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Turkish court hands jail terms to Kurdish ex-mayor on terror conviction
A Turkish court on Monday sentenced the ex-mayor of a major Kurdish city to more than nine years in prison after convicting him of “membership ... Middle East -
Kurdistan’s Erbil airport sends back three Chinese to Dubai over coronavirus
Erbil International Airport in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq denied entry to three Chinese citizens over fears about the coronavirus ... Middle East -
Pompeo briefs Kurdistan’s Barzani on Iranian attack on US bases in Iraq
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo briefed Kurdistan regional government Prime Minister Masoud Barzani on Iran’s missile attacks on Iraqi ... Middle East -
Iraqi Kurdish leaders call for region to be kept out of rivalries
The leaders of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region said on Wednesday that the support of a US-led military coalition in fighting ISIS ... Middle East -
Hanukkah candles burn in Iraqi Kurdistan
In the glow of the nine-candled menorah, with kippa skullcaps on their heads and tallit prayer shawls around their shoulders, a small association is ... Variety -
Iraqi Kurdistan President calls for restraint, protecting country’s interest
Nechirvan Barzani, President of the Iraqi Kurdistan, issued a statement on Friday regarding the unrest in Iraq, calling for preserving the law, ... Middle East -
Kurdistan Regional Government: We call on Ankara and PKK not to harm citizens
The Kurdistan Regional Government on Tuesday called on the Turkish government and PKK (Kurdistan Workers’ Party) militants “to not be ... World News -
Turkey replaces three pro-Kurdish party mayors over terror probes
Turkey replaced pro-Kurdish party mayors with state officials in three southeastern cities and detained more than 400 people for suspected militant ... Middle East -
Turkey says it ‘neutralized’ 34 PKK militants in air strikes on July 17-19
Turkey’s Defense Ministry said on Saturday it had “neutralized” 34 Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants in northern Iraq in air ... World News -
Iraqi Kurdistan arrests Turkish lawmaker’s brother for assassination of diplomat
Security services in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region said on Saturday they had arrested the brother of a lawmaker serving in the Turkish ... Middle East -
Iran strikes opposition positions on border with Iraqi Kurdistan
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards used drones and missiles to strike the headquarters of a Kurdish militant group near Iran’s border with ... Middle East -
Two Turkish soldiers killed in attack by Kurdish militants: ministry
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants launched an attack on a Turkish military vehicle in southeast Turkey on Tuesday, killing two soldiers and ... Middle East -
Iraq Kurds name president’s cousin as their new PM
Iraqi Kurdistan’s parliament named Masrour Barzani as the region’s new premier on Tuesday, a day after his cousin was sworn in as its ... Middle East -
Lawmakers elect Nechirvan Barzani as president of Iraqi Kurdistan
The Iraqi Kurdish parliament on Tuesday elected Nechirvan Barzani, the nephew and son-in-law of veteran leader Massud Barzani, as president of the ... Middle East -
Sulaimani Forum: Mutual respect, noninterference crucial to region’s dialogue
Coexistence under conditions of mutual respect and noninterference in the internal affairs of other countries are conditional to dialogue in the ... Middle East -
Iraq to summon Turkish envoy over death of Kurdish protestor
Iraq on Sunday said it would summon the Turkish ambassador over the death of a Kurdish protester after Turkish troops opened fire on demonstrators in ... Middle East -
Kurdistan Regional Government hands over 1,400 ISIS detainees to Iraqi govt
After forming a joint judicial committee, Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) handed over about 1,400 detainees belonging to ISIS to the ... Middle East -
Kurdish film director dies in car crash 2 days after release from Iranian jail
Kurdish film director Rahim Zabihi and his brother Kaywan died following a tragic car accident after their vehicle caught fire in the Nizro district ... Middle East -
German Consulate in Erbil sells forged visas to Syrian refugees - report
A media report alleged that Syrian refugees in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq travelled to Germany and claimed asylum with the help of smugglers ... Middle East -
In Iraq, an ancient board game is making a comeback
After rolling pyramid-shaped dice, Iraqi Kurdish artisan Hoshmand Muwafaq shifted his pebble around an ornate board, his handmade recreation of one of ... Art and culture -
US offers up to $5 mln reward for information on PKK members
The United States on Tuesday offered rewards for information on three senior members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), which has ... World News -
Turkey arrests 137 in anti-PKK raids
Turkish authorities have arrested 137 people in a country-wide operation over two days aimed at the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), ... Middle East -
Who are the main parties contesting for the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament?
Kurds voted in a parliamentary election in their semi-autonomous region in northern Iraq on Sunday, with political dynasties expected to extend their ... Features -
From journalist to first woman candidate to run for the presidency of Iraq
The former Kurdistan Alliance deputy, Sarwa Abdul Wahid, announced on Sunday, that she would run for the presidency, which makes her the first woman ... Features -
Iran says strike on Kurd rebels warning to ‘foreign powers’
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Thursday that a missile strike they launched on a Kurdish rebel base in neighboring Iraq last week should serve ... World News -
Kurdish militants kill 11 Iran Guards at Iraqi border post
Militants killed 11 Iranian Revolutionary Guards in an attack on a post on the Iraqi border on Saturday, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency ... Middle East -
Masoud Barzani set to join Iraq’s Sadr-Amiri political bloc
With the announcement of the new political bloc between Iraqi Sairoon Alliance and Fatah Alliance in a surprise move on Tuesday, more alliances have ... Middle East -
Turkish air strikes ‘neutralize’ 15 Kurdish militants
Air strikes by Turkish warplanes “neutralised” at least 15 militants of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq as ... Middle East -
Kurdish parties accused of manipulating election votes
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VIDEO: Iraq rallies military factions to secure upcoming elections
The Iraqi government is securing the upcoming elections due on May 12 by rallying military factions that would exert unified efforts, alongside ... Features