Kurdistan

The Saudi monarch is in Moscow, as Iranian and Turkish leaders meet in Tehran
The visit of the Saudi monarch to Moscow all but cements Putin as the central figure in Middle Eastern politics [PPIO]
As US media continues to speculate on the motives behind the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas and the press in the UK critique Prime Minister Theresa May’s latest policy speech, there have been significant changes in Middle Eastern alliances.

Democracy can be messy. In the northeast corner of Spain this week, democracy was downright chaotic.
Catalans went to the polls on Sunday to vote in a referendum on whether to stay in Spain or go their separate way. The Spanish authorities, however, declared the vote illegitimate and sent in the national police to disrupt the referendum.

This article was written for the Unz Review The recent referendums in Catalonia and Kurdistan, while by no means crucial developments for Russia, have resulted in a lively debate in

Tense, divisive or controversial ‘referendums’ seem to be the in-thing right now. Presently, a lot of coverage has been given to two independence referendums in different parts of the globe: one in Spain and one in Iraq. Both referendums also have things in common. Regarding the Catalonian independence referendum in Spain, I have no personal […]

Kurdish Security Council dubbed the Iranian deployment a “dangerous escalation.”

(TFC) – In response to more than 90% of Iraqi Kurds voting in favor of independence through peaceful means, the Iraqi government has issued the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) an ultimatum: hand over control over your airports and control of your borders.

Alors que les habitants des zones contrôlés par les kurdes d’Irak étaient appelés aux urnes ce 25 septembre pour un référendum sur leur indépendance, nous avons souhaité recueillir l’analyse et le point de vue de Bassam Tahhan, professeur de langue arabe, spécialiste du Coran, et géopoliticien d’origine syrienne.

Immediately on the heels of the Iraqi Kurdistan “yes” vote, the Iraqi parliament approved sending troops to the disputed Kirkuk region to prevent the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) from taking full control of the oil-rich area. Preliminary official results out Wednesday indicate a 92% vote in favor of Kurdish independence.

Turkey’s Foreign Minister says the possibility of attacking the Kurds is “on the table.”

This week: anti-fracking activist Ian R. Crane arrested for filming a demonstration at drilling test site in North Yorkshire, dangers on horizon after a Iraqi Kurdistan referendum, US and Saudi Yemeni puppet Hadi addresses UNGA, NATO continues it’s around the clock cycle of endless ‘drills’ in Europe, and Facebook moves in to censor criticism of Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman.