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How Was Turkey’s Veto of Nordic NATO Bid Avoided?

When the leaders of Finland, Sweden and Turkey met with NATO’s chief Tuesday, the potential for progress was hard to predict. Some remained pessimistic the meeting would lessen Turkey’s objections to the Nordic pair’s historic request to join NATO. The government in Ankara had indicated for weeks that as an…

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EXPLAINER: How was Turkey’s veto of Nordic NATO bid avoided?

When the leaders of Finland, Sweden and Turkey met with NATO’s chief this week, some remained pessimistic the meeting would lessen Turkey’s objections to the Nordic pair’s historic request to join NATO

The Independent UK

Turkish objections to NATO expansion find Hill skepticism

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in both parties are signaling that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan should not expect them to sweeten the pot as he seeks concessions in return for dropping his objections to Sweden and Finland joining NATO.

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Turkish objections to NATO expansion find Hill skepticism - Roll Call

U.S. lawmakers say they won't sweeten the pot with things like more weapon systems to convince Turkish officials to allow NATO expansion.

Roll Call

Sweden’s Kurds Fear They May Pay Price for NATO Bid as Turkey Fumes

Kurds in Sweden's large diaspora are worried they will become a pawn in the negotiations over Stockholm's ambition to join NATO if the West makes concessions to win Turkish support. Sweden, along with Finland, applied for NATO membership in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with their bids warmly welcomed…

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Sweden's Kurds fear they may pay price for NATO bid as Turkey fumes

Kurds in Sweden's large diaspora are worried they will become a pawn in the negotiations over Stockholm's ambition to join NATO if the West makes concessions to win Turkish support.

Reuters

Schlumberger Says It Will Not Apply for Iraqi Kurdistan Oil, Gas Tenders

US energy company Schlumberger has said it will not apply without Baghdad's consent for any tenders in the oil and gas sector of Iraq's Kurdistan region, according to a letter sent to the Iraqi oil minister and seen by Reuters. Schlumberger said it would comply with a February ruling by…

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Scottish journalist to be honoured in new BBC Scotland documentary on war photography

David Pratt is a Scottish journalist, who is known for his war reporting and photography which was featured in a 2020 documentary - now he is at the forefront of a brand new show on BBC Scotland.

Glasgow Live

With an eye on re-election, Turkey’s Erdogan risks the ire of Western partners

Between stalling Sweden and Finland’s bids for NATO membership and threatening a fresh military offensive against Kurds in northern Syria, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan seems to be capitalising on the world’s focus on Ukraine to strengthen Ankara’s geopolitical standing – even at the expense of NATO and Western partners.…

France 24

‘Honour killings? It should be called the devil’s work’: Bekhal Mahmod on the murder of her sister

After Banaz Mahmod was killed by her father, uncle and three other men in 2006, it was her sister’s testimony that helped bring them to justice. Before the release of her memoir she tells of her rage at what happened and why she is still living in hiding

The Guardian - UK

Raqqa Hosts First Book Fair in 10 Years

After a 10-year hiatus during which all publishing houses, libraries, and newspaper kiosks closed, and all cultural activities and events were suspended under the terrorist rule of ISIS, the first book fair in Raqqa, Syria, has been opened by the cultural authority of the Autonomous Administration of North and East…

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Direct Threat from Iran Preceded Sadr Bloc's Resignation from Iraq Parliament

Head of Iraq's Sadrist movement, cleric Moqtada al-Sadr had received "direct threats from Iran" to reach an agreement with the pro-Tehran Coordination Framework over the formation of a new government, revealed Iraqi and Lebanese sources. These threats were made days before his bloc resigned from parliament last week. Iran has…

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Russia Presses SDF to Merge with Syrian Regime Forces

Russia has been pressuring the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to merge with the Syrian regime government forces. The revelation was made as more military reinforcements continued to be deployed to northern Syria amid Turkey’s threat to carry out a new offensive against the Kurdish SDF. Commander of the SDF Mazloum…

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SDC’s Ahmed: Washington Rejects Any Turkish Attack Inside Syrian Territory

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is once again threatening to launch a new cross-border military operation in Syria against the remaining areas of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Kurdish People's Protection Units (YPG). US armed forces, Russian forces and forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are deployed…

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Reuters

Turkey jails 16 Kurdish journalists over propaganda charges

A Turkish court imprisoned pending trial 16 Kurdish journalists and media workers who were arrested after being detained last week accused of spreading terrorist propaganda, the Media and Law Studies Association and local media said on Thursday.

France 24

As Ukraine crisis rages, Erdogan trains his sights on Kurdish northern Syria

With international attention focused on the war in Ukraine, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appears to be in a good geopolitical position to launch a new military operation against the Kurds in northern Syria. Despite US warnings, Erdogan has threatened an offensive on two strategic Syrian towns near Turkey’s southern…

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Russia Considers Turkey’s Possible Military Operation in Syria Unwise

Russia considers Turkey's possible military operation in Syria unwise as it could escalate and destabilize the situation, the RIA news agency cited Russia's Syria envoy Alexander Lavrentyev as saying on Wednesday. Lavrentyev also said Moscow no longer considered Geneva a suitable venue for talks between Syrians, according to the TASS…

The Independent UK

Former Kurdish rebel has key role in Sweden's NATO bid

A former Kurdish rebel fighter turned Swedish lawmaker has emerged as a central figure in the drama surrounding Sweden and Finland’s historic bid to join NATO

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The Guardian - UK

Turkey threatens year’s delay to Swedish and Finnish entry to Nato

Issue may derail alliance summit as Ankara digs in on accusation that Nordic countries harbour terrorists

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NATO Chief: Turkey Has ‘Legitimate Concerns’ over Terrorism

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that Turkey has "legitimate concerns" over terrorism and other issues that need to be taken seriously. Turkey has accused Finland and Sweden of supporting Kurdish militants and says it will not back the two Nordic nations joining NATO until they change their policies. Speaking…

Al Jazeera

Iraq’s Kurdish female entrepreneurs overcome barriers to succeed

Businesswomen say Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government needs to work harder to create the conditions for entrepreneurs.

Al Jazeera

Turkey’s ‘culture war’: Anger grows as string of events cancelled

As AK Party-run cities and districts cancel events, critics say the gov’t is waging a ‘culture war’ ahead of elections.

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Sweden to Seek Constructive Progress with Turkey over NATO Bid

Sweden will look to make constructive progress in talks with Turkey on Ankara's objections over the Nordic country's application to join the NATO defensive alliance, Foreign Minister Ann Linde said on Friday. Finland and Sweden applied to join NATO last month in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine but face…

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Kurdistan Accuses Kataib Hezbollah of Involvement in Erbil Drone Attack

The security council of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region accused the pro-Iran Kataib Hezbollah militia of involvement in the drone attack that targeted the town of Barda on the outskirts of the capital, Erbil, on Wednesday. This is the first time Kurdish authorities openly accuse the militia of carrying out such…

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No Way Out as Iraq's Dangerous Post-election Impasse Deepens

Eight months after national elections, Iraq still doesn’t have a government and there seems to be no clear way out of the dangerous deadlock. Political elites are embroiled in cutthroat competition for power, even as the country faces growing challenges, including an impending food crisis resulting from severe drought and…

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