High in the mountains of northern Iraq’s Kurdistan region lies Amedi, a stunning fortress town that seems frozen in time.

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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Erbil security forces on Sunday blocked striking teachers flocking to Erbil from Sulaimani to protest the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) inconsistent salary ...

Rolling his cigarette between sips of tea, Suleyman Ilcan is excited about a message from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan ...

Mosques were once a rare sight in Japan, but no longer. The latest, Masjid Istiqlal Osaka, opened in Osaka’s Nishinari Ward last year. It is housed in a former factory building.

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Sokoto State Governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto has expressed gratitude for the commissioning of the remodelled Ruggar Wauru Juma’at Mosque The governor also disclosed that his administration would improve ...