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On the anniversary of the establishment of the satellite television channel Welat TV, Shifa Barzani, Director-General of the Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation at the Barzani Headquarters, has sent a congratulatory message to the management, employees, correspondents, and associates of this national media organisation. In her message, Shifa Barzani noted that Welat......

  With the aim of strengthening friendship and fostering closer ties between women and the federation, the Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation in the Netherlands is scheduled to host a special gathering entitled “Kurdish Women’s Gathering”, along with a community dinner, on 11 October in Amsterdam. The event will bring together Kurdish......

  On the occasion of obtaining an Airline Transport Pilot Licence (ATPL) in Norway and raising the flag of Kurdistan, Shifa Barzani, Director-General of the Kurdistani Diaspora Confederation at the Barzani Headquarters’ Diaspora Office, has congratulated Judy Hirsh Tayyar, a young man from Pirmam. In her message, Shifa Barzani highly......

Eight academics from universities in the Kurdistan Region have been included in the list of the world’s top 2% of scientists, a ranking compiled based on data from Scopus and Elsevier. Four academics from Erbil Polytechnic University, two from Salahaddin University-Erbil, and two from Garmian University have achieved this recognition.......

The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the world’s most renowned international awards. It is awarded annually to individuals, organisations, or institutions that have taken leading roles in efforts to promote peace, reduce conflicts, defend human rights, and advance international cooperation. Named after the Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel, the prize......

Baziyar, a Kurdish writer who holds German citizenship, has won Germany’s 2026 Book Award for her novel Die Lücken (The Gaps). Baziyar was born in 1988 in Hermeskeil, Germany. Her parents had emigrated from Ilam Province in Eastern Kurdistan. She studied Creative Writing at the University of Hildesheim. Die Lücken......

The Nashville City Council has officially recognised the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the first group of Kurdish families in the United States and their settlement in Nashville and other American cities. According to the official proclamation, the first group of Kurdish families arrived in the United States on......

The 10th Kurdish Film and Arts Festival was held over four days in New York City. This year, more than 300 films from Kurdistan and the Kurdistani diaspora were submitted to the festival, of which 30 films were selected for screening as part of the festival’s four-day programme. Mr. Kurd,......