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The Democratic Union Party (PYD) in Europe and the PYD Europe Women’s Assembly held their annual regular meetings at the Kurdish Center in Essen, Germany. The meetings, held on October 18–19, were attended by members ...
The 9th Martyr Herekol International Book Fair opened its doors to readers at Freedom Park in Qamishlo in Jazira Canton (Cizîr) under the slogan “Books are the key to civilization.” The opening ceremony was attended ...
For twenty-seven years, Kurdish People’s Leader Abdullah Öcalan has been held in conditions of intense isolation in Imralı Island Prison. Since 1999, he has been denied the most basic rights afforded under international law, contact ...
The process that began on 27 February with the call of Abdullah Öcalan continues despite all the obstruction and slowing tactics of the government, thanks to the efforts of Abdullah Öcalan and the Kurdish Freedom ...
Questions remain about the murder of journalist, documentary filmmaker, and environmental activist Hakan Tosun, who was beaten to death by two men in Esenyurt. One of the main questions is whether the attack on Tosun, ...
For most enterprise companies, AI is either a promise that has yet to deliver or a security risk. The effort of Lithuania’s most famous entrepreneur duo to solve that conundrum has garnered attention — and ...
In a region long defined by fragmented enterprise systems, outdated compliance tools, and HR software that rarely talks to finance, Cercli is building a unified alternative for MENA businesses with AI at its core. The ...
Apple has rolled out a new feature that makes it easier to customize Liquid Glass to your liking. Now users will be able to set the appearance of Liquid Glass to either Clear or Tinted, ...
Periodic Labs, a new startup by one of OpenAI’s most respected researchers, Liam Fedus, and his former Google Brain colleague, Ekin Dogus Cubuk, came out of stealth last month with an enormous $300 million seed ...
2025-10-20T20:24:29+00:00 Shafaq News – Erbil Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani on Monday welcomed US President Donald Trump’s appointment of Mark Safaya as the new special envoy to Iraq. In a post on X, Barzani said ...
Ramazan Demir has been released from prison after 30 years of imprisonment in Turkey. Welcomed by a large crowd in Amed today, he called for the establishment of a “dignified peace.” ANF AMED Monday, 20 ...
Internal Security Forces announced that one person was killed and another injured when a motorcycle laden with explosives detonated in Shaddadi. ANF NEWS DESK Monday, 20 October 2025, 17:54 The Press Center of the Internal ...
The Human Rights Association (IHD) has called for a comprehensive investigation into the death of Kurdish student Rojin Kabaiş. In a press conference held simultaneously in several provinces, the association sharply criticized state institutions, stating ...
The Christian peace organization Community Peacemaker Teams (CPT) has accused Turkey of systematically clearing forest areas in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) and transporting the timber across the border. CPT member Kamaran Osman said ...
According to the Iraqi media reports, a security delegation from Iraq and Kurdistan Region, led by Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al-Araji, has arrived in Tehran. The security delegation, which includes Kurdistan Region Foreign Minister ...
The Internal Security Forces in Aleppo has reported an armed attack on one of its checkpoints in the Kurdish-dominated neighborhood of Sheikh Maqsoud. According to the authorities, the incident occurred on Monday night and is ...
Amira Mohammed, a member of the Military Council of the Women’s Protection Units (YPJ), spoke about the anniversary of Raqqa’s liberation, saying: “On this day, we commemorate the liberation of Raqqa from the terrorist organization ...
The General Command of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) released a statement marking the eighth anniversary of the liberation of Raqqa. The SDF statement on Monday reads as follows: “On this day in 2017, the ...
The film ‘Dry Valley and Distant Sky’ won five awards at the 5th Sulaymaniyah Film Festival. Its director, Hewraz Mihemed, dedicated the “Best Director” award to the Kurdistan Freedom Guerrillas and to those imprisoned for ...
Mesopotamia Cultural Centre (MKM) artist Cesim Başboğa, who works in Bitlis, has been sentenced to prison for the second time for singing the song “Serhıldan Jiyane (Resistance is Life)” during a “Dengbêj Night” event held ...
