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Voices from the Arab Press: Iran, the Kurds, and the future of Arab power
A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.
Syria’s Kurdish autonomy is fading as Arab unrest challenges Damascus’s control
Iran tensions, Syria talks put Iraqi Kurdistan at the center of Middle Eastern diplomacy - analysis
Israel, Kurdistan, and the hopes for a strong political alliance - opinion
Growing controversy over Turkey’s invasion of northern Iraq
Turkey has had almost a year of near-constant new conflicts and militarist sabre-rattling.
After Trump's betrayal, unity among Syrian Kurds is timely – opinion
Syrian Kurds are now happy and hopeful after the two main Kurdish political parties reached an initial agreement on the common political vision and Kurdish unity.
Cheap oil is latest threat to Kurdish region
The Kurdistan region is challenged by the incredibly low oil prices, so that its 250,000 barrels of exports are worth far less than any money it expected to get from Baghdad.
Kurdistan region prepares for coronavirus threat
The spread of coronavirus now threatens the economic success of the Kurdish region if borders close or oil exports are changed.
US Congressman Abraham visits eastern Syria to see Christians and Kurds
Abraham met with SDF General Abdi and Christian defense forces and saw key areas such as Raqqa and Tel Tamr.
Turkey detains pro-Kurdish mayor on suspected terrorism links
The HDP governs many cities in the southeast of Turkey and typically appoints one male and one female co-mayor to promote gender equality.
Germany starts shipping arms to Turkey, could be used against Kurds
The German Green Party also urged a weapons ban for Turkey.
Ethnic cleansing is not the answer to the Kurdish question
YET FOR the Kurds, this is all too familiar. They have been facing persecution, ethnic cleansing, and genocide since after World War I, when the contours of the modern Middle East took shape.
U.S. admits Syrian Christians endangered by Turkish invasion of Syria
Armenian Church becomes center of controversy after pictures emerge of it having been vandalized and Turkey claimed to have “repaired” it.
Turkey, Russia hold 2nd joint north Syria patrol, near Kobani
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday that the YPG had not withdrawn from that planned "safe zone," despite Turkey's agreements with both Russia and the United States.
