Iraqi MPs skip session, watch national team lose

As Kurds awaited Halabja's long-overdue accession to province in the Iraqi parliament, Iraqi MPs were more focused on watching a football match

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Kurds, Azerbaijanis in Iran’s Urmia struggle for coexistence, contention for authority

The Azerbaijani protesters were showing the Grey Wolves gesture, a sign of ultranationalism and pan-Turkism, widely regarded as a racially motivated display

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Kurdistan Region leaders deliver messages during Diyarbakir Newroz celebrations

This year’s Newroz celebrations come amid peace talks between the Turkish state and the PKK

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Syria’s new constitution: Dashing hopes for progress

While many in Syria initially extended goodwill to Sharaa, hoping his actions would align with his rhetoric of inclusivity and tolerance, the interim constitution—arguably the most critical document in shaping the post-Assad transition—delivers a serious blow to that goodwill and the prospects for a stable and peaceful Syria.

Mohammed A. Salih

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PYD, ENKS discuss ‘shared Kurdish political vision’ in Syria

The meeting is part of efforts to unify the position of Kurdish parties in Syria and present a united front in talks with the new administration in Damascus.

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Tensions continue between Kurds, Iranian authorities over Newroz celebrations

Clashes broke out between the security forces and the civilians who refused to turn back and insisted on holding the celebrations.

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Kurdish administration in Syria slams Damascus’ Constitutional Declaration

The declaration sets Arabic as the official language of the state, and does not include any mentions of any other ethnicities or religions by name apart from Arab and Islam.

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President Barzani, SDF’s Abdi stress Kurdish unity in Syria

President Barzani has played a mediatory role between Kurdish forces in Syria to help establish a united front for talks with the new administration in Damascus to safeguard the Kurdish nation’s rights in the country.

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Kurdish leadership marks 55th anniversary of landmark autonomy accord with Baghdad

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani said Kurds have historically exhausted the path of dialogue to obtain their rights.

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