MIDDLE EAST

Former YPJ fighter Eddi Marcucci faces further criminalisation in Italy

Medya News 2 December 2020

Medyanews – News Desk Maria Edgarda Marcucci, the Italian activist and former Women’s Defense Units (YPJ) fighter, awaits sentencing from the Turin Court. Her trial relates to the “special surveillance” measures she has been subjected to since last March and a determination will be made as to whether these measures will apply over the next […]Read More

EDITORS' PICKS KURDISH POLITICS MIDDLE EAST

Kurdish politicians call on KDP and Iraqi Government to show

Medya News 2 December 2020

The KDP and Iraqi government must show respect for the Autonomous Administration of the Yazidi people and their defence forces established after the defeat of ISIS who invaded Şengal in 2015 forcing the population to flee.Read More

KURDISH POLITICS MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL REPORTS

In Egypt, Kurds keep their traditions alive

Medya News 2 December 2020

by Hani al-Gamal – Cairo Repeated Turkish state aggression against Kurds in northern Syria and in other places has brought the Kurdish issue to the fore. In Egypt, Kurds have been part of society for a long time. There is a lack of clarity on the exact date the Kurds began settling in Egypt but […]Read More

MIDDLE EAST

Turkey introduces new Covid-19 restrictions

Medya News 1 December 2020

Turkey has introduced new precautions and restrictions to slow the spread of Covid-19. According to Gazete Karınca’s report, new restrictions and lockdown measures were announced on 30 November after a cabinet meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the Turkish Interior Ministry.Read More

KURDISH POLITICS MIDDLE EAST

ISIS may reassert itself, SDF commander Mazloum Abdi warns

Medya News 1 December 2020

In an interview with Cecilia Udden from Sweden’s State Radio, Mazloum Abdi, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) commander, said that Kurds felt abandoned by the world following their defeat of the Islamic State (ISIS). He warned that the lack of support for the Kurds may cause ISIS to reassert itself.Read More

MIDDLE EAST

IRGC commander killed by drone strike at Iraq-Syria border

Medya News 1 December 2020

Muslim Shahdan, a commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, was killed together with his three bodyguards when their vehicle was hit by an air strike after crossing the border from Iraq to Syria, according to reports.Read More

MIDDLE EAST

Professor Cengiz Aktar discusses Turkey’s relations with the EU

Medya News 30 November 2020

Professor Cengiz Aktar works at the University of Athens. For 22 years he has worked as an executive with various organisations of the United Nations. Aktar was interviewed by Mehmet Ali Çelebi, a journalist from the Yeni Yaşam Newsletter.Read More

KURDISH POLITICS MIDDLE EAST

Alaattin Ahmed: Arab League should take action

Medya News 30 November 2020

Alaattin Ahmed, the sheikh of the Esyad El Heyayin tribe, commented on efforts to solve the crisis in North and East Syria, the Turkish state’s attacks, and the attitude of Arab countries towards the attacks.Read More

KURDISH POLITICS MIDDLE EAST

KNK co-chair: Başûr (Iraqi Kurdistan) people do not want conflict

Medya News 30 November 2020

The Kurdish National Congress (KNK) co-chair Ehmed Qeremus, who promotes diplomacy to ease tension initiated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in the Federal Kurdistan Region, stated that conflict must be avoided. “This situation will please the invaders”, he said. “The people of Başûr do not want war either”.Read More

KURDISTAN MIDDLE EAST

MXSD holds extraordinary meeting in Sinjar

Medya News 30 November 2020

As tensions have intensified after the Sinjar agreement was signed between the Iraq government and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the Sinjar Democratic Autonomous Assembly (MXŞD) decided to hold an extraordinary meeting on 30 November to assess the most recent developments in the region.Read More

Category : MIDDLE EAST

Former YPJ fighter Eddi Marcucci faces further criminalisation in Italy

Kurdish politicians call on KDP and Iraqi Government to show

In Egypt, Kurds keep their traditions alive

Turkey introduces new Covid-19 restrictions

ISIS may reassert itself, SDF commander Mazloum Abdi warns

IRGC commander killed by drone strike at Iraq-Syria border

Professor Cengiz Aktar discusses Turkey’s relations with the EU

Alaattin Ahmed: Arab League should take action

KNK co-chair: Başûr (Iraqi Kurdistan) people do not want conflict

MXSD holds extraordinary meeting in Sinjar

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