Sulaymaniyah

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
Tehran to resume direct flights to Sulaymaniyah

TEHRAN, May 29 (MNA) – Iran will soon resume direct flights from Tehran to Sulaymaniyah, a city in Iraq’s Kurdistan, almost 9 months after Baghdad imposed an air ban on the region in retaliation for an independence vote.
2018-05-29 15:54
Iraq election results to be announced tomorrow: Commission

TEHRAN, May 16 (MNA) – Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission has announced that the final results of the last Saturday parliamentary elections will be announced on Thursday.
2018-05-16 15:17
Iran’s consulate general to Erbil:

Tehran, Erbil flight to resume soon

TEHRAN, Apr. 17 (MNA) – Morteza Ebadi Consulate General of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Erbil said that Tehran-Erbil flight will be resumed in the shortest time possible.
2018-04-17 15:48
Kurd protesters call Iraqi Kurdistan government corrupt

TEHRAN, Dec. 23 (MNA) – Local reports are recounting that the residents of Iraqi Kurdistan are angry with the KRG establishment for what they call corruption and mismanagement.
2017-12-23 19:43
As protests continue, two parties withdraw from KRG government

TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) –Following days of violent clashes between protesters and security forces in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Change Movement (Gorran) and Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) declared their withdrawal from the KRG’s 8th cabinet on Wednesday.
2017-12-20 18:43
Earthquake death toll rises to 530, 7460 injured

TEHRAN, Nov. 14 (MNA) – Death toll for a devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake on Iraq-Iran border has risen to 530, with 7460 reported as injured.
2017-11-14 15:34
FM Zarif expresses condolences on huge quake

TEHRAN, Nov. 13 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif expressed sympathy with the bereaved families of 7.3 magnitude earthquake which struck Sunday night about 64 miles (103km) southeast of the city of Sulaymaniyah, near the Iraq-Iran border.
2017-11-13 14:53