2025-07-29T23:09:25+00:00 Shafaq News – Erbil/ Damascus Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani is emerging as a discreet but effective mediator in Syria’s stalled negotiations, according to a report by EU Reporter. The report describes Barzani as ...

2025-07-29T22:32:59+00:00 Shafaq News – Erbil On Tuesday, Idris Nechirvan Barzani, founder and president of the Rwanga Foundation, met with Kurdish artist Maher Hassan to discuss the challenges facing Kurdish art and the obstacles encountered by ...

FEDA and DAKB invited all communities to attend the opening ceremony of a Yazidi temple built in the village of Dugirkê, located in the Amûdê district, which will take place on 3 August. ANF NEWS ...

Asrın Law Office issued a written statement regarding misleading news reports about Veysi Aktaş, who was held in Imralı F Type High Security Prison for 10 years and released four days ago. Aktaş legally completed ...

The “No to Execution on Tuesdays” Campaign released a statement on the 79th week of the action launched by political prisoners held in 38 prisons in Eastern Kurdistan and Iran. According to the statement, 20 ...

Eleven years after ISIS attacked the Shengal (Sinjar) region in northern Iraq, the Kurdish Women’s Movement in Europe (TJK-E) is calling for commemorative and protest actions in numerous European cities. In a statement on Tuesday, ...

Since Kurdish peoples’ leader Abdullah Öcalan’s February 27th call for ‘Peace and Democratic Society’, there has been a strong positive response on an international level. All over the world, actions were organised, discussions held, texts ...

A large wildfire broke out across Mount Abidar in Sanandaj (Sine) countryside on 24 July, prompting local environmental activists and volunteers to rush to the area to contain it. Despite their efforts, the fire caused ...

As part of the ‘I Want to Meet with Abdullah Öcalan’ campaign, 39 people from various European countries, including journalists, writers, academics, trade unionists, parliamentarians, and legal experts, arrived in Istanbul on 1 July and ...

The art that emerged in the mountains of Kurdistan has carried deep meaning and importance in the hearts of peoples, especially the Kurdish people, for decades. The music created by the freedom guerrillas touches people’s ...