From
to

Syria Kurds hold mass funeral for suicide bomb victims


Wednesday, 12 March, 2014 , 15:57 AFP Thousands of people attended a funeral in the northern Syrian city of Qamishli on Wednesday for nine victims of a triple suicide bombing, a monitoring group said.

7 dead in suicide bombings in Kurdish Syrian city: NGO


Tuesday, 11 March, 2014 , 14:58 AFP At least seven people were killed on Tuesday in a triple suicide bomb attack at a hotel in the Kurdish Syrian city of Qamishli, an NGO said, updating an earlier toll.

5 dead in suicide bombings in Kurdish Syrian city: NGO


Tuesday, 11 March, 2014 , 12:54 AFP At least five people were killed on Tuesday in a triple suicide bomb attack at a hotel in the Kurdish Syrian city of Qamishli, an NGO said.

Turkey's Davutoglu cheered for speaking Kurdish in Iraq


Tuesday, 4 March, 2014 , 15:11 AFP Turkey's foreign minister, whose government has long been at odds with Kurdish nationalists at home and abroad, drew cheers Tuesday when he opened a speech in Iraq using the Kurdish language.

Syria army seizes Alawite 'massacre' village: SANA


Monday, 17 February, 2014 , 18:37 AFP The Syrian army recaptured on Monday an Alawite village in central Hama province where rebels "massacred" civilians earlier this month, state news agency SANA said.

Turkey police fire tear gas at Kurdish protesters


Saturday, 15 February, 2014 , 14:57 AFP Turkish anti-riot police on Saturday fired tear gas and water cannon at Kurdish protesters calling for the release of jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan as the demonstration turned violent.

Turkish Kurds detained in Greece over extremism


Friday, 14 February, 2014 , 12:40 AFP Greece has placed in pre-trial detention four Turkish Kurds charged with belonging to a far-left extremist organisation in Turkey, a judicial official said on Friday.

Turkish Kurds arrested in Greece over arms cache: police


Monday, 10 February, 2014 , 18:03 AFP Police in Greece on Monday arrested four Turkish men of Kurdish origin after finding arms and explosives in their Athens flat, a police source said.

Iraq criticises Kurds over oil 'grey area'


Saturday, 1 February, 2014 , 12:38 AFP Iraq's top minister responsible for energy affairs on Saturday criticised the autonomous Kurdish region's push towards exporting oil independently of Baghdad, calling it a grey area lacking in transparency.

Iraq criticises Kurds over oil 'grey area'


Saturday, 1 February, 2014 , 12:18 AFP Iraq's top minister responsible for energy affairs on Saturday criticised the autonomous Kurdish region's push towards exporting oil independently of Baghdad, calling it a grey area lacking in transparency.