10+ hour, 27+ min ago   (490+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday called Israel’s incursions into Syria “intolerable,” urging the international community and the Security Council to take more decisive action against “the violations,” during a joint presser with the Syrian…...

9+ hour, 2+ min ago   (346+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Iraq’s electricity minister on Saturday said energy deals signed during Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s visits to Washington and Tehran and interconnection projects with regional countries will increase electricity production rates “in the coming period.” Following…...

16+ hour, 13+ min ago   (228+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – Nearly 12,000 people in the Kurdistan Region have applied for a chance to perform the upcoming Hajj pilgrimage, an official told The New Region on Saturday. The window for applications opened on July 21, and roughly 3,000 people…...

14+ hour, 8+ min ago   (356+ words) Guterres described his visit as one of “solidarity” in an X post, reaffirming that the UN “stands with Syria at this pivotal moment.” ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres met with Syrian interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa…...

19+ hour, 14+ min ago   (397+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed a missile attack on southern Saudi Arabia early Saturday in retaliation for Saudi airstrikes on Yemen's key port city of Hodeida, marking another escalation in the widening regional conflict. The Houthis…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (644+ words) The Palestinian Presidency accused the Israeli government of providing “financial and political support” to settlers to escalate their “terror attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, including Jerusalem, and to implement a plan of forced displacement, while continuing its…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1541+ words) For years, residents have watched in dismay as untreated sewage, industrial runoff, and medical waste pour into the Tanjaro River. SULAIMANI, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Once a sanctuary for wildlife and a lifeline for farmers, the Tanjaro River has become…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (472+ words) Iran’s foreign minister on Friday said that he held discussions with his Russian and Chinese counterparts, without explicitly mentioning potential cooperation with Moscow and China in the war against the US. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - US President Donald Trump…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (544+ words) "As Tehran intensifies its domestic crackdown, the EU will continue to hold those responsible to account," said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - The European Union on Friday announced that it had imposed sanctions on…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (243+ words) ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq – At least five drones were shot down by US-led coalition forces over Erbil on Friday after loud blasts reverberated across the city earlier that morning, Erbil’s Counterterrorism Directorate said. The five bomb-laden drones entered Erbil…...