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Turkish drone kills PKK official in Iraq: Kurdish security
Aug 06, 2023 (AFP)
The "Turkish army drone" targeted a car with PKK fighters in the district of Chamchamal, near Iraqi Kurdistan's second city Sulaimaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan's coun...
Afghan supreme leader warns fighters against attacks abroad: defence minister
Aug 06, 2023 (AFP)
Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid said in a speech to members of Afghanistan's security forces, broadcast by state television on Saturday, that fighting outside Afghanist...
Delayed polls for Iraq Kurd parliament set for February
Aug 03, 2023 (AFP)
The election had been due to be held in October last year, but the two main parties in northern Iraq, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Uni...
U.S. bans imports of 2 Chinese companies over forced Uyghur labor
Aug 02, 2023 (UPI)
Effective Wednesday, imports from Chinese battery company Camel Group and spice and extract manufacturer Chenguang BioTech Group are banned on accusations that ...
Suicide blast kills at least 39 at Pakistan political gathering
Jul 30, 2023 (AFP)
The blast targeted the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-F (JUI-F) party, a government coalition partner led by an influential firebrand cleric. More than 400 party members ...
Turkish strike in Iraq kills 4 militants: Kurdish officials
Jul 29, 2023 (AFP)
The strike on Friday near Iraqi Kurdistan's second city Sulaimaniyah came as Kurdish authorities in neighbouring Syria said a drone attack also by Turkey had ki...
Iraqi Kurdistan demo in support of jailed journalist
Jul 23, 2023 (AFP)
Sherwan Sherwani is the former editor of the monthly Bashur, known for its investigations into corruption. He was arrested in 2020 and jailed the following year...
10 months since Iran's protests, Kurdish exiles in limbo
Jul 22, 2023 (AFP)
She avoids drawing attention in her waitress job and hides her face behind a Covid mask when she walks the streets of Arbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The...
New war with Azerbaijan 'very likely': Armenia PM to AFP
Jul 21, 2023 (AFP)
Baku and Yerevan have fought two wars over the mountainous enclave and the signature of a peace treaty remains a distant prospect. Talks under the mediation of ...
Ten killed in landslide in India, dozens missing
Jul 20, 2023 (AFP)
Rescue teams were battling lashing rain in the remote, hilly and forested Raigad district, with people scrambling at mounds of earth and rubble. Devendra Fadnav...
Swedish top court blocks extradition of two wanted by Turkey
Jul 13, 2023 (AFP)
The ruling comes just days after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced he was ready to allow Sweden to join the military alliance. However on Wednesd...
China's Xi congratulates Uzbek president on re-election: state media
Jul 10, 2023 (AFP)
"Xi Jinping pointed out, in recent years, under our joint leadership, China-Uzbekistan relations have achieved breakthrough development, and cooperation in vari...
State Dept. report on chaotic Afghanistan withdrawal finds fault with planning
Jul 01, 2023 (UPI)
The State Department submitted its "After Action Review" on the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan on Friday. The assessment is highly critical of the Biden Ad...
Pakistan says 102 in military court over ex-PM Khan arrest violence
Jun 26, 2023 (AFP)
Khan's arrest on graft charges at the Islamabad High Court on May 9 sparked deadly street violence, with thousands of supporters clashing with police and some s...
Sweden to extradite self-proclaimed PKK supporter to Turkey
Jun 12, 2023 (AFP)
Turkey has accused Sweden of being a haven for "terrorists," especially members of the the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, a group blacklisted by Ankara, and...
EU wants 'sincere' partnership with Central Asia: Michel to AFP
Jun 02, 2023 (AFP)
Moscow's invasion of Ukraine has prompted global powers like China and the European Union to seek a greater role in Central Asia at a time when many in the regi...
After IS and bombs, refugee sisters sing of Kurdish sorrow
Jun 02, 2023 (AFP)
Aged in their early 20s, they have twice been driven from their family home in the northern Syrian town of Kobane -- once by the Islamic State group, and again ...
Missing Uyghur man 'accounted for': Amnesty International
May 30, 2023 (AFP)
The group said it spoke with Abuduwaili Abudureheman on Tuesday and was told he "did not travel to Hong Kong, contrary to previous information received". Amnest...
China deploys police, makes arrests after mosque clashes
May 30, 2023 (AFP)
The town of Nagu, Yunnan province, recently pushed ahead with plans to raze four minarets and the dome roof of the Najiaying Mosque, a resident said on Monday, ...
Hong Kong blasts rights group over missing Uyghur man allegation
May 27, 2023 (AFP)
The group said in a statement Friday that Abuduwaili Abudureheman, born in China's northwestern region of Xinjiang, travelled from South Korea to Hong Kong on M...
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