Iraq holds first elections for provincial councils in a decade
Voting began in Iraq on Monday in the first elections for provincial councils in a decade, with the ruling Shi’ite Muslim alliance likely to extend...
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Iraqi FM Fuad Hussein: US-Iran prisoner swap ‘will lead to less
Issued on: 20/09/2023 – 12:11 On the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly in New York, Iraqi Foreign Minister and deputy PM Fuad Hussein spoke...
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Iraqi president condemns Turkish bombardment of autonomous Kurdish region
Issued on: 08/04/2023 – 17:59 Iraqi President Abdel Latif Rashid condemned Turkey on Saturday for bombarding an area near Sulaimaniyah airport in the autonomous Kurdish...
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Graphic novel spotlights dangerous lives of Iranian Kurdish 'Kolbars'
The Persian-Kurdish word “Kolbar” can be translated to “one who carries a load”. It’s used to describe those who carry goods illegally across the mountainous...
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The Kurds, a nation without a state: A century-long fight for rights and autonomy
In this special edition of Middle East Matters, we focus on the Kurds. Spread across four nations, they are the world’s largest stateless ethnic group. Indigenous...
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Exiles: Meet the Iranian women taking up arms in Iraqi Kurdistan
Issued on: 16/12/2022 – 13:38 Her death has sparked the biggest uprising against the Iranian regime since the mullahs came to power more than 40...
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Iraqi Kurdistan under attack as Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups
Issued on: 30/11/2022 – 13:09 For decades, Iranian Kurdish opposition groups have sought refuge in neighbouring Iraq. But in recent weeks, they have been targeted by...
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Protestors in Iran Kurdistan celebrate US World Cup win
Issued on: 30/11/2022 – 03:41 Protesters in Iranian Kurdistan let off fireworks and celebrated after Iran lost to arch foe the United States in the...
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Iraq ‘strongly’ condemns Turkish-Iranian strikes in Kurdistan
/ Middle East Issued on: 21/11/2022 – 16:57 01:48 People look at a site damaged by Turkish airstrikes in the village of Taql Baql, in...
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Dozens killed in Turkish air strikes against Kurdish militants in Syria, Iraq
Issued on: 20/11/2022 – 16:21 Turkey announced on Sunday it had carried out air strikes against the bases of outlawed Kurdish militants across northern Syria...
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Iraqi MPs to meet in new bid to elect president, end deadlock
Issued on: 13/10/2022 – 10:34 Lawmakers in crisis-hit Iraq are set to meet Thursday for their fourth attempt this year to elect a new state...
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Death toll climbs in Iranian drone attack on Iraq’s Kurdish region
An Iranian drone bombing campaign targeting the bases of an Iranian-Kurdish opposition group in northern Iraq on Wednesday killed at least nine people and wounded...