While the coronavirus spreads in Iran, tens of thousands of workers have gone on strike, with Iranian Kurdistan especially affected.Read More
The first Women’s Folklore Festival took place in Raqqa on Sunday with the slogan “Our traditions are enlivened by diverse communities”.Read More
The Turkish lira reached a record low on Monday, trading at more than 8 against the US dollar for the first time, passing a key psychological threshold for investors.Read More
On 9 October, the Iraq government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced an agreement regarding the administration and security of the region of Sinjar.Read More
Mehrdad Sepehri was killed during an arrest by police officers after being pepper-sprayed and tasered while tied to a metal pole in the street, triggering outrage in Iran.Read More
Four-year-old Miraç Çiçek travelled to Turkey’s Diyarbakır’s (Amed) Dicle (Pîran) district with his family for a holiday on 31 July. He has been missing since then. No trace of Miraç has been found so far. His family thinks that he was abducted.Read More
Hani al-Gamal – Cairo The first phase of the elections of the House of Deputies (the lower chamber of parliament) in Egypt ended on 25 October, following two days of voting.Read More
Restraints on actions and events have continued in Van city, eastern Turkey, for almost four years.Read More
Savan Abdulrahman – Iraqi Kurdistan Polat Can’s latest book, In Criticism of the Eastern Mind, has been published by the Xazalnus publishing house and bookstore in south Kurdistan.Read More
The North and East Syria Autonomous Administration has made a statement condemning Turkish attacks against the North and East Syria region.Read More
