Iraqi Kurdistan

Kermanshah to run technical, vocational courses in Halabja

TEHRAN, Jul. 22 (MNA) – General director of technical and vocational training of Iran's western Kermanshah province announced that the province is to run educational courses in Iraqi Kurdistan's Halabja.

Nechirvan Barzani:

Iraqis never forget Iran’s aid to their country

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Head of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani praised Iran's assistance to the Iraqi government and people, saying that the Iraqi nation will never forget such help.

Zarif wraps up on-day visit to Iraq after meetings in Erbil

TEHRAN, Jul. 20 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif wrapped up his one-day visit to neighboring Iraq after holding talks in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Zarif meets with KGR head in Erbil

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif met with Head of Iraqi Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani in Erbil on Sunday evening.

FM Zarif leaves Baghdad for Iraq’s KRG

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – After holding talks with senior Iraqi officials and authorities, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif left Baghdad for Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Iraq’s Irbil on Sunday evening.

FM Zarif arrives in Baghdad

TEHRAN, Jul. 19 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Iraqi capital on Sunday morning.

Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan Region discuss trade relations

TEHRAN, Apr. 20 (MNA) – Consul General of Iran Mehdi Shoushtari met and held talks with governor of Sulaymaniyah Haval Abubakir on Sunday evening on the trade relations.

Barzani welcomes Al-Kazemi's candidacy for PM

TEHRAN, Apr. 08 (MNA) – Head of Iraqi Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani, on Wednesday, welcomed Mustafa Al-Kazemi's candidacy for the Iraqi Prime Minister.

Iran's export to Iraq 'underway' despite problems: official

TEHRAN, Mar. 15 (MNA) – Chairman of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Yahya Al-e Es’hagh said that Iran's export of products to neighboring Iraq is running despite some problems.

In another suspicious move;

US to set up 4 military bases in Iraqi Kurdistan region: report

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – The US is due to set up four military bases in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, said the report.

Iraq’s KRG, gateway to Iran’s presence in lucrative Iraqi, Syrian markets

TEHRAN, Dec. 02 (MNA) – The Secretary General of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Seyyed Hamid Hosseini said that Iraqi’s Kurdistan Regional Government is a gateway for the presence of Iran in lucrative Iraqi and Syrian markets.

Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan confer on facilitating bilateral trade

TEHRAN, Oct. 09 (MNA) – An Iranian delegation, headed by Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Gholamreza Ansari, held talks with a number of Iraqi Kurdistan economy officials on expansion of facilitation of bilateral trade.

Tourism, trade transactions ensuring security of borders: deputy FM

TEHRAN, Oct. 08 (MNA) – Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Affairs Gholamreza Ansari said on Tuesday that tourism prosperity and reinforcement of trade transactions can increase security at Iran’s borders.

Iran, KRG discuss ways to strengthen economic ties in an event in Erbil

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – A conference was held in Iraqi Kurdistan capital of Erbil on Sunday with the participation of Iran's ambassador to Baghdad and those active in the economic sector of Iran and the KRG.

Iranian director Derakhshandeh joins juries at 4th Slemani filmfest.

TEHRAN, Oct. 02 (MNA) – Acclaimed Iranian director Pouran Derakhshandeh has joined the jury panel of 4th edition of Slemani International Film Festival in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan.

'Gold Runner' to vie at Duhok Filmfest. in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Sep. 11 (MNA) – Iranian film 'Gold Runner' directed by Touraj Aslani has been accepted into the competition lineup of 7th Duhok International Film Festival in Iraqi Kurdistan.

Iranian envoy, KSDP leader hold talks in Sulaymaniyah

TEHRAN, Aug. 09 (MNA) – Iranian Consul-General in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, Mehdi Shoushtari, and the leader of the Kurdistan Socialist Democratic Party (KSDP), Mohammed Haji Mahmoud, met on Thursday to discuss bilateral ties and international developments.

Official calls for accelerating export of products to neighboring Iraq

TEHRAN, Aug. 04 (MNA) – Secretary General of Iran-Iraq Joint Chamber of Commerce Seyyed Hamid Hosseini lashed out at significant export slump to neighboring Iraq and said that four internal and external factors contributed to the considerable reduction of Iran’s export of products to Iraq.

Partovi’s ‘Truck’ to vie at 7th Duhok Filmfest. in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, Jul. 31 (MNA) – Iranian feature ‘Truck’, directed by Kambuzia Partovi, will take part at the 7th edition of Duhok International Film Festival in Iraqi Kurdistan.  

IRGC strikes terrorists' bases on Iran-Iraqi Kurdistan borders

TEHRAN, Jul. 12 (MNA) – The Public Relations Department of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) announced in a statement on Friday that the forces have struck terrorist bases on the shared borders with Iraqi Kurdistan, killing and wounding a large number of terrorists.

Over $1bn worth of goods transited via Kurdistan’s Bashmaq border crossing this year

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – Director General of Kurdistan province Customs Office Bakhtiar Rahmanipour said on Tue. that more than $1 billion worth of goods was transited from Kurdistan’s Bashmaq border crossing in the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2019).

Iran FM congratulates Barzani on election as KRG President

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has offered congratulations to Nechirvan Barzani on his election as the new President of Iraq's Kurdistan Regional Government.

Iran’s Dehkhoda inst., Iraqi Kurdistan’s Zakho uni. signed MoU

TEHRAN, May 05 (MNA) – Iran’s Dehkhoda Lexicon Institute, International Center for Persian Studies (ICPS) and Iraqi Kurdistan’s University of Zakho have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in an effort to develop educational and academic cooperation.

Iran will never forget Halabja disaster, FM Zarif says

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Neither Iran nor the Kurdish brethren will ever forget about horrors of Halabja and Sardasht chemical disasters, the Iranian foreign minister said in a tweet on the anniversary of Iraqi Kurdistan city of Halabja’s chemical attack.

Iran, KRG form committee to swap prisoners

TEHRAN, Feb. 24 (MNA) – The General Manager of the Iran and Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRG) relations Abdullah Saleh says that a 7-member committee has been formed between Iran and the KRG to exchange prisoners.

Iran’s Sardasht, Iraqi Kurdistan’s Sulaymaniyah to step up border coop.

TEHRAN, Feb. 17 (MNA) – The border police commanders of Iranian governorate of Sardasht and Iraq Kurdistan’s Sulaymaniyah held a meeting to discuss expansion of border cooperation between two sides.