U.S.-led coalition army helicopter crashes near Erbil – statement
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A U.S.-led coalition military helicopter crashed while attempting an emergency landing during a training mission in…
CTG, Iraqi Intelligence Service arrest one of key perpetrators of Camp Speicher massacre
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Regio’s Counter-Terrorism Group (CTG) and the Iraqi National Intelligence Service arrested a criminal…
New Chinese foreign minister Wang talks Ukraine in Turkey on first trip
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed Ukraine with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara and met President…
PUK President discusses Erbil-Baghdad issues with Victory Alliance leader
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani on Wednesday met with the leader of…
Sanctioned Iraqi banks say they are ready to face audit, warn of dinar slide
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Fourteen Iraqi private banks sanctioned by the United States over allegedly helping siphon U.S. dollars to…
PUK President says we don’t want people’s livelihood to be mixed with political conflicts
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani on Wednesday said that they do not want…
PUK President reaffirms his party’s commitment to reforms within Peshmerga
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President on Wednesday reaffirmed his party’s commitment to the reforms…
Asayish arrests man charged with murder incident in 2016
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Region Security Service (Ayaish) on Tuesday announced the arrest of a suspect who is…
PUK President says his party’s endeavors to continue until lasting agreement with Baghdad
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani on Tuesday strongly stressed enduring his party’s efforts…
US says Russian plane hit drone with flare over Syria
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The U.S. military said a Russian fighter jet hit a U.S. drone with a flare and…
Qubad Talabani visits Gorran headquarters on founding anniversary
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Qubad Talabani on Tuesday made a visit to the headquarters of the Change (Gorran) movement on…
PUK President, Iraqi Speaker stress efforts to overcome political obstacles
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani and Iraqi Parliamentary Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi on Tuesday…