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Father who received his son's bones in a box:

We want peace

Service Turkey – Alireza Arsalan, who received the remains of his son, Hakan Arsalan, in a box seven years after he died in the clashes in the Sur region, said that the people have suffered a lot during the years of conflict and now they only want peace.

Swiss Heritage for Kurds

World Service - According to an analysis published by the Kurdish Studies Center, many of the crises of the last century regarding the Kurdish issue have their roots in the political arrangements after the Treaty of Lausanne; an agreement that preferred the interests of the great powers over the national demands of the Kurds.

Barzani's request to Baghdad to deploy a defense system in the Kurdistan Region

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Referring to the recent drone attacks on Erbil, the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region announced that the regional government has asked Baghdad to issue a permit to deploy a defense system in the Kurdistan Region. He also emphasized that the federal government is responsible for preventing the source of attacks and security threats against the region.

Al-Zaidi to travel to Saudi Arabia; disarmament of armed groups at the forefront of Riyadh talks

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Iraqi media sources are reporting on the imminent visit of Ali Al-Zaidi, the country's Prime Minister, to Saudi Arabia; a visit in which, according to these sources, Riyadh will announce its support for the Iraqi government in cases including the government's monopoly on weapons.

Regional Prosecutor's Office:

The closure of the Court of Appeal is more worrisome than the state of the parliament

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The Kurdistan Region Attorney General's Office, expressing concern about the continuation of the political and legal deadlock in the region, announced that the suspension of the Court of Appeal's activities is more worrisome than the state of the parliament, and called on all parties and parliamentary factions to take action as soon as possible to convene a session of the parliament and form the tenth cabinet of the regional government.

Resumption of gas production in Kormor

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - "Dane Gas" Company announced that gas production in the Kormor field has resumed after a stoppage of about 10 days due to security reasons, and the process of increasing production continues in stages; so that by Tuesday, the production capacity will reach 100 percent again.

Ari Harsin:

A meeting of the leaders of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union will be held

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The head of the fourth branch of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Sulaymaniyah announced the holding of a meeting of the leaders of the Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union, and said that the continued delay in these negotiations is detrimental to the Kurdistan Region and that holding this meeting could pave the way for the resumption of parliamentary activity.

Kilicdaroglu supports lifting of Ozgur Ozel's immunity in Turkish parliament

Service Turkey – A media outlet close to the Turkish government claimed that the leadership of the Republican People's Party, headed by Kemal Kilicdaroglu, will vote in favor of lifting the parliamentary immunity of Ozgur Ozel and the New Party representatives if the cases are included in the parliamentary agenda.

Bahçeli:

Özgür Özel should not be the target of political settlements

Service Turkey – Devlet Bahçeli, leader of the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP), in response to the separation of Özgür Özel and 91 deputies from the Republican People's Party (CHP) and the establishment of a new party, called for respect for Özel's political position and Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu's legal rights, and emphasized that the differences between the two movements should not turn into hostility and social tension.

Investigating the Rumor of the PKK’s Permanent Establishment in Halabja

World Service- Halabja, a city that is linked by the memory of the 1988 chemical disaster, Kurdish identity and its strategic location, has once again been at the center of security attention. In an analysis of reports on the recent movements of the PKK in this region, Dr. Donya Bashul says that the importance of Halabja goes beyond a geographical point and that it should be examined within the framework of new developments in Kurdistan and the future role of the PKK.

Intensive diplomacy between Ankara, Baghdad and Erbil to end the PKK case

World Service- According to the person in charge of the Turkey case at the Middle East Think Tank, the visit of the new Iraqi Prime Minister to Turkey and the meetings of the head of the Turkish Intelligence Agency with Iraqi officials and Kurdish leaders are considered a sign that the process of disarming the PKK has entered a new stage.

Gulistan Kilic:

The peace process is in search of its legal framework

Service Turkey – Gulistan Kilic Kocigit, deputy chairwoman of the Dem Party faction in the Turkish parliament, considered the framework law not the end of the peace process, but the first step on a new path, and called for the formation of a “Peace Monitoring and Follow-up Council” with the participation of representatives of all parliamentary parties. She said that this law should provide legal guarantees for participation in democratic politics, the return of individuals, and the laying down of weapons.

The continuation of the military movements of the Zionist regime in Daraa and Quneitra, coinciding with the visit of the UN Secretary-General to Syria

Syria Service - Coinciding with the visit of the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to Syria, the Zionist regime forces established a new checkpoint by entering several villages in the outskirts of Daraa province, and local sources reported shelling of agricultural areas in Quneitra province.

Kurdistan Democratic Party Representative:

Baghdad Should Allocate 140,000 Barrels of Oil to the Region Daily

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service – A Kurdistan Democratic Party representative in the Iraqi parliament announced that the party has asked Baghdad to allocate 140,000 barrels of oil per day to meet the Kurdistan Region’s domestic needs, emphasizing that the 50,000-barrel share does not meet the region’s needs.

Saadi Peera:

We have asked Bafel Talabani to attend the meeting of party leaders

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Member of the Political Bureau of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan announced the party's official request to Bafel Talabani to attend the meeting of the leaders of the region's political parties, and at the same time emphasized that the continued delay in the start of the parliament's work and the formation of a new government is detrimental to the citizens and the future government will not be formed without the participation of the Patriotic Union and the Democratic Party.

