GENEVA (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has recommended that former Iraqi President Barham Salih become the ...

The government faces a dilemma over what to do with civil-war-era prisons and detention camps that hold thousands of ISIS ...

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Former Iraqi president and senior Kurdish statesman Barham Salih, has been selected as the next head of the UN refugee agency, according to reports. Mr Salih's selection as the High Commissioner for ...

Former Iraqi president Barham Salih will take over as the UN refugees chief next month from Filippo Grandi, who is leaving ...

In a period when peace discussions are back on the agenda in the country, I am being accused of ‘aiding’ and ‘being a member’ of an organization that dissolved itself and laid down arms. Isn't this a ...

After decades of repression, reporters travel freely and publish without censorship, yet threats now come from militias, ...

Iranian security forces on Friday "violently" arrested the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi along with at least ...

The 2025 Amed International Film Festival in Diyarbakir will feature the Turkish premiere of the award-winning Armenian ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to usher in an era of justice and coexistence a year after the overthrow of Bashar ...

President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Monday urged Syrians to work together to rebuild their country, still marred by insecurity and ...