This is Beirut, 30/03 17:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
The Kurdish-led administration in northwestern Syria on Sunday rejected the legitimacy of the new national government formed by the Islamist coalition that toppled longtime autocrat Bashar al-Assad in December. "Any government that does not reflect the country's diversity and plurality cannot ensure proper governance of Syria," it said in a ...
This is Beirut, 21/03 17:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
Middle East Turkey Kurds New Year
Three weeks after jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militants to disband, Turkey's Kurds were celebrating their Newroz New Year Friday with peace prospects still remote. The efforts to broker a solution to the decades-long Kurdish conflict have likely been complicated by the widespread unrest provoked by Wednesday's arrest of Istanbul ...
This is Beirut, 13/03 20:05 - Reading : less than a minute
The Kurds of Syria celebrate the agreement reached between the new Syrian government and the leader of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), which are primarily made up of Kurds.
Yara Germany, 11/03 15:50 - Reading : less than a minute
Syria SDF KURDS Demonstrations
The Syrian presidency announced on Monday an agreement with the head of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to “integrate” all civilian and military institutions of the Kurdish autonomous administration into the Syrian state—a decision welcomed with joy by Syrians.
This is Beirut, 27/02 16:50 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
PKK Abdullah Ocalan Turkey Kurds
Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan on Thursday called for his Kurdish militant group to lay down its weapons and dissolve itself in a landmark declaration read out in Istanbul. "All groups must lay down their arms and PKK must dissolve itself," he said in a declaration drawn up in his cell on Imrali prison island where he has been held in ...
Élie-Joe Kamel, 31/01 22:10 - Reading : 7 minute(s)
European Union Gulf Israel Syria Turkey Kurds
The diplomatic roller-coaster in Syria’s capital since the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime suggests that a strategic shift is underway. This is all the more significant as the Prince of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, made an official visit to Damascus on Thursday, where he was received by the interim Syrian president, Ahmad ...
This is Beirut, 23/01 18:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Fighting continues in north-eastern Syria as Turkish-backed forces intensify pressure on Kurdish forces, while al-Sharaa seeks to centralize military control.
This is Beirut, 03/01 22:11 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
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German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock warned Syria's new leaders Friday not to establish an Islamist government after the overthrow of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad last month. "Europe will support" Syria in its transition, "but Europe will not finance new Islamist structures," Baerbock told reporters at the end of a visit to Syria. "This ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-29 11:00 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan told a rare visiting delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurdish party that bolstering Turkish-Kurdish ties is vital and that he is ready to contribute to the process. "Re-strengthening the Turkish-Kurdish brotherhood is not only a historical responsibility but also... an urgency for all peoples," Ocalan said according ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-28 17:20 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Turkey's top diplomat on Saturday said Syrian Kurdish fighters essential for the United States in the fight against Islamic State (IS) extremists cannot be sheltered in Syria, in a phone call with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Blinken that "the PKK/YPG terrorist organization cannot be allowed to take ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-23 14:35 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Germany on Monday warned Turkey against stepping up military action against Kurdish armed groups in the north of Syria, two weeks after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syria's longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday it was time to destroy "terrorist" groups that posed a threat to Syria's survival, namely the ...
This is Beirut, 2024-12-19 16:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Thousands of people demonstrated Thursday in northeast Syria in support of a US-backed, Kurdish-led force that for weeks has been pushing back against Turkey-backed fighters, an AFP correspondent said. The show of support for the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) comes after Islamist-led rebels toppled Syria's longtime strongman Bashar al-Assad ...