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FOUND: Kurd - What They Never Told You

Kurdish kitchens, baked bean alaska and Mexican soul: the best spring cookbooks for 2026 – review

These are the new titles for your kitchen shelf – plus a classic to dust off

The Guardian - UK

Push to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to Syrian security forces brings hope and skepticism

A drive to recruit Kurds and religious minorities to the Syrian government's General Security Forces in the northern area of Afrin has brought hope and skepticism

The Independent UK

Kurds in the new Syria hope to preserve cultural rights they gained in years of war

Kurdish leaders are negotiating with the new authorities in Damascus

The Independent UK

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'The Revolution Has Won': Syrians In Iraqi Kurdistan Celebrate Assad's Fall

Brandishing the flag of the opposition, dozens of Syrian refugees in Iraq's Kurdistan region on Sunday celebrated the fall of Bashar al-Assad, dubbing the Syrian president's fall a victory for the "revolution".

International Business Times

Kurdish Activist Fled Iran Into Italy Nightmare

After fleeing Iran and making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean, Kurdish activist Maysoon Majidi did not expect to be jailed in Italy for people smuggling.

International Business Times

French court issues tough sentences in Channel smuggling trial

A French court has sentenced 18 people – mainly Iraqi Kurds – to prison terms of up to 15 years for organising a major migrant-smuggling ring that transported people across the English Channel in small, flimsy boats.

Radio France Internationale

Oil-rich Iraqi Kurdistan Votes, Shadowed By Economic Struggles

Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region voted on Sunday to elect a new parliament for the oil-rich region, where voters express concern over economic struggles and disenchantment with the political elite.

International Business Times

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Iran President Arrives In Iraqi Kurdistan On Day Two Of Visit

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived Thursday in Iraqi Kurdistan to meet the autonomous region's leaders, on the second day of a visit aimed at deepening ties with the neighbouring country.

International Business Times

Demirtas: Erdogan's Kurdish Nemesis Condemned To Prison

Languishing behind bars since 2016, Selahattin Demirtas has waged a relentless battle against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan while profoundly expanding the national appeal of his leftist pro-Kurdish party.

International Business Times

Iraq Recalls Iran Envoy In Rebuke To Ally Over Deadly Strikes

Iraq summoned Iran's envoy in Baghdad and recalled its ambassador from Tehran on Tuesday in a sharp rebuke to its ally over deadly missile strikes on its autonomous Kurdish region.

International Business Times

Hyper by Agri Ismaïl review – the tidal forces of money

A Kurdish family is uprooted and blown around the globe in this flinty and ambitious debut of big, heady ideas

The Guardian - UK

Iran says deal agreed with Iraq for disarming, relocation of Kurdish rebels

Tehran sets deadline of September 19 for rebels to be disarmed and removed from bases in northern Iraq.

Al Jazeera

Don’t take our votes for granted, warn Kurdish voters in Turkey

Turkey’s main pro-Kurdish party backs the president’s rival, but some voters feel they have few choices in elections.

Al Jazeera

Kurdish voters dream of country ‘without discrimination’ ahead of Turkish polls

As Turkey prepares to go to the polls on May 14 to choose between President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and the challenger Kemal Kilicdaroglu, Turkey’s 15 to 20 million Kurdish voters could well be the kingmakers. FRANCE 24 reports.

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Rights Groups: Iran Executes 7 Kurds, Including 'Political Prisoner'

Iran on Friday hanged a Kurdish man viewed as a political prisoner by activists, rights groups said, amplifying alarm over the soaring number of executions in the country this year. Mohayyedin Ebrahimi, 43, was hanged at dawn at Urmia prison in northwestern Iran, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mahsa Amini Not Forgotten in Iran Six Months after Death

Six months ago this week, Mahsa Amini was arrested for allegedly flouting Iran's strict dress code for women. Within days she was dead, sparking the country's biggest protests in years. The 22-year ethnic Kurd became a household name inside Iran, a rallying point for demands for change. Around the world,…

France 24

Turkish political refugees in Sweden: Erdogan's shadow looms over dissidents

In December, Sweden extradited Mahmut Tat, a Turkish Kurd whom Ankara accuses of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which it considers a terrorist organisation. The move has added to the fears of Turkish nationals living in Sweden. For months, Ankara has been saying it will lift its veto…

The Independent UK

Economic pain, Turkish strikes drive Syrian Kurds to Europe

A growing number of Syrian Kurds are making the journey to Europe on a circuitous course that includes travel by car and plane across Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Algeria, then finally by boat to Spain

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Iranians Hit Streets Again as Protests Enter 4th Month

Hundreds took to the streets Friday in Iran's restive southeast, footage shared by human rights groups showed, beginning a fourth month of protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death. Iran has seen waves of demonstrations since the September 16 death in custody of Amini, a 22-year-old Iranian Kurd who had been…

Reuters

An assassination, a feud and the fight for power in Iraq's Kurdistan

The marriage of convenience between Iraqi Kurdistan's political dynasties is on the rocks.

Daily Record

Iranian Kurd caged for rape after dead Scots victim's evidence is heard in court

Sharam Faraje was jailed for four years for the rape.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Putting Kurds in Spotlight, Iran’s Leaders Try to Deflect National Protest

Facing their biggest challenge in years, Iran's religious leaders are trying to portray the angry protests over the death of Mahsa Amini as a breakaway uprising by her fellow Kurds threatening the nation's unity rather than its clerical rule. Amini, a 22-year-old from Kurdistan province in northwest Iran, died in…

Reuters

Putting Kurds in spotlight, Iran's leaders try to deflect national protest

Asharq Al-Awsat

Braving Rocket Attack, Iraqi MPs Elect New State President

Despite a rocket attack on Baghdad's Green Zone, Iraqi lawmakers Thursday elected a new president in hopes of ending a year of political gridlock and violence in the war-scarred nation. Iraqi Kurd Abdel Latif Rashid, 78, was elected as the new Iraqi head of state, replacing Barham Salih, by the…

The Conversation

Women-led protests in Iran gather momentum - but will they be enough to bring about change?

As protests in Iran drag on into their fourth week over the violent death in custody of Mahsa Amini, a young Kurdish woman, there are two central questions.

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