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Iran will not allow Trump-backed corridor linking Azerbaijan to exclave; Russia cautious
Aug 09, 2025 (AFP)
The planned corridor, dubbed the "Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity", is a key part of a peace deal signed at the White House on Friday between...
Syria rejects Kurd bid to keep weapons: government source
Jul 24, 2025 (AFP)
The Kurds, who control large swathes of the north and east, are negotiating with the central government on the integration of their civil and military instituti...
One killed as Iraqi Kurds protest power cuts
Jul 14, 2025 (AFP)
Residents in the Rawandz region, northeast of Kurdistan's capital Arbil, said protesters had taken to the streets and blocked a main highway leading to a border...
Kurdish PKK fighters destroy weapons at disarmament ceremony
Jul 11, 2025 (AFP)
The ceremony marked a major step in the transition of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) from armed insurgency to democratic politics as part of a broader effor...
Iraq's Kurdistan enjoys all-day state electricity
Jul 09, 2025 (AFP)
The northern region of Kurdistan has long promoted itself as a haven of relative stability in an otherwise volatile country. Despite Iraq's vast oil wealth, the...
Turkey says 12 soldiers now dead of methane exposure in Iraq
Jul 07, 2025 (AFP)
The incident comes at a sensitive time, with Turkey in talks to end the conflict with the Kurds after the PKK militant group agreed to halt its decades-long arm...
Russia becomes first country to recognise Taliban govt
Jul 04, 2025 (AFP)
The Taliban swept back to power in 2021 after ousting the foreign-backed government and have imposed an austere version of Islamic law. They have keenly sought ...
Kurdish PKK fighters to destroy weapons in 'goodwill' act: commanders
Jul 01, 2025 (AFP)
The planned disarmament marks a turning point in the militant group's transition from armed insurgency to political negotiation, as part of a broader effort to ...
China's Xi in Kazakhstan to cement 'eternal' Central Asia ties
Jun 17, 2025 (AFP)
The summit in Astana brought together Xi with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Under Russia's orbit until the fal...
China's Xi headed to Central Asia summit in Kazakhstan: state media
Jun 16, 2025 (AFP)
Xi will hold bilateral meetings before the summit on Tuesday, Kazakhstan's presidency said. The heads of state of Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmen...
China's Xi in Kazakhstan for Central Asia summit
Jun 16, 2025 (AFP)
State news agency Xinhua reported at around 12:30 pm Kazakh time (0730 GMT) that the Chinese leader had touched down in the capital Astana. Images from Chinese ...
Pakistan increases defence budget by 20 percent
Jun 10, 2025 (AFP)
More than 70 people were killed in the four-day conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May before a ceasefire was announced. Finance minister Muhammad...
India defence chief says jet downed in Pakistan conflict
May 31, 2025 (AFP)
India and Pakistan were engaged in a four-day conflict this month, their worst standoff since 1999, before a ceasefire was agreed on May 10. More than 70 people...
Turkey, PKK must both change for peace: former militant
May 25, 2025 (AFP)
Talking over a glass of tea in a square in Diyarbakir, the biggest city in Turkey's Kurdish-dominated southeast, this 50-year-old former fighter with long aubur...
Pakistan, India extend airspace ban on each other
May 23, 2025 (AFP)
It comes a month after the deadly April 22 attack on Indian tourists in Kashmir, which sparked a four-day military conflict between India and Pakistan. More tha...
Pentagon chief launches another review into U.S Afghanistan withdrawal
May 21, 2025 (UPI)
In a memo, Hegseth said the Pentagon has been reviewing the withdrawal for the last three months and that he has concluded there is "need to conduct a comprehen...
China says it backs Pakistan in defending 'sovereignty'
May 20, 2025 (AFP)
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said China welcomed the two countries "handling differences through dialogue" as he met his Pakistani counterpart Mohammad Isha...
Pentagon chief orders review of US withdrawal from Afghanistan
May 20, 2025 (AFP)
"I have concluded that we need to conduct a comprehensive review to ensure that accountability for this event is met and that the complete picture is provided t...
PKK urges Turkey to ease imprisonment of 'chief negotiator' Ocalan
May 20, 2025 (AFP)
A spokesman for the Kurdish group, blacklisted as a "terrorist" organisation by Ankara and its Western allies, told AFP in an interview on Monday that Turkey ha...
India to resume border ceremony with Pakistan
May 20, 2025 (AFP)
At least 60 people died in fighting triggered by an April 22 attack on tourists in Indian-administered Kashmir that New Delhi accused Islamabad of backing -- a ...
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