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Iraq extends air blockade of Kurdistan by three months


Monday, 26 February, 2018 , 12:09 AFP Iraq has extended by three months a ban on international flights to the autonomous Kurdish region, a senior official at Arbil airport in the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan said on Monday.

Iraq extends air blockade of Kurdistan by three months: airport official


Monday, 26 February, 2018 , 11:17 AFP Iraq has extended by three months a ban on international flights to the autonomous Kurdish region, a senior official at Arbil airport in the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan said on Monday.

Iraq extends air blockade of Kurdistan by three months: airport sources


Monday, 26 February, 2018 , 11:05 AFP

Syrian Kurd leader arrested in Prague at Turkey's behest


Sunday, 25 February, 2018 , 16:03 AFP Authorities in the Czech Republic detained one of the most prominent leaders of the Syrian Kurds at the request of Turkey, officials said Sunday, as Ankara pushes a military operation against Kurdish militia in northern Syria.

Turkey's ex-Kurdish leader blasts 'unfair trial' in court appearance


Wednesday, 14 February, 2018 , 14:50 AFP The jailed former co-leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish party on Wednesday said he had not been given the "slightest" chance of a fair hearing, as his trial on terror charges resumed.

Turkey's ex-Kurdish leader blasts 'unfair trial' in court appearance


Wednesday, 14 February, 2018 , 12:22 AFP The jailed former co-leader of Turkey's pro-Kurdish party on Wednesday said he had not been given the "slightest" chance of a fair hearing, as his trial on terror charges resumed.

Turkey imposes curfews in Kurdish-majority province


Wednesday, 14 February, 2018 , 09:04 AFP Turkey on Wednesday imposed curfews in dozens of villages and towns in Diyarbakir province in the Kurdish-majority southeast, in anticipation of a new operation against Kurdish militants inside the country.

Seeking safety, Syrians pile up in shared flats in Afrin


Wednesday, 14 February, 2018 , 03:57 AFP Day and night, the members of seven displaced families file in and out of the single bathroom and kitchen they share in a cramped apartment in the Syrian town of Afrin.

Turkey detains former co-leader of Kurdish party


Tuesday, 13 February, 2018 , 15:55 AFP Turkish police on Monday detained the former co-leader of Turkey's main pro-Kurdish party, an official said, just two days after she handed over her job to a successor.

Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan attacked: PKK, witness


Tuesday, 13 February, 2018 , 14:02 AFP A Turkish base in Iraqi Kurdistan came under attack on Tuesday, a witness and the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said, without claiming responsibility.