KURDISTAN
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Turkey removes 3 pro-Kurdish mayors from office
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In a new government crackdown on a pro-Kurdish party, Turkey on Monday removed from office the elected mayors of three cities in the mostly Kurdish-populated southeast region over their alleged links [...] -
Pentagon: Agreement on safe zone to be implemented in stages
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International Forum On ISIS: Dimensions, challenges, and confrontation strategies: Final Statement
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INTERNATIONAL
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HDP: We will not be silenced
HDP Statement on the removal of their elected mayors of Amed, Mardin and Van by Turkey’s Islamist government. Our Municipal Co-chairs, who were elected with 63% of the vote in Diyarbakır, 56% of the vote [...] -
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Damascus seizes two Syria villages from Turkish-backed jihadists
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MIDDLE EAST
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Syria regime gains ground in deadly Idlib push: monitor
Beirut (AFP) – Syrian regime forces seized a town on the edge of Idlib on Sunday, a monitor said, in their first ground advance in the province since an escalation on the jihadist-dominated enclave more [...] -
International Forum On ISIS: Dimensions, challenges, and confrontation strategies: Final Statement
At the invitation of Rojava Center for Strategic Studies (NRLS), the International Forum on ISIS: Dimensions, Challenges and Confrontation Strategies was held in the city of Amude in North and East Syria. The forum was [...] -
Fear and frustration in Iran’s capital after aborted US attack
Tehran (AFP) – Fear of a potential war and frustration over biting sanctions are high in Iran’s capital, after a last-minute decision by the US to pull back from attacking the Islamic Republic. On the [...]
In the Spotlight
Milan-Cortina elected host of 2026 Olympic Winter Games
Milan-Cortina (ITA) will host the Olympic Winter Games 2026. The decision was taken during the 134thSession of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, (SUI). The other candidate in the ballot was Stockholm-Åre (SWE). “FIS is [...]
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Milan-Cortina elected host of 2026 Olympic Winter Games
Milan-Cortina (ITA) will host the Olympic Winter Games 2026. The decision was taken during the 134thSession of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, (SUI). The other candidate in the ballot was Stockholm-Åre (SWE). “FIS is [...] -
FIS-Alpine calendars for 2019/20 season released
The Fis World Cup Calendars for the upcoming season were released and approved by the Technical Committees. The Alpine Combined is coming back with a stronger program into the upcoming calendars, the FIS council in [...] -
Shiffrin storms to first-ever Spindleruv Mlyn win
Slalom World Champion Mikaela Shiffrin returned to her winning ways on Saturday as she claimed her first-ever win at Spindleruv Mlyn (CZE), site of her World Cup debut eight years ago. She skied two impeccable [...] -
Vlhova wins GS in front of Czech and Slovak crowd
Giant slalom World Champion Petra Vlhova of Slovakia showed that her second discipline skills are just getting started by winning her second consecutive World Cup race in the event at Audi FIS Ski World Cup Spindleruv [...] -
Dominik Paris is the new super-g World Champion
ARE , Sweden – Also the men kicked off their World Championships Åre 2019 with today’s super-g. And the gold medal went to Italy’s Dominik Paris, who finished ahead of Johan Clarey and Vincent Kriechmayr, [...] -
Shiffrin golden in super-G to kick off World Ski Championships in Åre
ARE, Sweden – American Mikaela Shiffrin opened the 2019 Åre FIS Alpine World Ski Championships by claiming the fourth World Championship title of her career but her first in super-G on Tuesday in a nailbiter race [...]