The Syrian People's Assembly will vote on its internal regulations today

Syria Service - The Syrian People's Assembly will vote on the draft internal regulations of the assembly today in its second session, which will be held in private; the regulations were drafted by a 17-member committee.

Ahmed al-Shara:

Damascus has no plans for military intervention in Lebanon

Syria Service - "Ahmed al-Shara", the head of the interim Syrian government, announced that Damascus is trying to reach security agreements with Israel through some countries, and at the same time emphasized that the Syrian government has no intention of military intervention in Lebanon.

Tayyip Temel:

announced that Öcalan had assessed the draft peace law as insufficient and limited.

Service Turkey – Tayyip Temel, the joint vice-chair of the DAP, announced that Abdullah Öcalan evaluated the draft peace law as "insufficient and limited, but an important beginning" and called for the process to continue step by step. Temel said that this law should, while providing the possibility of Öcalan's free leadership of the process, enable the return of members and leaders of the freedom movement and their participation in democratic politics.

The Vicious Cycle of Coalition Building in the Kurdistan Region

World Service - The new agreement between the Patriotic Union and the New Generation Movement shows that even reformist and opposition movements in the Kurdistan Region are forced to move within the framework of the same traditional power structure in order to survive and gain political influence.

Lausanne, Öcalan and the Future of the Kurds in Turkey

World Service - The PKK's decision to lay down its arms and emphasize legal and political reforms shows that the Kurdish movement, while preserving its historical narrative of Lausanne, has entered a new stage of political action.

Zubair Aydar called for Kurdish representation in the United Nations

Service Turkey – Zubair Aydar, a member of the KCK Executive Council, called for the representation of the Kurdish people with their identity and independent status in the United Nations in a speech in Switzerland.

What was discussed in Imrali?

Turkish Service - In an article titled "What was discussed in Imrali?", the writer of Azadiya Valat newspaper discussed the sensitive meeting held with Abdullah Ocalan on Imrali Island and the current process. The article was published as the main headline of this week's issue of Azadiya Valat.

The Glass Ceiling of Western Support for the Kurds/  Mansour Oli

Iran Service - Archive 120 exclusive KurdPress interviews with university professors, think tank researchers, and experts on Kurdish issues, the Middle East, and international relations, conducted over more than a decade, yield a strategic conclusion. That conclusion can perhaps be summarized in one sentence: "The West has needed the Kurds, but it does not consider the Kurds its political partner, so it has not yet committed to the political future of the Kurds."

"War tents" in Hasakah failed to change the political equations and balance of power in northern and eastern Syria

Syria Service - An analyst of Syrian affairs, examining the recent developments in Hasakah, believes that the establishment of "war tents" under the title of tribal representation, although carried out with the aim of increasing political pressure simultaneously with the negotiations between Damascus and the autonomous administration, ultimately failed to change the balance of power and showed once again that the future of northern and eastern Syria depends more on the process of negotiations and political agreements than on being determined on the ground.

Relations between Kurds and Arabs should not be damaged

Syria Service - Khaled Ibrahim, a member of the Hasakah Provincial Council, announced the development and implementation of a comprehensive plan for the return of displaced people from Afrin and Sarkheni, and announced that more than 13,000 displaced families are waiting to return to their areas. He also emphasized the need to maintain the coexistence of Kurds and Arabs, resolve the problems of the region through dialogue, resolve the Hasakah water crisis, and support international institutions for the reconstruction process and stabilize security.

Mustafa Karasu:

We have disbanded the PKK and ended the armed struggle against Turkey

Service Turkey – Mustafa Karasu, a member of the KCK Executive Council, emphasized that the PKK has ended the armed struggle against Turkey and said that limiting the peace process to disarmament will not lead to the solution of the Kurdish issue. He considered the implementation of legal and constitutional reforms, providing the possibility of free activity for Abdullah Öcalan, the release of prisoners and the return of political activists abroad as requirements for advancing this process.

The reason for the uprising and mobilization of Syrian Arab tribes against the Kurds

World Service - According to a professor at the University of Oklahoma in America, the dissatisfaction of Arab tribes in Deir Ezzor and Hasakah is not simply ethnic in origin, but rather due to the economic crisis, competition over oil resources, and the feeling of being excluded from the new Syrian power structure.

120 Kurdistan Press Interviews with Western Experts; Decoding the "Glass Ceiling" of Western Support for the Kurds

World Service - A comprehensive analysis of 12 years of conversations with prominent Western experts brings a clear message: Washington and European capitals' support for the Kurds will not go to the point of disrupting the "nation-state" order and angering regional allies like Turkey, and this "glass ceiling" is the West's unchanging approach.

Changing the Military Arrangement of the P. K. K. in the Kurdistan Region

World Service-As the peace process between Turkey and the Kurdistan Workers' Party progresses, reports indicate that the group is gradually transferring its military headquarters and infrastructure from the border areas of Turkey to the border strip in the east of the Kurdistan Region.

Turkish Justice Minister Akin Gurlek:

Amnesty Laws Only Include PKK Members

Service Turkey – The Turkish Justice Minister announced that the government has no plan for a general amnesty and that the legal package being prepared only includes regulations regarding PKK members.