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These wide-ranging diplomatic engagements concentrated on reinforcing and enhancing political, economic, and security ...

The Iraqi government and the Coordination Framework parties welcomed the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, Masoud Barzani, with an exceptional reception, as shown in photos published by ...

Kurdish observers warn Barzani's statement risks overstepping Syrian Kurds, potentially undermining their position in a ...

Erdogan's remarks came in a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the D-8 Summit in Cairo, where the two leaders discussed a range of issues, including the ...

Iran was the first country to provide Iraq's embattled autonomous Kurdish region with weapons to fight off militants, president Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday. "The Islamic Republic of Iran was ...

President of Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government Masoud Barzani said Tuesday that Turkish forces came to Iraq in coordination with Baghdad to provide military training for “Al-Hashd al-Watani ...