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Mazlum Abdi urges Rojava families to keep children in Kurdish-language schools

MIDDLE EASTMAZLUM ABDI URGES ROJAVA FAMILIES TO KEEP CHILDREN IN KURDISH-LANGUAGE SCHOOLSSEPTEMBER 29, 2026

Veysi Dağ in Jerusalem Post: Kurds should not be leverage against Ankara, Tehran

AGENDAVEYSI DAĞ IN JERUSALEM POST: KURDS SHOULD NOT BE LEVERAGE AGAINST ANKARA, TEHRANSEPTEMBER 29, 2026

Öcalan sends message to London conference: without a democratic republic, integration won't happen

POLITICSÖCALAN SENDS MESSAGE TO LONDON CONFERENCE: WITHOUT A DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, INTEGRATION WON'T HAPPENSEPTEMBER 29, 2026

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01Mazlum Abdi urges Rojava families to keep children in Kurdish-language schools
02As Coalition Exits Iraq, Kurdistan Region's Sole Political Gain Comes Under Siege
03Criticizing the Barzanis is one thing. Writing off Başûr is another.
04Veysi Dağ in Jerusalem Post: Kurds should not be leverage against Ankara, Tehran
05Öcalan sends message to London conference: without a democratic republic, integration won't happen
06Media Haber commentator brands digital media a "war front" against Öcalan

Veysi Dağ in Jerusalem Post: Kurds should not be leverage against Ankara, Tehran

Öcalan sends message to London conference: without a democratic republic, integration won't happen

Kurdish boy missing after Iraq's Pirdê raid found dead, civilian toll rises to two

Media Haber commentator brands digital media a "war front" against Öcalan

Portraits of Abdullah Öcalan and members of the Kandil delegation

Notes from the Öcalan–Kandil meeting

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Merz and Five EU Leaders Issue Budget Ultimatum to Brussels: No Deal Without Hundred-Billion-Euro Cuts

Sudan's church council holds peace prayer in Khartoum as war damages over 150 churches

ISIS Sahel affiliate claims two attacks in Niger that killed over 50 security personnel

Damascus: Fire on Deir ez-Zor gas pipeline caused by sabotage

As Coalition Exits Iraq, Kurdistan Region's Sole Political Gain Comes Under Siege

Kurdistan Region, hit by over 1,000 missiles and drones, warns US against leaving it defenseless

Iran Denies Trump's Claim of New Nuclear Talks

Kurtulmuş: PKK must lay down not just weapons but also 'the guns in their minds'

Board overseeing PKK disarmament meets again, defines subcommittees' powers

Iraq's military command: no foreign troops will remain after September 30

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ISIS clash near Pirdê: fleeing militants take shelter in shop, Kurdish youth Murad Zana killed

KDP, PUK reach deal on parliament: Session set for October, speakership to PUK

KDP, PUK reach deal on parliament: session set for October, speakership to PUK

KDP, PUK reach deal on parliament: session set for October, speakership to PUK

Family says Betül Aluş has been held by ex-Nusra commander for five months, tells The Cradle

Barzani: Baghdad Is Blocking Kurdistan's Air Defenses, Says US Withdrawal Repeats 2011 Mistake

Clan leader's appearance at Left Party victory party throws Berlin into turmoil: who are the Remmos, from Mardin to Neukölln?

Iran's Araghchi: We're awaiting a firm US answer on Hormuz, we won't back down

Turkey's Fidan Ties Başika Withdrawal to Shengal Disarmament

Saudi Arabia shifts Riyadh schools to remote learning for a week, no reason given

HRW: Syria's Reconstruction Drive Leaves Displaced Residents Without a Say

Sarallar and Şahinler clans reconcile at MHP headquarters

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Iraq to hand over remains of 153 Anfal victims, all women and children, to Kurdistan Region

The bodies of 153 Kurdish women and children, killed in the Baath regime's Anfal genocide and buried in mass graves in Iraq's southern Samawah desert, have been prepared for handover to the Kurdistan Region.

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UEFA: Infantino's apology changes nothing, FIFA boycott stands

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WSJ: Trump rejected Iran's seven-day Hormuz proposal, expects strikes to resume after midterms

The Wall Street Journal reports that U.S. President Donald Trump has rejected an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and halt fighting within a week. According to the paper, Trump expects bombing of Iran to resume after November's midterm elections.

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Iraq's Central Bank lifts audit requirement for Kurdistan Region firms: reports can now be filed in Erbil

Germany to cut fuel tax by 17 cents a liter

Neçirvan Barzani urges Baghdad to guarantee Kurdistan Region's budget share

Turkey revokes operating license of Iranian bank

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Esenyurt Students Choose Kurdish Class, Ministry Assigns No Teacher

Burnham: Scots have the right to self-determination, but not a new referendum

Kurtulmuş ties PKK law to disarmament: "Law won't apply until the group dissolves"

DEM Party sources: Öcalan to coordinate disarmament body, not sit as a member

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Iraq to hand over remains of 153 Anfal victims, all women and children, to Kurdistan Region

Iran: IRGC brigadier general among three killed in Sistan-Baluchestan clashes

German-based aid worker sentenced to 10 years in Iran

Family finds son's grave, 21 years on, in TV news footage

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Justice minister: Gülistan Doku's body may have been destroyed with chemicals

Turkish Justice Minister Akın Gürlek said the investigation into Gülistan Doku had produced findings suggesting her body was moved several times, and that serious allegations and findings about public officials attempting to destroy evidence were also under examination.

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Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" published in Kurdish

'Me Çi Xwend Çi Nexwend': New anthology gathers reading memories of 13 Kurdish writers

Kurdish director Bahman Ghobadi's Scorsese-produced film premieres at Toronto festival

Jan İlhan Kızılhan this time tells the wounds of the human soul through a novel

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