Smartphone factory opens in Erbil A smartphone assembly plant has opened in Erbil. It will employ dozens of local workers and partner with a Chinese company, according to the Kurdistan's investment board “The factory was established by a Kurdish businessman with the help of the Chinese. The needed ...

Israel soldiers throwing bodies off roof Israel's military has launched an investigation after its soldiers were filmed throwing the bodies of three dead Palestinians off a rooftop during a raid in the occupied West Bank Footage of the incident, filmed in the northern town of Qabatiya, near Jenin, ...

Kurd appointed governor of Eastern Kurdistan Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian named a Kurdish Sunni politician governor of Eastern Kurdistan on Wednesday Arash Zerehtan, who represented Paveh city in the parliament from 2020 to 2024, was made governor of the Kurdish-majority province, state medi...

Saudi Office Opens in Erbil Saudi Arabia officially opened a Trade Representative Office in Erbil on Thursday, aimed at strengthening trade relations between the Kingdom and Kurdistan The agreement to open the office was signed by Saudi Arabia's Ambassador to Iraq, Abdulaziz al-Shammari, and Dr. Mo...

Swedish Woman Charged with Genocide Swedish authorities have charged a 52-year-old woman with genocide, crimes against humanity, and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children during her time with the Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria, marking the first such trial in Sweden Lina Laina Ishaq, ...

West discussing negotiated peace As Russian forces advance in Donbass and Western support for Ukraine faces new limitations, Le Figaro reports that a negotiated peace solution is being quietly discussed among Ukraine’s allies Le Figaro reported that Kiev’s setbacks are leading Western backers to re...

Torn to pieces: IOF killed 710 infants before 1st birthday For thousands of Palestinian parents, the joy of welcoming a new life quickly transformed into sorrow as Israel killed their newborns in harrowing bombardments Asser and Aysal Abu Al-Qumsan, killed when they were four days old On September ...

UNGA votes 124-14 to end Israeli occupation Israel rejected the resolution, with its UN ambassador calling it a "shameful decision," while the US voted against it, criticizing the resolution as "inflammatory" and unproductive for peace On Wednesday, UN General Assembly member st...

14 killed 450+ injured in second attack While most injuries are mild, hospitals across Lebanon have been receiving influxes of casualties Fourteen citizens have been killed and over 450 others were injured in Israel's second terror attack on Lebanon, this time targeting two-way radios, commonly kno...

Explosions erupt in Lebanon, radio receivers targeted A wave of new explosions erupted in numerous areas in Lebanon as radio receivers were hit in an Israeli attack Radio receivers, commonly known as walkie-talkies, spontaneously exploded Wednesday in numerous areas in Lebanon in a possible renewed...

Census in Disputed Territories Kurdistan’s Board for Disputed Territories has raised concerns about the upcoming Iraq’s general census, particularly in the disputed areas The board announced it will hold a meeting with Kurdish political parties in Erbil on Thursday to discuss the census process in ...

PKK Linked Group Opened in Qandil A political researcher and writer revealed that several Turkish leftist organizations, operating under the umbrella of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), have established headquarters in Gara, Qandil, and Sulaymaniyah for many years. He added that these organizati...

Explosives used in pager attack can bypass scanning Security sources speaking to Al Mayadeen report that the blasts, triggered through advanced technology, were designed for maximum harm, and that Israel intentionally committed mass murder Security sources spoke to Al Mayadeen about the Israeli occ...

UK Big Butterfly Count lowest in 14 years Wildlife charity declares 'butterfly emergency' The small tortoiseshell butterfly has suffered its worst year on record in the count A wildlife charity has declared a national “butterfly emergency” after its annual Big Butterfly Count recorded its lowest ev...

UN to vote for end to Israeli occupation United Nations (United States) (AFP) – UN member states were set to vote Wednesday on a push by the Palestinians to formally demand an end to the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months The non-binding text, which Israel says will ...