Peshmerga militias affiliated with the Barzani-led KDP party, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, June 2023. Photo: Rudaw Manish Rai | iKurd.net HEWLÊR-Erbil,...

A Kurdish female security members Asayish stands guard as Syrian Kurds protest Turkish threats to launch a military operation on...

Manish Rai, is a columnist for Middle-East and Af-Pak region and Editor of geo-political news agency, ViewsAround. He is a...

Turkish President Erdgan, accompanied by first lady Emine, addresses supporters in the capital Ankara, Turkey, May 29, 2023. Photo: Turkish...

Supporters of Pakistan's former prime minister Imran Khan throw stones towards police during a protest against Khan's arrest, in Peshawar,...

Syria's President Bashar al-Assad meets with President of the United Arab Emirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu...

Muslim girl students in Afghanistan, 2010s. Photo: Creative Commons/pxfue Manish Rai | iKurd.net In December 2022, the Taliban banned women...

Indian ambassador Ajit Gupte to Egypt (R) with Manish Rai, Cairo, March 2023. Photo: Manish Rai/via Ekurd.net Manish Rai |...

Young female Afghan students in Classroom in Gereshk, Afghanistan, November 23, 2010. Photo: Creative Commons/UK Royal Navy/wikimedia Manish Rai |...

A Taliban fighter stands guard as a woman walks past in Kabul, Afghanistan, December 26, 2022. Photo: AP Taliban 2.0...