Daban Mohammed

Media Watchdog Condemns Arrest Warrants Against Channel8 Figures, Citing Press Freedom Threats 
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Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) spokesman Karwan Gaznay speaks at the press conference on

PUK to Finalize Alliance With New Generation Movement, Denounces 'Unilateralism' and Channel8 Warrants 
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KRG Ministry of Interior Issues Arrest Warrants for Channel8 Chairman and Presenter 
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Iraqi Finance Minister Faleh al-Sari. Photo: Iraqi Finance Ministery

Iraqi Finance Minister Directs Release of State Employee Benefits 
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A member of Peshmerga forces. Photo: KRG Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs

Peshmerga Secretary-General Urges Faster Unification to Advance and Arm Forces Ahead of September Deadline 
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Mustafa Sheikh Abdulrahman, President of the Kurdistan Import and Export Union, speaks to Channel8 on June 17, 2026. Photo: Channel8

Kurdistan Region Demands Special Provisions in Ongoing Customs Talks With Baghdad 
Business
17/06/2026
This image shows the large, circular metallic emblem of the Central Bank of Iraq mounted outside its modern headquarters building. Photo: CBI

Central Bank of Iraq Denies Plans to Alter Dinar Exchange Rate, Exposes Forged Document 
Business
17/06/2026
U.S. President Donald Trump (C) addresses the media alongside US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (R) and US Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick (L) during a closing press conference at the G7 summit, in Evian, eastern France, on June 17, 2026. Photo: Mandel Ngan / AFP

Trump Signals Imminent Iran Deal, Urges 'Softer' Israel Approach in Lebanon 
Middle East
17/06/2026
The logo of the KRG Ministry of Health

KRG Confirms First Two Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Cases in Kurdistan Region
Kurdistan
17/06/2026
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Council of Ministers holds its session on June 17, 2026, chaired by Prime Minister Masrour Barzani and in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani. Photo: KRG

KRG Cabinet Fast-Tracks Pensions, Demands Fair Wheat Procurement and Budget Shares
Kurdistan
17/06/2026
Qasim al-Araji, the Iraqi National Security Advisor

Al-Araji: Limiting Weapons to State Sovereignty is ‘a Purely Iraqi Decision’
Iraq
17/06/2026
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with a high-level U.S. delegation led by Special Presidential Envoy Tom Barrack in Erbil on June 16, 2026. Photo: KRG

KRG PM and U.S. Envoy Barrack Back New Iraqi Government, Call for Urgent End to Kurdistan Cabinet Deadlock 
Kurdistan
16/06/2026
Bafel Jalal Talabani, President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), met with Tom Barrack, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Iraq and Syria, on Monday, June 15, 2026, in Baghdad

Talabani Meets U.S. Envoy Barrack; Warns KRG Government's 'Legitimacy' Questioned Over Cabinet Delays 
Kurdistan
16/06/2026
A Channel8 graphic displays Iraqi dinar banknotes set against the Iraqi flag.

Iraq Records IQD 6.67T Deficit, Transfers IQD 4.17T to Kurdistan for Salaries 
Iraq
16/06/2026
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Faleh al-Zaidi and U.S. Envoy Tom Barrack meet in Baghdad on June 15, 2026. Photo: Iraqi PM Media Office

Al-Zaidi, Barrack Push Iraq Disarmament and Trade; Finalize Starlink License 
Iraq
16/06/2026
Tom Barrack, the U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Syria and Iraq. Photo: Bebeto Matthews/AP

Iraqi Faction Disarmament, Erbil-Baghdad Ties, and KRG Cabinet Formation Anchor Tom Barrack’s Iraq Visit 
Kurdistan
16/06/2026
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. Photo: Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP

Zelensky Proposes U.S.-Hosted Summit with Putin 
World
15/06/2026
A member of Sulaymaniyah’s General Directorate of Counter-Terrorism (CTG). Photo: CTG

Joint Sulaymaniyah Counter-Terrorism and Iraqi CTS Forces Arrest Wanted ISIS Member in Duz Khurmatu
Kurdistan
15/06/2026
US President Donald Trump speaks during a bilateral meeting with France's President on the sidelines of the G7 summit, in Evian, central-eastern France on June 15, 2026. Photo: Mandel Ngan

Trump: U.S.-Iran Deal Text Due Soon, Strait of Hormuz to Reopen Friday 
Middle East
15/06/2026
Dr. Mohammed Sabir, President of the President Jalal Talabani Foundation, speaks to Channel8 on June 15, 2026. Photo: Channel8

President Jalal Talabani Foundation Opens Baghdad Office to Preserve 'Mam Jalal’s' Enduring Legacy Nationwide
Iraq
15/06/2026