Iraq approved a plan for its semi-autonomous Kurdish region to transfer oil to Baghdad, a key step toward resuming exports that have been halted for more than two years.

After decades of armed struggle, the PKK is laying down its weapons and beginning a new nonviolent chapter in the Kurdish movement.

Kurdistan is redefining its future with local leadership and environmental initiatives to support peace, prosperity, and energy independence.

The decision by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) to lay down its arms and apparently disband has reverberated across the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq. For decades, the Turkish army has operated in northern Iraq and has established bases and posts in the mountainous Kurdish region.

It is clear where the drones are being directed; they consistently target the center of the Kurdistan Region's economy,” Minister Ahmed stated during a press conference in Erbil.

DNO ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, reports that operations at its Tawke license in the Kurdistan region of Iraq have been temporarily suspended following three explosions early this morning,