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Iraq draft budget intensifies Kurd oil export row
The draft budget requires the Kurds to export 400,000 barrels per day (bpd) well above the region’s current export capacity Economy -
Kurds protest in Turkey
Demonstrators scuffled with riot police in Istanbul as they tried to march to the French consulate demanding justice for three female Kurdish rebels ... Perspective -
Turkish court orders release of Kurdish lawmakers accused of militant links
Court rulings addressing criticism from EU over Turkey's lengthy detentions for the defendants Middle East -
Turkey honors once-defamed Kurdish singer
Turkey on Tuesday honored the once-defamed Kurdish singer Ahmet Kaya, who died in France in exile 13 years ago Entertainment -
Kurdish militants free 4 abducted Turkish soldiers
The two officers and two sergeants were seized on Sunday by PKK guerrillas who set up a roadblock on a country road Middle East -
For Syrian refugees in Domiz, Kurdish is one of few comforts
Amid the small stores and shisha cafes of Domiz, the Kurdish language thrives Features -
Militants attack in shopping mall kills nine in Iraq
Eleven other hostages from the mall were freed by security forces Middle East -
NGO: Syria jihadists kidnap 50 Kurds
Abductions come months into battles for control of parts of northern Syria Middle East -
A Syrian-Kurdish refugee wedding
Syrian-Kurdish refugees celebrate their wedding at a refugee camp in northern Iraq. Perspective -
Turkey’s ambitious plan for Greater Kurdistan
It was a historic day in Diyarbakir, the heartland of Kurds in southeastern Turkey, for the rare opportunity to reinforce peace in Kurdish populated ... World -
Syrian opposition: Kurd self-rule ‘hostile’ act
Syria’s main opposition National Coalition blasted Kurdish groups declaring provincial self-rule as a “hostile” act to the country’s “revolution” Middle East -
Syrian Kurdish leader claims military gains against Islamists
Islamist groups in northern Syria are weakening after months of fighting and Kurdish militias are gaining ground, a top Kurdish leader said on ... Middle East -
Syrian Kurds declare autonomous government
Following a series of military gains, Syrian Kurds in the northeast of the country announced on Tuesday the formation of a transitional autonomous ... Middle East -
Syrian Kurds’ military gains stir unease
With a string of military gains across northeastern Syria, a Kurdish militia is solidifying a geographic and political presence in the war-torn ... Analysis -
Turkish riot police fire tear gas at Syria wall protesters
Turkish riot police fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of demonstrators who were protesting Thursday over the building of a controversial ... Middle East -
Kurds in Iraq, Syria work as shield against al-Qaeda
Despite differences between Kurdish parties in Iraq and Syria, they have come together to prevent groups linked to al-Qaeda from infiltrating their ... Analysis -
Dubai’s Emaar launches $3 bln project in Iraqi Kurdistan
Emaar Properties, Dubai’s largest property firm, launched a $3 billion development in Arbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, on ... Property -
Syria Kurds take Iraq border post from jihadists, says NGO
Kurdish militants seized a crossing on the eastern border with Iraq early Saturday following three days of clashes with jihadists belonging to an ... Middle East -
At least 41 killed in Syria Kurd-jihadist fighting
At least 41 fighters have been killed in violent clashes pitting Kurds against jihadists and Islamist rebels in northeastern Syria, a monitoring group ... Middle East -
Kurd leader says still hopeful of Turkey peace deal
Jailed Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan said Monday he was still hopeful a peace deal with the Turkish state was possible but argued that Ankara needed ... Middle East -
Turkey is a democracy enjoyed by all, says official
A member of Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development party told Al Arabiya’s Point of Order show that Turkey is a functioning democracy in ... Middle East -
Iraqi Kurdistan’s chief ready to strike militants in Syria, Iraq
Iraqi Kurdistan is prepared to strike militants anywhere, including in neighboring Syria, but must avoid being drawn into its civil war, the ... Middle East -
Rebels kill five Iranian elite troops in Kurdish region
Rebels killed five members of Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard in a clash Thursday in the Kurdish Baneh region in the northwest, media reports said. ... Middle East -
Turkey recaptures most escaped ‘Kurd rebel’ prisoners
Turkish security forces have recaptured all but one of 18 escaped prisoners detained for suspected links with the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Kurds vote amid rows, regional tensions
Iraq’s Kurds voted Saturday in their first election in four years as their autonomous region grapples with disputes with Baghdad while fellow ... Analysis -
Iraqi Kurds go to polls as tense region seeks greater autonomy
Iraq's Kurds voted Saturday in their first election in four years amid tensions between their autonomous region and Baghdad. The region’s ... Middle East -
Bargaining Kurdish rights with the PKK
A peace process aimed at burying decades-old hostilities between the Turkish state and its Kurdish minority has emerged as a hopeful positive ... World -
Kurdish rebels halt withdrawal from Turkey
A pro-Kurdish news agency says Kurdish rebels have suspended their withdrawal from Turkey over what they see as the Turkish government’s failure ... World News -
Iraq’s Kurdistan region sets quota for Syrian refugees
Syrian refugees continue to stream over the border into northern Iraq, where the Kurdistan regional government has put in place a daily quota of 3,000 ... Middle East -
Iraqi Kurdistan ‘ready to defend Syrian Kurds’
Iraqi Kurdistan’s leader threatened on Saturday to intervene to protect Kurds in neighboring Syria, who are caught up in fighting between ... Middle East