Sulaymaniyah

Turkish warplanes bomb targets in northern Iraq: Defense min.

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – Turkish defense ministry said Tue. that as many as 20 Turkish fighter jets bombed targets belonging to the PKK in Iraqi Sulaymaniyah province.
2021-08-24 16:20
Iran's soil mechanics lab. to start job in Iraqi Kurdistan

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Iraq's Sulaymaniyah Governor Haval Abubakir informed on Sat. that preparation will soon be made for the presence of the Iranian Technical and Soil Mechanics Laboratory (TSML) in Iraqi Kurdistan.
2021-05-29 13:21
A terrorist team arrested in areas close to Iran (+PHOTO)

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – A secret team of ISIL terrorists has been identified and arrested in Sulaymaniyah and Halabja in the Iraqi Kurdistan region near Iran border.
2021-02-06 11:28
1 killed in explosion in Iraq's Sulaymaniyah

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – A Peshmerga officer was killed and two members of his family were wounded in an explosion in Sulaymaniyah in the Iraqi Kurdistan region today.
2021-01-09 16:46
Iran, Iraq targeting annual trade vol. $20b

TEHRAN, Nov. 16 (MNA) – Consul General of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah said that Iran and Iraq are planning to reach bilateral trade volume exchange by $20 billion annually.
2020-11-16 10:43
Iran, Iraq sign MoU to boost border security cooperation

URMIA, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iranian and Iraqi border officials have signed a memorandum of understanding to boost mutual cooperation between the two neighbors regarding border security.
2020-09-16 16:30
Iran ready to help Iraqi Kurdistan in fight against COVID-19

TEHRAN, Jul. 28 (MNA) – Iranian Consul-General in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, Mehdi Shoushtari voiced Iran’s readiness to help Iraqi Kurdistan Region in the battle against coronavirus.
2020-07-28 05:00
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.
2020-04-20 11:22
Kish-Sulaymaniyah direct flight route launched

TEHRAN, Jan. 20 (MNA) – Iran and Iraq have launched a direct flight route between Kish Island and Sulaymaniyah.
2020-01-20 09:47
Iran to hold food expo in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah on April 11-21

TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – The director general of Agriculture Ministry for Intl. Affairs said that Iran will hold Food Expo in Sulaymaniyah of Iraq on April 11-21, 2020.
2020-01-13 13:47
Iranian firms participate at Sulaymaniyah Agriculture, Food Fair

TEHRAN, Dec. 10 (MNA) – Some Iranian companies have participated in the first edition of Sulaymaniyah International Agriculture & Food Industry Fair which was opened on Tuesday in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah.
2019-12-10 21:01
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.
2019-08-09 10:14
Iraqi Kurdish business official says Iran has grown immune against sanctions

TEHRAN, Jul. 09 (MNA) – A member of Sulaymaniyah Chamber of Commerce described Iran as a big and powerful country that cannot be sanctioned given its capabilities.
2019-07-09 20:55
Iraq keen to use Iranian electrical knowhow, technology

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Officials of Iraqi’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) especially Sulaymaniyah province voiced their readiness to take advantage of Iran’s high technical knowhow and knowledge in the field of electrical parts and equipment.
2019-07-06 16:09
Iran ready to supply 300 MW of electricity to Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – Iranian power plants in the western Kurdestan province currently have the capacity to provide up to 300 megawatts of electricity to Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah, a senior official said on Saturday.
2019-07-06 12:24
Sulaymaniyah governor stresses stepped-up Iran-KRG economic ties

TEHRAN, Jul. 05 (MNA) – Governor of Iraqi Kurdistan region’s Sulaymaniyah Province Haval Abubakir has called for expansion of trade and economic relations between the Kordestan province of Iran the Kurdistan regional government of Iraq.
2019-07-05 19:45
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.
2019-02-17 18:15
Zarif returns home after 5-day Iraq visit

TEHRAN, Jan. 18 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived in Tehran late Thursday after a five-day official visit to Iraq.
2019-01-18 10:30
Iran a reliable friend of Kurds: Zarif

TEHRAN, Jan. 16 (MNA) – Foreign Minister Mohammed Javad Zarif spotlighted Iran’s reliability as a friend and business partner for Kurds after his visit to the Kurdistan Region during a trip to Iraq.
2019-01-16 08:50
Zarif arrives in Sulaimaniyah, pays tribute to late president Talabani

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – On a visit to Iraq and the country's Kurdistan region, the Iranian foreign minister arrived in the Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah on Tuesday afternoon after finishing visit to Erbil.
2019-01-15 19:01
Kurdish business official calls for strengthening trade ties with Iran

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – The Vice-Chairman of Chamber of Commerce of Sulaymaniyeh in Iraqi Kurdistan has called for strengthening bilateral trade relations with Iran.
2018-12-23 22:04
Iranian artists to showcase handicrafts in Iraq

TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – Iranian artists will showcase handicrafts and souvenirs from various provinces in an exhibition to be held for the first time in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan.
2018-12-09 12:59
Iran likely to open free trade market, more border crossings with KRG

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (MNA) – Iranian Consul General to Sulyamaniyah Saadullah Masoudian says that Iran is trying to open a new border crossing with Iraqi Kurdistan’s Sulyamaniyah province, adding that establishing a free trade zone may also be on the agenda.
2018-11-27 18:43
Iran Border Guard Command to hold joint meeting with Iraqi Sulaimaniyah

TEHRAN, Nov. 05 (MNA) – The commander of Iran Border Guard Command Brigadier General Ghasem Rezaei has said that Iranian border guards will hold a joint meeting with Iraqi Kurdistan’s Sulaimaniyah province authorities to lay the ground for conducting joint patrols.
2018-11-05 21:07
KRG worried about negative impact of anti-Iran US sanctions

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – According to a report by Kurdish Media, the re-imposed US sanctions on Iran, which will take effect on Nov. 4, will seriously hurt the Iraqi Kurdistan's economy.
2018-10-29 17:16
Iran to establish goods trading center in Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah

TEHRAN, Oct. 29 (MNA) – Deputy Governor of Iran's East Azerbaijan province Ali Jahangiri said the Islamic Republic of Iran will set up a commercial center for domestically-produced goods in Sulaymaniyah of Iraq.
2018-10-29 16:49
Amb. to Baghdad:

Iranian consulates in different parts of Iraq have an economic approach

TEHRAN, Oct. 17 (MNA) – The Iranian Ambassador to Baghdad Iraj Masjedi has said that all consulates in Iraqi cities have put broadening economic relations on their agenda.
2018-10-17 17:40
US sanctions on Iran to have no effect on Tehran-Erbil trade ties

TEHRAN, Aug. 19 (MNA) – Vice Chairman of Sulaymaniyah Governorate Chamber of Commerce said that US anti-Iran move will have no effect on the economic ties between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan region.
2018-08-19 12:55
Tehran-Sulaymaniyah flight to resume Sunday

TEHRAN, Jun. 09 (MNA) – Air flights between Sulaymaniyah and the Iranian capital Tehran will resume Sunday.
2018-06-09 15:00