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'On the map': Parra rookie's pride as NRL's first Kurd

Araz Nanva is the first Kurdish player in NRL history and hopes he can put his homeland on the map with strong performances for Parramatta.

AAP · Apr 19

Iraq elects Kurdish politician Nizar Amidi as president amid war fallout

Iraq’s parliament has elected Nizar Amidi as president, five months after elections failed to produce a decisive majority

The Independent UK · Apr 11

‘Tripadvisor-style’ smuggling racket: UK jails Kurdish-origin men who brought 100 migrants weekly to Europe

Two men of Kurdish origin have been sentenced to 19 years each by the Cardiff Crown Court for operating a sophisticated people-smuggling network that moved migrants across Europe.

The Times of India · Apr 10

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard would fiercely resist a US ground invasion. History proves it

The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has long exerted a strong, often underestimated power in the Middle East. With around 190,000 members, plus an estimated 450,000 reserves in the Basij paramilitary, the largest component of Iran’s Armed Forces also controls much of the country’s politics, intelligence and economy.

The Conversation · Apr 4

US wrong to negotiate, Iranian regime 'not trustworthy,' Iranian opposition leader says

Speaking to Euronews, the exiled leader of the Kurdish Iranian opposition said that no one in the Iranian regime was “trustworthy”, downplaying claims from the US administration that Iranian officials were "reasonable” negotiators.

Euronews · Mar 31

War disrupts life on the Iraq‑Iran border, isolating families and halting trade

War and heavy Iranian security along the Iran-Iraq Kurdish border are cutting families off and crushing daily life, according to people reached by The Associated Press

The Independent UK · Mar 30

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 · Mar 25

Syrian Kurds return home to celebrate Nowruz for the first time since exile

Kurds are returning to Syria’s Afrin district and celebrating the Nowruz spring festival openly for the first time in years

The Independent UK · Mar 21

Exiled Iranian Kurds in Iraq say they will return only if Iran’s theocracy falls

Iranian Kurdish families living in a camp in Iraq hold on to one hope: that the U.S.–Israeli war with Iran weakens Iran’s theocracy and lets go back home

The Independent UK · Mar 20

Tradition and worry at an iftar gathering near the Iran-Iraq border in photos

At the foot of the mountains along Iraq’s border with Iran, a Kurdish family gathers in the village of Gulp, near Halabja, to prepare iftar, the evening meal that breaks the daily fast during Ramadan.

The Independent UK · Mar 17