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PUK, KIU stress on coordination to resolve issues – statement
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) on Sunday stress…
Kurdish forces detain group of ISIS militants planned to carry out attacks in Erbil
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish counter-terrorism forces arrested a group of Islamic State (ISIS) militants who planned to carry…
KRG PM meets CHP delegation in Erbil
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with a delegation from Republican People’s…
KDP denies it killed PKK fighters northeast of Erbil, calls it ‘propaganda’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) on Sunday rejected accusations that the party had killed seven…
Bafel Talabani says ‘necessity’ for Kurds to be united in Baghdad; confirms he was ‘poisoned’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Co-president Bafel Talabani said it is a “necessity” for the…
Turkey bombs Makhmour refugee camp, casualties remain unclear
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkey bombed a refugee camp in Makhmour, southwest of Erbil, early on Friday, Esta’s reporter…
At least 14 dead in bus crash in Iran’s Kurdistan
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — At least 14 people were killed on Thursday after a minibus plunged from a mountainous…
KRG has plans to develop trade, investment sectors: deputy PM
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has plans to develop trade and investment sectors in the…
Erbil court to hold hearings on cases of activists detained in Duhok – lawyer
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A court in Erbil will hold hearings this month on the cases of activists who…
Kurdish forces seize over 600 guns in Erbil
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish forces have seized more than 600 guns in Erbil province, according to the interior…
Kurdistan Region to resume in-person classes this month, says minister
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdish minister of education Alan Hama Saeed announced on Wednesday in-person classes will resume in…
Turkey handed over 60 Kurdish migrants to militant groups in Syria: watchdog
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkey has handed over nearly 60 people from the Kurdistan Region to militant groups in…