Kurdistan

Kurdistan regional elections mark a step forward for Iraq’s stability

Elections in the Kurdistan region are important because they provide a beacon of democracy for the region.

Iraqi Kurds vote in regional election amid oil export crisis and political rifts

The elections come as the region grapples with the fallout from the suspension of its oil exports, a critical source of revenue.

By REUTERS
20/10/2024
 A war between Israel and Iran (illustrative)

Iranian diplomat claims Israel threatens Iran from Iraq

His comments were reported by several media, including the Farsi language website ABS News and the Arabic media site Mideast News. 

Syrian Kurdish forces release 50 Islamic State detainees

The agreement was reached between the Kurdish-led Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES) and local tribal leaders

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
03/09/2024

Iraqi army downs Turkish military drone over Baghdad-administered territory

The drone was downed over the city's central district, damaging a house and injuring a worker at a nearby construction site.

By THE MEDIA LINE
02/09/2024

The war on Syrian Kurds and the little-known axis of ethnic cleansing

Local and global rights groups have raised alarms about these crimes, but the perpetrators continue their campaign, unrestrained by the international community. 

By HADEEL OUEIS
12/08/2024

My journey through Arab media: A Kurdish journalist’s gloomy account

Suzan Quitaz, a veteran Kurdish journalist, faced bias and hostility in Qatari media for highlighting Jewish and Israeli perspectives.

01/08/2024

Kurdish fighters met with Turkish artillery strikes in northern Iraq

According to Community Peacemakers Teams (CPT), a local NGO operating in Iraqi Kurdistan, the bombing did not injure or kill any civilians.

By THE MEDIA LINE STAFF
28/07/2024
KURDISH PROTESTERS carry flags and a banner with a portrait of jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)

Iraq claims it has arrested PKK-linked cell suspected of planning attacks

Iraqi official said the arrested suspects had also planned to attack busy market areas in the capital, Baghdad, if there was "pressure from the federal government or government forces against them."

By REUTERS
01/07/2024

Kurdistan can be Israel's ambassador to the Muslim world - municipal candidate

AT THE TABLE with Yehuda Ben-Yosef, an Israeli-Kurd community leader and municipal election candidate who wants Kurdistan to be Israel's next Azerbaijan.

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