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Iraq Defence Minister meets Massoud Barzani
Massoud Barzani, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), had a meeting with the Iraqi Minister of Defense and discussed coordination between the Peshmerga forces and the Iraqi army.
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Oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan still on hold
The Association of the Petroleum Industry of Kurdistan (APIKUR) has not been contacted by Kurdish or Iraqi officials regarding the resumption of oil flows from the Iraq-Turkey pipeline.
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Iraqi government delegation to address oil issues in Kurdistan Region
A delegation from the Iraqi government, led by the Oil Minister, is scheduled to visit Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, on Sunday.
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Turkey CHP alarms on judicial crisis
In a stirring address at the TBMM (Grand National Assembly of Turkey), Turkey main opposition CHP (Republican People's Party) Group Deputy Chairman Gokhan Gunaydin raised severe concerns about the state of the rule of law in the country.
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Potential delay looms for Iraqi Kurdistan's parliamentary elections / Dana Taib Menmy
Parliamentary elections in the Iraqi Kurdistan region, scheduled for 25 February, might be delayed again due to legal and political issues in the country.
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Two drone attacks target US forces in Kurdistan Region
Two drone attacks targeted US and coalition forces on Wednesday at Al-Harir Air Base in Erbil governorate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
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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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Iran FM discusses Gaza situation with Iraqi counterpart
Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has discussed the ongoing war in Gaza with his counterpart from Iraq, stressing the importance of supporting the Palestinian people in the blockaded territory where the Israeli regime has intensified its ground and aerial attacks.
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Turkey main opposition party CHP elects new leader
The congress of Republican People's Party has ended Kemal Kilicdaroglu's 13-year term and elected Ozgur Ozel as the new leader, less than five months ahead of the coming local elections.
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Ilham Ehmed warns about Gaza war effects on the map of Middle East and the regional countries
Ilham Ehmed, the co-chairman of the MSD Executive Council, warned about the effects of the war in the Gaza Strip on the map of the Middle East and the countries of the region.
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200-kilometer-long security fence between Iraq, Iran completed
As part of an agreement made earlier this year between Baghdad and Tehran regarding border security, Iraq announced that a 200-kilometer border security barrier on its border with Iran had been completed.
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Turkey says will try to facilitate Sweden’s NATO bid ratification
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would try as much as possible to facilitate the parliamentary ratification of Sweden’s NATO membership but added that Stockholm had still not taken sufficient action on Kurdish militants, Reuters reported.
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Iran, Iraq call for strengthening economic ties
Iran’s Minister of Trade, Industry, and Mine Abbas Aliabadi and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' Al Sudani have urged strengthening economic ties between Tehran and Baghdad.
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Nechirvan Barzani to visit Paris today
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq is set to embark on an official visit to Paris on Friday, responding to a formal invitation extended by French President Emmanuel Macron.
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Turkey pro-Kurdish party to seek ministry’s permission to meet with Ocalan
A group of lawmakers from the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy Party (HEDEP) have announced that they will ask for permission from the Justice Ministry to meet with the jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), the Mezopotamya news agency reported.
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President Raisi visits Kurdistan province to inaugurate mega projects
Kurdistan province in western Iran was connected to the country's rail network as the 24th province with the inauguration of the 151 km long Hamadan-Sanandaj railway project by the President.
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Third Moscow Kurdish Film Festival announces its winners
On the closing ceremony of the III Moscow Kurdish Film Festival took place in the capital's Illusion cinema. The film “Things Unheard Of” won in the nomination “Best Short Fiction Film”, the film “The Mountains: A Feminine Narration” won in “Best Documentary Short Film”, the jury recognized “Bîr” as the “Best Documentary Film”, and “Best Feature Film” - "The Hole in the Wall".
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Iranian and Turkish FMs to discuss Gaza conflict in Ankara
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian is set to visit Ankara today for high-level talks primarily focusing on the recent conflict in Gaza. This visit was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, highlighting that discussions would predominantly center on the escalating situation in Palestine.
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Russia's lashes out at West's military support for Syrian Kurds
The representative of Russia in the United Nations considered the support of the West, especially the United States, to the Syrian Kurds as the cause of the conflict between the Kurds and the Syrian Arabs in the eastern part of this country.
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Republic of Turkey: An unfinished republican project / Toros Korkmaz
"In modern Turkey, the republican regime must remove the obstacles to the sovereignty of all and not only of a selected group of people, and the anti-establishment political movements must take a dominant position in society."
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HEDEP to address enhanced isolation of PKK Leader Abdullah Ocalan
Turkey Parliamentary Group of the HEDEP (Equality and Democracy Party of Peoples) is set to make a public statement on November 2 regarding the intensified solitary confinement of Abdullah Ocalan, the leader of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
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10 PKK militants killed in suspected Turkish airstrikes in Kurdistan Region
Ten militants from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) were killed in airstrikes on northern Iraq suspected to have been launched by Turkey, Agence France-Presse reported, citing Iraqi Kurdish authorities on Thursday.
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Kurdish prisoners in Turkey complain of restrictions on their language, culture
A prison administration in Ankara has refused to deliver Kurdish-language books sent to inmates and forbidden them from singing in Kurdish and performing folk dances, the Evrensel newspaper reported on Friday, citing a letter sent by 30 inmates.
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Iraqi PM orders forming a fact-finding committee over clashes between Iraqi and Peshmerga forces
The Prime Minister of Iraq ordered the formation of a committee to carefully investigate the issues related to the Makhmour camp and the cause of the conflict between the Peshmerga forces of the Kurdistan Region and the Iraqi forces.
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Three killed in clashes between Iraqi army and Peshmerga
Two Iraqi soldiers were killed and a fighter of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces also died on Sunday as the two sides clashed in a mountainous northern area, Iraqi and Kurdish security sources said.
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Turkish court refuses to issue Red Notice for arrest of murder suspect cop
The police officer allegedly killed a 12-year old child while he was playing with his friends near his house.
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US Harir Air Base in Iraqi Kurdistan targeted
Local sources in Iraqi Kurdistan said on Saturday that a loud explosion was heard in Al-Harir Air Base belonging to the US Army in Erbil Province of the autonomous region.
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Third Kurdish Film Festival in Moscow
The third Kurdish Film Festival in Moscow is being held from October 12 to 19.
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U.S. boosts defenses in Syria amid growing regional threats
In response to escalating tensions in Syria's oil-rich provinces, the United States has amplified its military defenses in Hasakah and Deir Ezzor.
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Turkey pro-Kurdish party rebrands, elects new leadership
HDP changes name to Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party, sets sights on elections.