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By Kardo Roj SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq (North Press) – Masrour Barzani, Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI), said Wednesday that the Kurdish political movement in Syria has a unique opportunity to learn from the Iraqi Kurdish…

By Kardo Roj DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syria’s Minister of Finance, Mohammad Yasar Barniya, revealed on Wednesday details of a high-level meeting held with a Turkish delegation led by the country’s Minister of Trade, during a…

By Kardo Roj DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Syria’s Minister of Interior, Anas Khattab, announced on Wednesday that government forces had successfully thwarted an attempted coup allegedly planned by officers from the former regime…

By Kardo Roj QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – Yazidi communities in northeast Syria gathered Wednesday to celebrate Red Wednesday, their New Year festival, in a colorful and symbolic ceremony held in Dokar village, located in the…

By Kardo Roj QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – A former advisor to the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday that proposed plans to reduce the number of American troops in Syria from 2,000 to 1,000 would not significantly impact the…

LATAKIA, Syria (North Press) - The Syrian Ministry of Interior announced on Wednesday the arrest of a former intelligence officer in Latakia Governorate, western Syria, accused of committing war crimes under Bashar al-Assad's regime. In…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Washington is preparing to reduce its military presence in Syria by half in the coming weeks, Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing two U.S. officials. One of the officials, speaking on condition of…

DAMASCUS, Syria (North Press) – Yemeni Foreign Minister Shaya al-Zindani announced on Tuesday that preparations are underway to reopen Yemen’s embassy in the Syrian capital, Damascus, in the near future. Speaking to Okaz, a Saudi…

QAMISHLI, Syria (North Press) – The United States is unlikely to oppose Saudi Arabia’s reported plan to settle Syria’s overdue debts to the World Bank, a political analyst said on Wednesday. Abbas Kadhim, a political analyst based in…