Kurdistan
A life and death market: Starlink smuggling to Iran surges
“Holders will be dealt with firmly,” said Iranian Brigadier-General Hossein Rahimi, head of the Economic Security Police.
‘There will be hell in Syria’: Kurdish campaigner urges international intervention
Follow the flow: Inside Iranian narco-trafficking in Iraqi Kurdistan - explainer
Iran escalates regional response to protests with strike on Kurdish forces - report
Kurds and Israel: Distant proximity, strategic partnership - opinion
Kurds are not cold toward Israel but merely strategically distant, which does not reject the possibility of partnership.
Iraq approaches critical Nov. 11 elections, set to deploy nearly 200,000 security personnel
The elections are important because Iraq is undergoing a transitional phase.
Will PKK withdrawing from Turkey after 40 years of conflict affect Iraq? - analysis
The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) announces its pullback from Turkey, marking the end of a 40-year insurgency and shifting regional dynamics.
Trump taps businessman as new Iraq envoy as US pushes disarmament of Iran-backed militias
Ano Abdoka, a Christian Iraqi politician who has played a key role in Kurdistan Region politics, said he hoped Savaya would work toward “protecting the rights of Iraq’s diverse communities."
Syria sends mixed signals on integration of US-backed SDF into security forces - analysis
Damascus and the SDF both have some mixed messages on the path forward with the SDF, although everyone wants to see progress.
Economically boosting the KRG with resumed oil exports will benefit region - analysis
Oil is flowing again from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region to Turkey, a move hailed as “historic” and expected to boost Iraq’s federal budget by up to $500 million monthly.
Northern Iraq's Kurdish region on edge after arrest of local opposition leader - analysis
The sudden reason for the arrest of Lahur Talabany is not clear but it casts a potential shadow over the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan.
Car set ablaze outside Turkish parliament before meeting on PKK disarmament
Police in Ankara said in a statement that a man detained for setting it alight suffered from psychological problems and also had a prior criminal record.
Family of Kurd executed by Iran deny allegations linking him with Mossad - report
Iran's judiciary has executed Kurdish porters under charges including "moharebeh" (enmity against God), and "efsad-e fel-arz" (corruption on earth).
New drone strike near Erbil adds to growing attacks on Kurdistan region - analysis
A drone crashed near Makhmour in the latest attack on Iraq’s Kurdistan region, as officials blame Iran-aligned groups for a wave of 22 strikes.
