The closure blocks a major source of funding for the Rojava administration, a U.S. ally in the fight against IS.
As Iraq begins to suffer the intensifying effects of climate change, competition for water threatens to spark conflict.
Genel Energy is taking the KRG to arbitration after years of failure to agree on a plan for developing the Miran and Bina Bawi gas fields.
Iraq's electricity service has suffered amidst unreliable gas and power imports from Iran, but efforts are moving slowly to diversify supply via four other neighboring countries due to unresolved pricing negotiations.
Iraq's envoy to the COP26 climate summit discusses the effects of global warming and the country's position on international action.
Demonstrators have blocked highways and picketed government buildings in Sulaimaniya and Erbil, demanding a further unwinding of government austerity measures.
Unprecedented droughts are drying up farm land, driving migration to cities, and compounding economic hardships and instability.
Climate change, drought, and strained water relations with Iran and Turkey are creating major challenges for Kurdistan and its farmers.
Five big takeaways from the provisional results of Iraq's Oct. 10 national elections.
The Kurdish separatist group is making an unprecedented foray into Iraqi politics, using upcoming national elections to challenge Iraqi Kurdistan's ruling party.
