Kurdistan's role in stability and development ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani delivered a speech on Monday on the sidelines of the 55th World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, highlighting the Kurdistan Region's role in regional stability and economic devel...

CHP ridicules execution of Sheikh Said An official from Turkey’s opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) has sparked outrage by posting a photo of legendary Kurdish leader Sheikh Said hanging as a car air freshener in his office, mocking his execution CHP member Alparslan Yilmaz, deputy general ...

President Barzani congratulates Trump Kurdistan President Nechirvan Barzani on Monday congratulated Donald Trump on his inauguration as the 47th president of the United States, stating that the Kurdish region "greatly" value its "strong" ties with the US https://www.rudaw.net/s3...

Kurdish MMA fighter wins UAE tourney An 18-year-old man from Erbil’s Soran district recently won first place in a mixed martial arts (MMA) tournament in the UAE and was warmly welcomed by local authorities and sports enthusiasts upon his return to the Kurdistan Region “We are proud as the administr...

Gazans celebrate ceasefire KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip - Gazans in Khan Younis celebrated on Sunday after a ceasefire was reached between Israel and Hamas It ended 15 months of hostilities that claimed over 46,000 Palestinian lives. "Despite losing my son who was martyred, praise be to God today w...

Good progress in cabinet formation The head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's (KDP) government formation negotiation team said on Monday that talks between political parties to form a new Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) cabinet have seen “very good” progress https://www.rudaw.net/s3/rudaw.net...

Does Fluoride in Water Lower IQ? Fluoride is once again in the news, and not for a great reason. In a new review of the data published this month, scientists have found evidence that higher levels of fluoride exposure are associated with declined IQ in infants and very young children Historically, ...

Roj Peshmerga to Play Role in Future Syrian National Army A representative of the Kurdish National Council (ENKS) in the Political Committee of the Syrian National Coalition has confirmed that the Roj Peshmerga forces will have a place within the future Syrian National Army Abdullah Sarhan Kido, EN...

ENKS Member found dead in Qamishlo A senior member of the Kurdish National Council in Syria (ENKS), Ismail Fatah, was found dead under suspicious circumstances in Qamishlo, Western Kurdistan, on Monday morning The incident has raised serious concerns, with ENKS leaders demanding an investigation in...

Ukraine's lithium wealth diminishes Lithium, essential for powering devices such as electric vehicles, smartphones, and renewable energy systems, was once a major strategic asset for Ukraine Sputnik on Saturday reported that Ukraine is losing access to a significant portion of its lithium reserves,...

Settlers rampage Palestinian towns Israeli settlers, accompanied by Israeli occupation forces, stormed multiple Palestinian towns in the occupied West Bank on Sunday evening, expressing outrage over a Gaza ceasefire deal widely perceived as a defeat for the Israeli entity The settlers targeted Pale...

More than 47,000 killed The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza has released new figures on the death toll in the Strip since the war began, saying more than 47,000 Palestinians have been killed and over 111,000 injured since 7 October Fighting is now due to stop in the Strip for the next six weeks, ...

TikTok restoring services in US TikTok is resuming services to its 170 million users in US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order to give the app a reprieve when he takes office on Monday On Saturday evening, the Chinese-owned app stopped working for American user...

Clashes keep families trapped in villages Nearly daily clashes in northern Duhok province have left local populations afraid to leave their villages, even to tend their livestock, a local chieftain said on Saturday “Forty-something people in our area have been martyred for no reason and people are ...

54 illegal refineries shut At least 54 illegal refineries have been shut down in Erbil province due to environmental concerns, an official said on Sunday, as part of a recent Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) campaign to combat air pollution “Previously there were 138 illegal refineries, 54 of th...