استقبلتُ اليوم في دمشق أخي العزيز السيد نيجيرفان بارزاني @IKRPresident، رئيس إقليم كردستان العراق، في لقاءٍ تناولنا خلاله العلاقات الثنائية وسبل تعزيز التعاون بما يخدم الاستقرار ومصالح شعبينا.
إنّنا نثمّن ما قدّمه الإقليم في السنوات الماضية من رعاية واستضافة لأبناء شعبنا، ونتطلع إلى مواصلة العمل المشترك بروح تعاون وأخوة تعزز حسن الجوار.
Rudaw Wins 7th Stevie Award
The Creative Department of Rudaw Media Network has won a Stevie Award for the Middle East and North Africa, recognizing its innovation in design and rebranding.
Rudaw’s Creative Department stood out to the Stevie Awards jury, earning a Silver Award in the “Innovation in Rebranding” category for its project, “Rebranding and Digital Identity of Rudaw Media Network 2025.”
Each year, more than 12,000 entries from around the world compete for the Stevie Awards. With this latest recognition, Rudaw Media Network has now won a total of seven Stevie Awards, having secured six awards in 2023, 2024, and 2025.
Rudaw now stands alongside major international companies that have been honored in various Stevie programs, including global brands such as Netflix, Amazon, Google, and Apple.
The Stevie Awards jury praised Rudaw’s project, stating: “They have done a great job of defining themselves as contemporary participants in the media world through this brand identity.”
Mohammed Safar, Director of Rudaw Media Network’s Creative Department, commented on the achievement, saying that this recognition reflects the team’s continuous innovation. He added, “We will continue to showcase the design capabilities of Kurdistan’s youth to the world.”
This marks the second international award for Rudaw Media Network’s Creative Department, following its French Design Award for Best Idea earlier this year.
The Stevie Awards for the Middle East and North Africa were established in 2019 to recognize innovation across a wide range of industries in the region.
Rudaw Media Network
April 30, 2026
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Saturday received a congratulatory letter from US President Donald Trump on the occasion of Newroz.
Trump expressed “hope that this Newroz would promote the values of peace and human dignity, and that the New Year would be filled with blessings and happiness,” concluding his letter in Kurdish with the words “Newroz Piroz,” according to Kurdistan Region Presidency.
Aujourd’hui, j’ai reçu un appel téléphonique du président Emmanuel Macron. Il a présenté ses condoléances à nous-mêmes ainsi qu’aux familles des peshmergas tombés lors de l’attaque de missiles à Soran, et a exprimé ses vœux de prompt rétablissement aux blessés. Il a également condamné avec fermeté l’attaque survenue aujourd’hui à Dohuk et a réaffirmé le soutien constant de la France envers la région du Kurdistan et l’Irak.
Je l’ai remercié pour cet échange ainsi que pour les positions internationales de la France, et nous avons discuté des derniers développements liés au conflit. Nous avons insisté sur l’importance d’intensifier les efforts diplomatiques afin de parvenir à une cessation des hostilités.
#Irak | @jnbarrot s’est entretenu avec le président du Gouvernement régional du Kurdistan d’Irak, Nechirvan Barzani.
Le Ministre a exprimé la solidarité de la France avec le Kurdistan d’Irak face aux attaques perpétrées par l’Iran et des groupes armés affiliés.
➡️https://t.co/3msmIZ1mi3
#Liban | @jnbarrot s’est entretenu avec le Premier Ministre libanais, Nawaf Salam.
Il lui a exprimé la solidarité de la France face à l’épreuve que traverse le Liban du fait de la décision irresponsable du Hezbollah de se joindre aux attaques iraniennes contre Israël.
➡️https://t.co/FPyOoSQt7P
Today I met with the new United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Mr. Barham Salih. We discussed strengthening global solidarity and ensuring sustainable solutions for refugees and host communities. At a time of record displacement, multilateral cooperation is not optional — it is essential.
#BREAKING: Rudaw announces the winner of its annual Shifa Gardi Award.
"We, the permanent members of the International Shifa Gardi Award Committee, have decided to confer the 2026 Shifa Gardi Award upon Orla Guerin," said the committee in a statement.
https://t.co/NRXF2y1dUZ