Kurdish television Roj-TV back on air (Intelsat)

The Copenhagen-based Kurdish television Roj-TV, banned from air as a result of a court ruling stating that the network was "controlled and financed" by the Kurdish terrorist group PKK, has reached an agreement with...

kurdish fundraising

i took the pic last night of this kurdish lady who was making some yummy food during a fundraising night to help their community in kurdistan.the event was held in south beach fremantle western australia

Iraqi city of Kirkuk hit by deadly bombings

At least 17 people have been killed and many more wounded in a series of bombing that appear to have targeted police in the northern Iraqi town of Kirkuk. The three blasts are reported to have gone off within an hour of each other. Security officials said the first explosion...

Claims Turkish woman is 125 years old

I am feeling my age, the aches and pains after my daily 10k walk and I find my self often acting like a grumpy old man especial when there is a power outage in the morning so I can't start brewing coffee. Well it...

Iran Confirms Arrest of American Tourists

Iranian state al-Alam television confirmed on Saturday the arrest of three American tourists, saying their case will take its natural course.  Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd of California, and Joshua Fattal of...

Washington D.C. call to denuclearize Pakistan

A DC-based Baluch group, supported by Americans and oppressed nationalities from Iran and Pakistan, has urged the International Atomic Energy Association and the United Nations to take steps to denuclearize...

Obama Mends Strained Relations With Turkey

Visit May Signal Historic Shift In U.S. Middle East Policy In spite of efforts to turn the clock and transform Turkey back to a an Islamic country that the West can live with, the fact...

A Chance to Discover My Kurdish Heritage

My grandfather’s name is Jamal Fuad, but had he never left the Kurdish Babani Tribes of Northern Iraq, he would be known as Jamal Abdul Karim Mohammed Qadir Gafur, in the traditional way Kurdish men string...

696 PKK members killed, 237 captured in 2008:Military

" The Turkish armed forces have killed nearly 700 members of the outlawed Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) last year, military spokesman said on Friday.     Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Metin Gurak told a weekly press briefing that 696 PKK members have...

For Kurdish Girls, a Painful Ancient Ritual

" rySheelan's CircumcisionA seven-year-old girl is taken by her mother to be circumcised in Kurdish Iraq, where more than 60 percent of women have undergone the traditional and controversial procedure.»Sheelan...

Ethnic Divide in Iraqi City a Test for Nation

Trying to resolve this could be a big test for Iraq. If it is done ina peaceful way that could leadto a more united Iraq.  Dividingthe city could be an option. " Iraqi leaders and the United Nations are...

Turkish jets hit PKK targets in N.Iraq-army sources

This is becoming routine.  Itwill be interesting to see ifthere is as much of an uproarin the Arab world about this as there was about Israeli strikesin Gaza, for the same reasons. " Turkish warplanes bombed...

Turkish military: 35 Kurd rebels killed in clashes

The Turkish military is claiming it has killed 35 Kuridish rebels in an attack on Friday. The rebels were allegedly trying to infiltrate Turkey from a base in Northern Iraq."Turkey's military intercepted...

Five Dead in Turkey After Kurdish Rebel Attack on Police Officers

Five people are dead after a militant group ambushed Police officers in Turkey. 19 others were injured, some seriously. Four of the killed were police officers and one was an employee of a local precinct. Turkey's parliament extended their mandate to order strikes against...

Woodward: US spies Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki

In his latest book The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-2008, seasoned journalist Robert Woodward revealed the US has been spying on Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki. Such revelations...

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