Following detailed discussions, the Council of Ministers welcomed the agreement and decided to implement its terms. The deal commits the federal government to send the Kurdistan Region’s salaries and financial dues in return for KRG’s compliance with agreed-upon obligations.

After decades of armed struggle, the PKK is laying down its weapons and beginning a new nonviolent chapter in the Kurdish movement.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - In a bid to resolve the ongoing financial crisis between Erbil and Baghdad, Rudaw has learned that Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Bafel Talabani and Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein - a senior Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) figure - are set to meet

The symbolic gesture is the first phase of disarming the PKK as part of a rejuvenated peace process with Turkiye, which could end a 40-year conflict that has killed some 40,000 people. As the process unfolds, a question arises about how this may affect the broader region, including the autonomous Kurdish areas in Iraq and Syria.

An explosion rocked the Sarang oil field operated by HKN Energy in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region early Tuesday morning, forcing the company to suspend operations as emergency crews battled ongoing fires.

DEM Party praises KRG's peace efforts as PKK disarmament marks historic step toward resolving Turkey's Kurdish conflict. The Kurdistan Region's mediation underscores its stabilizing role, while DEM pushes for an inclusive,

The Kurdistan Region’s interior minister on Monday criticized Baghdad for failing to uphold its constitutional obligations, particularly regarding paying the Region’s public sector salaries, saying the salary cuts are affecting Kurdish Peshmerga forces who were instrumental in defeating the