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The KRG’s e-governance push under its ninth cabinet marks a major modernization milestone, boosting efficiency and transparency. This digital shift aims to strengthen public trust and establish Kurdistan as a Middle East leader in tech-driven governance.
Fighters with a Kurdish separatist militant group that has waged a decades-long insurgency in Turkey began laying down their weapons in a symbolic ceremony in northern Iraq on Friday, the first step toward a promised disarmament as part of a peace process.
The long-running oil export dispute between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil over oil exports and public-sector salaries has now deepened, as Iraq’s Cabinet failed to addre
Despite Iraq's economic pressures, Kurdistan has improved water infrastructure. Strategic projects boosted storage capacity, enhancing resilience to water stress, per the Region's Water Resources Director.
The group of 30 members burned their weapons in a cauldron in Iraq. The group has been fighting with Turkey for 40 years.
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Agence France-Presse on MSNIraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricityMore than 30 percent of Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region now has 24-hour state electricity, authorities said Thursday, with plans to extend full coverage by the end of 2026. "Today, two million people across the Kurdistan region enjoy 24-hour
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) held a symbolic disarmament ceremony today in the Sulaymaniyah district of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, marking what is expected to be the end of its 40-year armed conflict against Turkey.
Erbil, Kurdistan Region - Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court is set to review two critical lawsuits on Monday concerning the delayed disbursement of salaries for public employees in the Kurdistan Region. The cases aim to decouple salary payments from the ongoing financial and political
PM Masrour Barzani announced that 2 million people in the Kurdistan Region now have 24-hour electricity under the KRG’s ‘Runaki’ project, with full coverage expected by end-2026. Over 2,100 diesel generators have been retired,