Nova

British-Kurdish, a political junkie and an MUFC fan

[The Kurdish Center for Studies @KurdishCenterGR]

Nechirvan Barzani’s Approaches and the Spirit of the New Kurdish Era https://t.co/4iBUicohdW

[Atlantic Council @AtlanticCouncil]

Iran-backed militias in Iraq “are adjusting their posture for a new era in Iraq, signaling restraint, and continuing to pursue the completion of their state capture project,” writes @HamdiAMalik.

Read more ⤵️
https://t.co/2n80GaHNjd

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

Police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser's wife https://t.co/Bi3SqNb1eF

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian villagers on Friday, setting olive groves on fire and slinging rocks.

Caught in the attack was Post photographer Heidi Levine. “They just kept kicking me and kicking me, like probably 50 times,” Levine said. https://t.co/9YLUuU9ktP

[The National @TheNationalNews]

Iraq’s parliament has approved all of Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi’s proposed cabinet members, including ministers with close ties to Iran and others linked to powerful political families accused of corruption. The National’s Aveen Karim explains.

[AL-MONITOR @AlMonitor]

PODCAST | Kurdish integration with Syria’s central government remains far from complete

In conversation with @amberinzaman, Syria-based American researcher @AKMcKeever, author of the This Week in Northern Syria Substack, says recent violence between Arabs and Kurds has exposed cracks in the integration process, despite Kurdish and Syrian government officials’ claims that it is proceeding successfully.

https://t.co/CpbfE7LUcE

[The New Arab @The_NewArab]

Analysis: The US military exit has renewed fears in Iraq that the Islamic State could exploit the power vacuum and regional crises to reorganise and regroup

Read @pauliddon's article to find out how

https://t.co/xK3YPQjw7x

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

🧵 Iraqi Kurdish politicians have been engaged in discussions with Iran over ending their conflict with Iranian Kurdish opposition parties, in a bid to stave off further attacks in the Kurdish autonomous region ⤵️

https://t.co/QiJtlCD9Qm

[National Secular Society @NatSecSoc]

We're urging the Foreign Secretary to intervene in the case of Najmeh Amini, an Iranian woman sentenced to death for 'blasphemy'.

No one should face imprisonment, let alone execution, for exercising their right to freedom of expression.

Read the full story 👇

https://t.co/NkJhatITCd

[Piers Morgan @piersmorgan]

Huge viewing figures already for this interview which has made front page news around the world:

[Financial Times @FT]

In a defiant interview with the FT, Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Donald Trump had an instinctive affinity for autocrats and the super-wealthy. The Ukrainian president explained his views on the relationship between the US and Russian heads of state https://t.co/LydswPxdYG

[ITV News @itvnews]

Warning: Distressing and graphic language

An undercover investigation by ITV Exposure into Nigel Farage’s Reform UK has found multiple elected councillors and party candidates expressing racist views and using offensive language.

ITV has obtained secretly recorded footage showing Reform officials from across England and Wales using violent, racist and sexist language.

Councillors Alan Feeney, Chris Whelan and Jamie Campbell did not reply to our request for comment. Councillors Feeney and Whelan have since resigned from Reform UK.

In a statement shared with ITV News, Reform UK said: "Where members, activists and councillors have clearly behaved inappropriately, investigations have commenced. In some cases, there have been suspensions and due process must be followed."

"Reform UK has improved and prioritised its vetting procedures, but from time to time, a handful of individuals who do not share our values will initially make it through vetting. This is the same for all organisations."

[The National @TheNationalNews]

The trial has begun in Erbil of an Iraqi-Kurdish alleged people smuggler accused of involvement in the drowning of 31 migrants as they tried to cross the English Channel. The National's Aveen Karim reports from outside the court.

[Kurdistan Regional Government @Kurdistan]

Prime Minister @masrourbarzani received a joint delegation from the US-Kurdistan and US-Syria Business Councils, consisting of representatives of more than 30 U.S. companies operating in various sectors, including defense and security, energy, logistics, transportation, and industry.

https://t.co/YvBC4LTL4o

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Saudi Arabia overturns death sentence for man over Facebook comment https://t.co/5DXezYoE62

[Qubad Talabani @qubadjt]

During my panel at the MERI Forum, I emphasized that Kurdistan’s future depends on addressing the challenges within our control: reforming governance, strengthening institutions, unifying our forces, and building genuine political partnership.

Our priority must be solutions, not political disputes. We need a stronger Kurdistan, a constitutional relationship with Baghdad, and a shared commitment to stability and peace across the region.

[FDD @FDD]

Iran targets Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq with new round of drone attacks

@sfrantzman in FDD's @LongWarJournal: https://t.co/PcnlYQHpFf

[IranWire @IranWireEnglish]

Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani says borders with Iran were closed and military forces deployed along them amid regional war.
More: https://t.co/iw6sdKZfIc

[Kurdistan Regional Government @Kurdistan]

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani Receives Mazloum Abdi

Prime Minister Masrour Barzani today received Mazloum Abdi, Advisor to the Presidency of the Republic of Syria.

They exchanged views on the developments in Syria and the wider region.

They emphasized the importance of preserving peace, security, and stability in Syria and protecting the rights of Kurds and all other components.

[C14 News | EN @c14english]

"Do you realize the black flag of ISIS has never flown on an inch of Kurdish-controlled soil?"

Brig. Gen. (ret.) Ernest Audino shares a powerful firsthand account from his time embedded with Kurdish forces in Iraq - surviving chemical attacks, stopping terror in its tracks, and why the West must never abandon its most loyal Muslim allies.

"There was no fight against ISIS and Al Qaeda without the Kurds."

📍 JCFA (@jerusalemcenter) conference in Tel Aviv today