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Syrian village trains racing dogs despite war and pandemic


Tuesday, 3 November, 2020 , 01:44 AFP On his motorbike, Mohammed Derbas speeds across a field in northeast Syria, slender Saluki dogs galloping behind.

Channel capsize victims were Kurdish-Iranian family: reports


Wednesday, 28 October, 2020 , 18:13 AFP Four people who died when their boat capsized as they tried to cross the Channel from France to Britain were all members of a Kurdish-Iranian family, British media reported Wednesday.

Suspected Kurdish suicide bombing in southern Turkey: security source


Monday, 26 October, 2020 , 19:53 AFP A suspected Kurdish militant blew themselves up Monday in a suspected suicide bomb attack in southern Turkey, security sources said.

5-km-long artwork pays homage to abused Iraq Kurd women


Monday, 26 October, 2020 , 13:26 AFP Along a five-kilometre (three-mile) stretch of road in Sulaimaniyah, an Iraqi Kurdish artist on Monday unveiled a stitched collage of clothes from women survivors of domestic violence.

Turkish police detain local pro-Kurdish party leaders


Thursday, 22 October, 2020 , 15:29 AFP Turkish police on Thursday raided the local offices of the pro-Kurdish Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in the southeast and detained four local leaders, a security source said.

Turkey trial begins into 2015 killing of rights lawyer


Wednesday, 21 October, 2020 , 14:39 AFP A long-awaited trial opened Wednesday of three police officers for the 2015 killing of a prominent rights lawyer in Diyarbakir, Turkey's biggest Kurdish-majority city.

Turkey trial begins into 2015 killing of rights lawyer


Wednesday, 21 October, 2020 , 10:33 AFP A long-awaited trial opened Wednesday of three police officers for the 2015 killing of a prominent rights lawyer in Diyarbakir, Turkey's biggest Kurdish-majority city.

As oil prices dive, Iraqi Kurds seek to diversify economy


Wednesday, 21 October, 2020 , 04:03 AFP Iraq's Kurdish region has for decades lived off its oil wealth, but plummeting energy prices amid the pandemic and financial mismanagement are forcing locals to return to long abandoned farms.

Pro-Iran protesters torch Kurd party offices in Baghdad


Saturday, 17 October, 2020 , 16:36 AFP Supporters of Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary network dominated by Iran-backed factions, Saturday burned down the main Kurdish party's headquarters in Baghdad after criticism from a Kurdish ex-minister.

Pro-Iran protesters torch Kurd party offices in Baghdad


Saturday, 17 October, 2020 , 13:18 AFP Supporters of Hashed al-Shaabi, an Iraqi paramilitary network dominated by Iran-backed factions, Saturday burned down the main Kurdish party's headquarters in Baghdad after criticism from a Kurdish ex-minister.