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By Kardo Roj ANKARA, Turkey (North Press) – The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced on Friday that it successfully held its 12th party congress earlier this week, in response to a historic call by its imprisoned leader…

By Kardo Roj ANKARA, Turkey (North Press) – Turkey’s Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced on Thursday that Ankara will begin exporting six million cubic meters of natural gas per day to Syria within three months, part of a…

By Kardo Roj WASHINGTON, U.S. (North Press) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday called for an “unconditional” 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine, urging both sides to halt hostilities immediately or face renewed…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – An official of the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) said on Friday that no direct communication has taken place with Damascus regarding the recently endorsed Kurdish political document, despite its…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – A commander of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) confirmed on Thursday that cooperation between the SDF and the U.S.-led Global Coalition remains active and effective. Mahmoud Habib, spokesman for the…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The U.S. State Department strongly criticized on Thursday the Syrian transitional government's decision to appoint Ahmad Ihsan Fayad al-Hayes—widely known as Abu Hatem Shaqra—as commander of a Syrian army…

By Kardo Roj ROME, Italy (North Press) – In an unprecedented moment for the global Catholic Church, American Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected on Thursday as the new pope, taking the name Leo XIV and becoming the first-ever…

By Kardo Roj DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – The Syrian Ministry of Finance confirmed Thursday that salaries for public sector employees will be raised by 20% beginning next month, following the approval of a Qatari financial grant…

By Nalin Ali QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – On Oct. 12, 2019, Sanaa Awad lost contact with her only son, Mohammad Alaa Ibrahim, following the takeover of the Sere Kaniye (Ras al-Ain) region in the northern countryside of Hassakeh,…

By Kardo Roj DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Christian political figures and civil society activists announced on Wednesday the establishment of the Eastern National Council (ENC), a new political body aiming to represent Syria’s…