2025-07-04T22:08:07+00:00 Shafaq News – Erbil On Saturday, the Ministry of Interior in the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) denied reports claiming a drone strike targeted an Israeli-linked site in Erbil. In a statement, the ministry emphasized ...

2025-07-04T20:41:14+00:00 Shafaq News – Garmian On Friday, the Iraqi Security Media Cell denied reports claiming there were military movements by Iraqi army units, the Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), or Peshmerga forces in the border areas ...

Kurdish prisoner Agit Kortak, who is being held in Erzincan High Security Closed Prison, was sentenced to 11 days in solitary confinement over Kurdish songs found in his notebooks. When Kortak was transferred from Diyarbakır ...

Syria’s self-appointed interim president, Ahmed al-Scharaa, unveiled a new “national emblem” on Thursday. The golden eagle, which will serve as the country’s coat of arms in the future, is intended to symbolize the unity of ...

In a broadcast on the Kurdish television channel Medya Haber, US author Debbie Bookchin, Icelandic politician Ögmundur Jonasson, and US musician and author Quincy Saul expressed their support for Abdullah Öcalan’s February 27 ‘Call for ...

A forest fire has broken out on Mount Gabar in the province of Şırnak. The affected region is under access restrictions for “security reasons” and is mainly used by the military, village guards, and energy ...

The Confederation of Kurdish Communities in Germany (KON-MED) has called for the immediate suspension of the possible deportation of Kurdish activist Mehmet Çakas to Turkey. The Kurdish umbrella organization warned of serious human rights consequences, ...

The Diyarbakır 4th High Criminal Court sentenced Zilan Gül, a distributor of the Yeni Yaşam newspaper, citing the phrase “the PKK leader” in an issue of the newspaper in 2024. The court sentenced Zilan Gül ...

After a 12-day war and the ceasefire declared on 24 June, a brutal crackdown has been underway under the pretext of collaboration with Israel or espionage. Similar situations occurred after the protests in 2018 and ...

KCK Executive Council member Mustafa Karasu spoke to Medya Haber TV about the Peace and Democratic Society Process, as well as current developments in Kurdistan, Turkey, and the Middle East. We publish excerpts of the ...