil companies' operations, and that the Er…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The annual Summer Fair opened in Erbil on Tuesday, drawing 125 companies, including 50 firms from Egypt and other Arab countries alongside local businesses …
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Separate incidents on Saturday in Erbil, Diyala and Baghdad left several people injured, according to security sources. In Erbil's Soran district, a 40-ye…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Erbil police and the Asayish Directorate have arrested a suspect identified as S.E. for allegedly operating a human trafficking network targeting young girl…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A statue of former French President Charles de Gaulle was unveiled in central Erbil on Thursday evening at a ceremony attended by a broad range of political…
ErbilBAGHDAD, Iraq — Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government have reached a comprehensive agreement on the technical details of the ASYCUDA system, whi…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Erbil Governor Omed Khoshnaw said Thursday that relations between Iraqi cities should be strengthened, as he hosted Baghdad Governor Atwan al-Atwani for tal…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — A special ceremony was held Thursday in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, to observe the International Day for Dialogue among Civilizations, the f…
ErbilWASHINGTON, United States — KOYSIJNCK (KOYE), Kurdistan Region — A refugee camp in the Koysijnck (Koye) area north of Erbil was struck by a drone on Tuesday at 22:05 loca…
ErbilERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — The Kurdistan Region's Council of Ministers, chaired by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani, held its weekly meeting in Erbil and reviewed ou…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — Health authorities in Erbil, in northern Iraq, have identified two new cases of hemorrhagic fever and placed both patients under treatment. The Erbil Health…
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The Kurdistan Regional Government's Ministry of Health announced on Saturday that two people in the Kurdistan Region have tested positive for Crimean-Congo …
ErbilERBIL, Iraq — The body of a 22-year-old Peshmerga fighter was recovered on Wednesday morning at Komespan Dam near Erbil, four days after he drowned, according to local au…
