About iKurd News Team

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and former leader of the al-Qaeda-affiliated al-Nusra Front, 2025. Photo: HTS/X

Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (right), also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, the head of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) talks to Devlet Bahceli, the head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), 2024. Photo: iKurd.net/with credit to AK Parti/X

Erdogan ally urges Turkish-occupied northern Cyprus to join Turkey after vote

by Editorial Team

October 22, 2025

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) talks to Devlet Bahceli, the head of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), 2024. Photo:...

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy before entering a police car Tuesday, October 21, 2025 in Paris as he heads to prison to serve time for a criminal conspiracy to finance his 2007 election campaign with funds from Libya. Photo: AP

France’s ex-president Sarkozy starts 5-year prison sentence

by Editorial Team

October 21, 2025

Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy before entering a police car Tuesday, October 21, 2025 in Paris as he heads to...

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received the Commander of the NATO Mission in Iraq, General Christoph Hintz, and his accompanying delegation, Baghdad, Iraq, October 16, 2025. Photo: Iraqi PM's Press Office/via iKurd.net

Iraq’s Sudani says some US military advisers will stay on over IS threat from Syria

by Editorial Team

October 21, 2025

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani received the Commander of the NATO Mission in Iraq, General Christoph Hintz, and his...

Lawmakers applaud as Sanae Takaichi, standing, was elected as Japan’s new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, October 21, 2025. Photo: AP

Sanae Takaichi elected Japan’s first female prime minister

by Editorial Team

October 21, 2025

Lawmakers applaud as Sanae Takaichi, standing, was elected as Japan’s new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower...

Illustrative: Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament. Photo: iKurd.net

One year after Kurdistan’s elections, still no government or parliament

by Editorial Team

October 20, 2025

Illustrative: Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament. Photo: iKurd.net/ai Kurdistan’s Hollow Democracy: A Political System in Paralysis Sartip Jawhar | Exclusive to iKurd.net...

Stray dogs abuse in Sulaimani city,Iraqi Kurdistan, October 2025. Photo: Screengrab/FB video/via iKurd.net

From hell to worse: Iraqi Kurdistan’s stray dogs after the bounty

by Editorial Team

October 18, 2025

Stray dogs abuse in Sulaimani city,Iraqi Kurdistan, October 2025. Photo: Screengrab/FB video/via iKurd.net SULAIMANI,— A disturbing video released by the...

General Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—the de facto army of Syria’s autonomous Kurdish administration in Rojava (Syrian Kurdistan)—shakes hands with members of the YAT (Yekîneyên Antî Teror, Kurdish for “Anti-Terror Units”). The YAT is the special forces branch of the SDF, composed of highly trained and well-equipped fighters from the People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ). October 2025. Photo: YAT's video/via iKurd.net

Syrian Kurdish forces, Damascus reach preliminary deal on SDF integration: Abdi

by Editorial Team

October 17, 2025

General Mazloum Abdi, commander-in-chief of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)—the de facto army of Syria’s autonomous Kurdish administration in...

Ace Frehley with Kiss music 1977. Photo: Creative Commons/Casablanca Records/via wikimedia

Founding guitarist of Kiss rock band Ace Frehley dies at 74

by Editorial Team

October 17, 2025

Ace Frehley with Kiss music 1977. Photo: Creative Commons/Casablanca Records/via wikimedia MORRISTOWN, New Jersey,— Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist...

Quran burning by Salwan Momika at Benny Fredriksson square in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 21, 2023. Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia

Sweden identifies suspect in killing of Quran-burner Salwan Momika, eyes possible foreign involvement

by Editorial Team

October 16, 2025

Quran burning by Salwan Momika at Benny Fredriksson square in Stockholm, Sweden, on October 21, 2023. Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia STOCKHOLM,—...