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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party closure case worries US, Europe
Middle East
March 18, 2021
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party closure case worries US, Europe
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United States and Europe have criticized a move by Turkey towards banning the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic…
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party says it will regroup if hit by court ban
Middle East
March 6, 2021
Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party says it will regroup if hit by court ban
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) said on Friday it would keep campaigning under a different banner…
Pope moves ahead with plans to meet Shiite leader in Iraq
Middle East
February 8, 2021
Pope moves ahead with plans to meet Shiite leader in Iraq
ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will meet with Iraq’s top Shiite Muslim cleric, Ali al-Sistani, during a trip next month…
Kurds and government end rival sieges in northern Syria
Middle East
February 3, 2021
Kurds and government end rival sieges in northern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Kurdish forces in northern Syria ended a weekslong siege of government-held neighborhoods in two northeastern cities Tuesday,…
Thirteen killed in car bombs, shooting in northern Syria
Middle East
February 1, 2021
Thirteen killed in car bombs, shooting in northern Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — One Syrian was killed on Sunday and four injured after Kurdish security forces opened fire at pro-government…
Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey?
Middle East
January 25, 2021
Syria: Are water supplies being weaponized by Turkey?
Around one million people in the Kurdish-governed region of Al-Hasakah in Syria’s northeast have again had their water supply cut…
Turkey has right to act if militants not cleared from Syria border – Erdogan
Middle East
October 28, 2020
Turkey has right to act if militants not cleared from Syria border – Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday Turkey had the legitimate right to act again if militants…
For Iraq’s persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk
Middle East
October 16, 2020
For Iraq’s persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk
DOHUK, Iraq (Reuters) – The Yazidis of northern Iraq, an ancient religious minority brutally persecuted by Islamic State, want nothing…
Syrians linked to IS will be allowed to leave sprawling camp
Middle East
October 6, 2020
Syrians linked to IS will be allowed to leave sprawling camp
BEIRUT (AP) — The Kurdish-led authority in northeast Syria will allow Syrian citizens to leave a sprawling camp that houses…
Syria says US oil firm signed deal with Kurdish-led rebels
Middle East
August 2, 2020
Syria says US oil firm signed deal with Kurdish-led rebels
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s foreign ministry said on Sunday that an American oil company had signed an agreement with Kurdish-led…