A fighter with forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government holds a position against Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northeastern province of Marib, April 16, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

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Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani chairs a meeting on ways to combat violence against women, May 5, 2021. (Photo: KRG)
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Kurdistan PM chairs meeting on combatting violence against women
Masrour Barzani (Right), Kurdistan Region Prime Minister, during a meeting in Erbil with US State Department Adviser Derek Chollet, May 5. 2021. (Photo: KRG)
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US delegation meets Kurdistan PM; Washington seeks strengthening ties with 'important ally'
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French Kurdish activist brings hope to displaced Yezidis in Kurdistan
Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with UK Air Marshal Sammy Sampson, May 5, 2021. (Photo: KRG)
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Youth in the Kurdistan Region have flocked to the audio app Clubhouse as a safe place for open discussion and deeper understanding of social issues. (Photo: Marco Verch/Flickr/CC-BY 2.0)

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A fighter with forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed government holds a position against Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northeastern province of Marib, April 16, 2021. (Photo: AFP)

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US delegation meets Kurdistan PM; Washington seeks strengthening ties with 'important ally'

Masrour Barzani (Right), Kurdistan Region Prime Minister, during a meeting in Erbil with US State Department Adviser Derek Chollet, May 5. 2021. (Photo: KRG)

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Kurdistan PM chairs meeting on combatting violence against women

Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani chairs a meeting on ways to combat violence against women, May 5, 2021. (Photo: KRG)

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Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Masrour Barzani (right) during his meeting with UK Air Marshal Sammy Sampson, May 5, 2021. (Photo: KRG)

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Arya Jemo (second left), a Kurdish activist from France, has distributed aid to needy displaced Yezidi families in Kurdistan. (Photo: Gabriel Gauffre)

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Iraq erects new border posts as Turkey-PKK clashes intensify, forcing village evacuation

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  2021/04/25 10:00
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With the pandemic keeping them from Lalish, Yezidis bring the New Year home


  2021/04/14 12:57
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