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Gorran’s two factions clash over planned party congress
A leadership dispute within the Change Movement (Gorran) has escalated as the party’s two rival factions disagree over the ...
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New consulate in the Kurdistan Region will enhance Washington-Erbil ties: US
The United States’ new consulate in Erbil will enhance diplomatic cooperation with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and Iraq, a US State Department spokesperson said on Monday.
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After 45 year, will the Kurdish-Turkish conflict in Iraq come to an end?
Masoud Barzani, the leader of Iraqi Kurdistan’s ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party, fully welcomed Öcalan's call to lay down his arms, writing that "peace is the only right way to resolve ...
'Öcalan's call for non-violent democratic struggle could create a new social contract for the Kurdistan question'
OP-ED. The Kurdish people are at a decisive moment in their history, oscillating between hope and skepticism about their ...
In Turkey's Kurdish heartland, distrust erodes peace process hopes
Turkey's crackdown on President Tayyip Erdogan's main rival and silence on what reforms might follow the end of a 40-year ...
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Iraqi Kurdistan faces a deepening economic crisis as unpaid wages pile up
Reliant on government wages, the KRG’s 1.2 million civil servants feel pressured to support the region’s dominant parties, the Kurdistan Democratic party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Erdogan's government arrests Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu in Turkish political crackdown
Political opposition leader and Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was in Turkish police custody Wednesday after he was arrested ...
Pro-Kurdish party says Turkey vague on peace steps after PKK pledge
Turkey's pro-Kurdish party said that President Tayyip Erdogan's ruling alliance had offered no clear steps during closed-door talks on Monday meant to advance a peace process after Kurdish militants ...