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US encourages ‘prompt and sustained’ dialogue for Kurdistan Region's parties after election
The US government encouraged political parties in the Kurdistan Region to have dialogue following the announcement of election results on Monday, stressing there is more that unites than divides them.
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US sending more troops to Middle East: Pentagon
The Pentagon announced on Monday that the US is sending additional troops to the Middle East in response to escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon.
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Qatar strongly condemns deadly attack on gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan
Qatar condemned the deadly attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan late on Friday, which left at least four Yemeni workers killed and two other workers injured.
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France condemns attack on Kormor gas field
The French Consulate in Erbil strongly condemned the attack on the Kormor gas field.
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Racist attacks by ultranationalist Turks in Belgium leave several Kurds seriously injured
A large group of ultranationalist Turks launched a racist attack on Kurdish families returning to their homes in the Belgian towns of Houthalen-Helchteren and Heusden-Zolder in Leuven after celebrating Nevruz on Sunday, leaving several of them injured, according to reports by Medya News and ANF English.
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Kurdish language class bridges generations and cultures in a Moorhead classroom / Dan Gunderson
Zak Amin has worked as a liaison to Kurdish families, and as an English as a second language instructor at Moorhead Public Schools.
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Blinken will visit Turkey on Saturday: Turkish FM
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Turkey on Saturday to discuss bilateral and regional issues, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told reporters, according to the state-run Anadolu news agency.
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Us and Turkey FMs discuss war in Gaza, bilateral ties in Ankara
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan engaged in a two-and-a-half-hour discussion in Ankara, primarily centered on the developments in Gaza, with expectations for a ceasefire and a lasting solution.
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The axis of global power is unlikely to shift from West to East in the 21st century / Eser Karakas
The West is superior in university rankings, national competitiveness, and corporate innovation.
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US Secretary of State speaks to Turkish FM as tension flares in northern Syria
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan on Friday, the State Department said.
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Russia voices concern over Armenia's growing engagement with U.S.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov expressed concern about the recent engagement of the Armenian government with the United States which involves conducting joint military exercises, and said, "We do not see it as a good thing for an aggressive NATO country to try to enter the South Caucasus."
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Expanded UK-Turkey trade deal seen as win-win, could include services
Since it left the European Union in January 2020, the United Kingdom has been trying to make the most of its divorce from its largest trading partner by forging deeper relationships with middle powers such as India, Singapore and Turkey.
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US senator sets condition for F-16 sales to Turkey
Turkey and Sweden have yet to reach an agreement on Sweden's NATO membership just days before the critical NATO summit in Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania.
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Russian FM say Iran will join Shanghai organization next week
Iran will be formally approved as a member of the regional Shanghai Cooperation Organization with China, Russia and Central Asian countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday.
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US urges Erbil to set aside problems with Baghdad
The US wants the Kurds and Iraqi government to set aside their differences and work for the public good, assistant secretary of state for Near Eastern affairs Barbara Leaf said today, as they did to address the recent disruption of northern Iraq crude exports via Turkey.
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Turkey-Syria potential normalization threatens US presence in NE Syria – daily
If Turkey normalizes ties with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, it will allow him to regain control of northern Syria and weaponized Islamic State (ISIS) militants to attack the US-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF).
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Analyst says US needs to provide SDF with drones
The US needs to provide Mazloum Abdi, Commander in Chief of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with drones of their own and anti-aircraft capabilities, Michael Rubin, the American policy analyst and former official at the Pentagon, told North Press on Saturday.