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Perwin Yousef and Ghrib Hassou elected as new PYD co-chairs
Perwin Yousef and Ghrib Hassou have been elected as the new co-chairs of the Democratic Union Party (PYD) during the party's 10th Congress.
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True peace is impossible without the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syrian soil: MSD
On the occasion of International Day of Peace, the Syrian Democratic Council (MSD) has called on all parties involved in the Syrian crisis and the region to work towards ending the crisis in Syria.
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Iranian, Turkish presidents hold talk in New York
The Iranian and Turkish presidents have met and held talks on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
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Turkish district governor rejects Kurdish name for park, calling it ‘foreign’ language
The Silvan district governor's office in Turkey's southeastern Diyarbakir province has rejected the DEM Party-led municipality's decision to rename a park to "Rindêxan," after an important Kurdish cultural figure. The office referred to Kurdish as a "foreign language" in its ruling.
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Foreign oil companies ask for the resumption of Kurdistan Region oil export
The Kurdistan Oil Industry Association, representing foreign oil companies operating in the region, has called, coinciding with the United Nations General Assembly, for the resumption of oil exports from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq to Turkey.
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Ammar al-Hakim sympathizes with Iran over Tabas explosion
The leader of Iraq’s National Wisdom Movement in a message expressed his condolences to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution and noble nation of Islamic Iran over the coal mine explosion in South Khorasan province.
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Talabani confirms elections will proceed as sheduled
Iraqi Kurdistan Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talaban on Sunday said that the region's upcoming parliamentary elections will be held on time and called for election campaigns to be conducted without conflict to ensure transparency.
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Erdogan says ready to meet with Syrian president Assad
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday that he was ready to meet with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Assad, and was waiting for Damascus to respond to Ankara's request.
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Turkish FM says a frozen war exists between Turkey and Syria
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has stated that a "frozen war" has been ongoing between Turkey and Syria since 2017.
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Ahead of regional polls, ‘Change’ seen as faltering in Iraqi Kurdistan
The Gorran Movement, which means “change” in Sorani Kurdish, was originally founded to represent the growing swathes of dissatisfied voters in Iraqi Kurdistan.
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Masrour Barzani calls for removal of foreign armed groups from Shingal
On Saturday, Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani reiterated his demand for the withdrawal of foreign armed groups from the Shingal district stressing the importance of fully implementing the Erbil-Baghdad agreement.
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Iran appoints Kurdish Sunni politician as Kurdistan Province governor
Arash Zerehtan Lahoni, a Kurdish Sunni politician, has been appointed as the new governor of Iran’s western province of Kurdistan, according to the government spokesperson.
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Iran, Iraqi Kurdistan to establish joint chamber to boost trade
Iran and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq are seeking to establish a joint chamber of commerce to facilitate trade between the two regions, a senior Iranian official said on Wednesday.
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Turkey Pro-Kurdish party accuses gov’t of covering up 8-year-old’s murder
Tulay Hatimogullari, co-chairperson of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (DEM Party), has accused the Turkish government of collaborating with paramilitary forces to cover up the murder of an 8-year-old girl in southeastern Turkey.
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IV Moscow Kurdish Film Festival opens with the Sinjar by Spanish filmmaker
The IV Moscow Kurdish film festival with the screening of the film Sinjar directed by Anna Bofarul by the Spanish filmmaker will be opened, Kurdish film reporter Mansour Jahani told Kurdpress.
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Mohammed al-Halbousi lashes out at providing of advanced artillery to Peshmerga forces
Mohammed al-Halbousi, the former Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, has expressed his opposition to the provision of advanced weapons to the Peshmerga forces.
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Turkish presidential office source: no agreement on Rrdogan-Assad meeting
A source from the Turkish Presidential Office has revealed that Turkish and Syrian officials have not reached any agreement regarding a meeting between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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Talabani: This election will bring significant changes
Bafel Jalal Talabani, the president of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), met with Yann Briem, the French Consul General in the Kurdistan Region, in Dabashan, the PUK headquarters in Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region.
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Envoy says KRG ready to release imprisoned Iranian nationals
Iran's ambassador to Baghdad, Mohammad Kazem Al-e Sadeq has revealed that Kurdistan Regional Government officials have agreed to cooperate with Tehran on the release or extradition of Iranian nationals currently held in Erbil and Sulaimani.
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Will new opposition parties shake up upcoming polls in Iraqi Kurdistan?
After repeated delays, Iraqi Kurdistan’s sixth parliamentary elections since 1992 are finally slated to be held next month.
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Iran, Iraq sign media cooperation document
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Iraq have inked a cooperation document to expand media cooperation.
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Iranian president Pezeshkian holds talk with KDP Leader Masoud Barzani
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met and held talks with the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani on Thursday morning.
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Nechirvan Barzani assures Iran of Iraqi Kurdistan's non-threatening stance
During a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, the President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, reiterated that his region poses no threat to Iran and aims to be a source of opportunity for the Islamic Republic.
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Pezeshkian: Iran to strengthen its relations with Iraqi Kurdistan
The Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has told the Iraqi Kurdish media Rudaw that he will visit the Kurdish region in northern Iraq, adding that his government will try to bolster ties between the Region.
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Iranian President Pezeshkian Meets Iraqi President Rashid
The President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian met with Abdul Latif Rashid, the President of Iraq, at the Baghdad Palace.
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Shia Coordination Framework demands a timeline for Turkish withdrawal from Iraq
The Shia Coordination Framework has criticized the signing of a "security agreement" between Iraq and Turkey and demanded a timeline for the withdrawal of Turkish military forces from Iraqi soil.
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14 Memoranda of Understanding Signed with Iraq: Pezeshkian
In a press conference with the Iraqi Prime Minister, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian stated: "14 cooperation agreements were signed between Iran and Iraq, marking the beginning of a path towards expanded collaboration between the two nations."
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IV Moscow Kurdish film festival unveils 2024 jury members
The IV Moscow Kurdish Film Festival, which will be held in the capital from September 18 to 22, announces the jury.
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Syria senior Kurdish commander killed in blast: rights group
A human rights group said a senior commander from the security forces in northeast Syria’s semi-autonomous, Kurdish-led administration was killed on Tuesday in a blast near a prison in Hasakeh province, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Six children of a Kurdish political prisoner transferred to a dtate orphanage
Six children of a Kurdish political prisoner, who were attempting to cross the Semalka (Khabur) border, were sent to a state orphanage in Şirnak.