Month: May 2023
161 posts
PUK President chairs senior security meeting related to Kurdistan, Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani chaired a senior security meeting related to…
Deputy Premier receives high-ranking German delegation
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan Region Deputy Premier Qubad Talabani on Wednesday received a high-ranking delegation from Germany including…
US targets senior Al Qaeda leader in Syria – statement
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The US Central Command announced on Wednesday that its forces had targeted a Senior Al…
Iranian president in Damascus for first visit since Syrian war began
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi landed in Damascus on Wednesday for talks with his Syrian counterpart Bashar…
Turkey has shut its airspace to Armenian flights: minister
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkey has closed its airspace to Armenian flights heading to a third destination in response…
Asayish releases statement over detention of two alleged journalists
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Region Security Service (Asayish) on Wednesday released a statement regarding the detention of…
Kurdistan Justice Group withdraws from Regional parliament, provincial councils
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Kurdistan Justice Group (KJG) on Friday announced it will withdraw from the provincial councils…
One soldier killed following Israeli attack on Syria’s Aleppo airport: state media
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An Israeli attack late on Monday killed one soldier, wounded 7 others including two civilians and…
Oil slips on weak China data and rate hike expectations
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Oil prices fell on Tuesday on weak economic data from China and expectations of interest rate…
Iraqi President, Italian Defense Minister meet in Baghdad
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi President Latif Rashid on Tuesday met with Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto along with…
Kurdistan’s Asayish says it had arrested two ISIS suspects
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kurdistan security forces (Asayish) on Friday announced it had arrested two suspects on terror-related charges…
Peshmerga officer found dead in Erbil province
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — A Peshmerga officer was found dead with gunshot wounds on his body on Tuesday in…