Domestic disunity is a major hindrance to Iraqi Kurdish foreign policy goals.

ERBIL, Iraq, May 28 (Reuters) - Regional lawmakers elected Nechirvan Barzani as president of the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a spokesman for the regional parliament told Reuters on ...

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met Pope Leo XIV on Monday in the Vatican during a visit to the Vatican, where he discussed religious coexistence and extended an invitation for the Pope ...

When Bashar al-Assad assumed power in Syria in 2000, Western leaders heralded him as a beacon for reform and economic liberalism. The facade did not last long. His rule contributed to the deaths of a ...

The Kurdish regional administration in Iraq's north has formed a new cabinet after months of stalemate between political parties. The Kurdish regional government in Iraq's north formed a new cabinet ...

Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani met SDF Commander Mazloum Abdi in Erbil to discuss Syria's security and political situation. Both stressed stability, counterterrorism cooperation, and ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - As part of his diplomatic engagements, President Nechirvan Barzani of the Kurdistan Region met with the President of Azerbaijan and the United Kingdom’s national security ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - Iraqi Kurdish president Masoud Barzani speaks during a news conference in Erbil, Iraq September 24, 2017.

Nechirvan Barzani, prime minister of Iraqi Kurdistan's regional government speaks during a press conference in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil on November 26, 2012. The local Iraqi government has ...

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) said on Monday it had nominated current premier Nechirvan Barzani to succeed his uncle Masoud Barzani as president of Iraqi Kurdistan, and ...