Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) – Today, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received a delegation from the United Arab Emirates headed by Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Sheikh Salem bin Khalid Al Qassimi, UAE Minister of Culture, also attended the meeting. They emphasized the importance of further strengthening the special and friendly ...

Prime Minister Barzani Receives Dutch Embassy Charge d’Affaires
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) – Today, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received Christoph Prommersberger, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Adrian Eiselstein, Consul General of the Netherlands in the Kurdistan Region, also attended the meeting. They discussed strengthening bilateral relations and political and security developments in Iraq ...

Prime Minister Barzani Receives New US Consul General
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) - Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received the new US Consul General to Erbil, Wendy Green, on Sunday. The Prime Minister congratulated CG Green on her appointment and expressed his full support for the success of her mission. He also extended his appreciation to the United States for its continued support to the Kurdistan Region across various ...

Statement by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on the KRG’s Runaki program
Nearly 4 million people across the Kurdistan Region — and over 115,000 businesses — now have 24-hour electricity through the KRG’s Runaki program. That’s more than 50% of the population, achieved in less than a year since the announcement of the program in October 2024. In line with our public promise, and ahead of schedule, 24-hour power has reached the city centers of Erbil, ...

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani’s Message on the Anniversary of the Yazidi Genocide
On the anniversary of the occupation of Sinjar and the genocide of our Yazidi brothers and sisters by ISIS terrorists, we respectfully commemorate the martyrs of this massacre, which is a deep wound in the history of the Kurdish people and all of humanity. On the occasion of this tragedy, we commemorate the sacrifices of the brave Peshmerga who liberated Sinjar and its surroun ...

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Receives UK Military Delegation
Erbil, Kurdistan Region (GOV.KRD) – Today, Prime Minister Masrour Barzani received a military delegation from the United Kingdom, led by the UK Defence Senior Advisor to the Middle East and North Africa (DSAME), Vice Admiral Edward Ahlgren. The meeting was also attended by Andrew Bizley, the UK Consul General in the Kurdistan Region. They discussed the latest security develop ...