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New Generation’s Shaswar Abdulwahid and Masrour Barzani visit Turkey
Shaswar Abdulwahid (left), leader of the New Generation Movement NGM (Newey Nwê) of Iraqi Kurdistan with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister...
Turkey extends flight ban to Sulaimani city for the 4th time
Photo: Creative Commons/wikimedia SULAIMANI,— Turkey has once again extended its flight ban on Sulaimani International Airport in Iraq’s Kurdish region,...
Kurdish journalist released after over a year in Iraqi Kurdistan jail
Syrian Kurdish journalist Sleman Mohammed Ahmed, an Arabic editor for RojNews, Iraqi Kurdistan, 2023. Photo: RojNews.news/ronahi.tv ERBIL,—A Kurdish journalist imprisoned...
Why do the Barzanis hide their women? Hidden in the shadows
Composite image: Massoud Barzani (right), tribal leader and KDP party president, alongside his son, Masrour Barzani (left). The Barzani family...
Trump and Rubio Should Appoint a Special Envoy for the Kurds
Donald Trump greets Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., during a campaign rally at J.S. Dorton Arena, November 4, 2024, in Raleigh,...
Groups, media with alleged PKK links banned in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan
PUK-affiliated Kurdish security forces Asayish during a demonstration in Sulaimani, Iraqi Kurdistan, June 2, 2020. Photo: AFP Iraqi Kurdish Sulaimani...
Iraqi Kurdish Islamic parties prioritize religion over national identity: Naqshbandi
Mariwan Naqshbandi, the spokesman of ministry of endowment and religious Affairs in Iraqi Kurdistan, 2024. Photo: Naqshbandi's FB/via iKurd.net ERBIL,...
Erbil, Baghdad among worst Iraqi cities for journalist violations: Advocacy
Photo: iKurd.net/Gorran/fb BAGHDAD,— Iraq and Kurdistan region has seen a disturbing rise in violations against journalists, with numerous attacks reported...
Syrian Kurds Need a No-Fly Zone
F-15 EX fighter jet. Photo: U.S. Department of Defense/defense.gov Michael Rubin | American Enterprise Institute Like many more recent U.S....
Leader of Iraqi Kurdistan’s Islamic KIU party visits Turkey, faces criticism
Salahaddin Bahadin (left), the Secretary-General of the Kurdistan Islamic Union (KIU) shakes hands with Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Nuh Yilmaz,...
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