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New Yorkers Gather for More Muted New Year Celebrations Near Times Square
Yahoo - 2021-01-02 11:27
One dead, tens injured in Iraq’s New Year celebrations: health ministry
Rûdaw - 2021-01-01 14:12The year in review: 2020 at AUK
The American University of Kurdistan - 2021-01-01 02:00
‘No man’ zones in Bengaluru during New Year’s celebrations: Police Commissioner
Yahoo - 2020-12-29 00:22Fresno museum holds virtual Kwanzaa celebrations amid pandemic
Yahoo - 2020-12-28 00:41
Erbil hotel and restaurant owners protest ban on New Year celebrations
Rûdaw - 2020-12-27 21:44VOA60 World- Manger Square almost empty when Bethlehem, began Christmas Eve celebrations amid COVID-19
Dengî Amerîka - 2020-12-24 20:20
KRG bans New Year celebrations across Kurdistan Region
Rûdaw - 2020-12-24 16:3229. November 2020 – Protests against racism overshadow celebrations of 60th anniversary of Mauritania's independence
The Society for Threatened Peoples (STP) - 2020-12-03 01:09
Turkey closes schools, bans New Year celebrations in new COVID-19 restrictions
Rûdaw - 2020-11-30 22:30
Kurdish political prisoners announce hunger strike and demand increased resistance during 42nd anniversary of PKK celebrations | Morning Star
Morningstaronline - 2020-11-27 20:36Celebrations for the PKK’s founding anniversary continue
ANF - 2020-11-27 16:44
Locals planning smaller Thanksgiving celebrations
Yahoo - 2020-11-24 16:16
Celebrations marking the arrival of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower go without ceremony | Daily Mail Online
Dailymail - 2020-11-22 13:07"Bijî Serok Apo" - The story of a slogan
ANF - 2020-09-17 14:50
Ankara using pandemic to thwart Victory Day celebrations, says opposition | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2020-08-26 13:37COVID-19 casts a shadow on India Independence Day celebrations, while end of gold rally is baffling | From The Editors – Gulf News
Gulfnews - 2020-08-15 11:56Pride celebrations stir tensions in Turkey - Reuters
Reuters - 2020-07-01 17:16Trial for killing of student Kurkut postponed to September
ANF - 2020-06-16 19:09 University student Kemal Kurkut was killed while by a police officer while participating in Newroz celebrations in 2017 in Amed. ...
Coronavirus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise, Middle East News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
Straitstimes - 2020-05-27 09:2623 hours ago Virus lockdowns stifle Eid celebrations as infections rise
Rûdaw - 2020-05-25 06:41"We will certainly celebrate 1 May!"
ANF - 2020-04-23 09:32 Parties and organizations said that 1 May should be celebrated, and called on people to organise celebrations everywhere. ...
Putin postpones Russia's WWII Victory Day celebrations due to virus
Gulan Media - 2020-04-16 22:28Newroz celebrated in Lavrio, Greece
ANF - 2020-03-21 18:32 Newroz celebrations in the Greek city of Lavrio have been continuing since yesterday. ...
Coronavirus cause for lackluster Middle Eastern Newroz celebrations - The Jerusalem Post
Jpost - 2020-03-21 15:39Newroz celebrations in Europe and Armenia
ANF - 2020-03-21 12:22 Newroz was celebrated in Lavrio, Rome, Marseille, Montpellier, and some Armenian villages. ...
President Nechirvan Barzani extends Newroz greetings
Presidency of Kurdistan - 2020-03-20 12:57 Erbil, Kurdistan Region, March 20, 2020 Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani offers his best wishes as Newroz celebrations begin in Kurdistan on Friday evening. In his remarks, the president says that global cooperation is needed to defeat the cor ...
Vatican cancels public Easter celebrations in 'unprecedented' move
Gulan Media - 2020-03-15 18:11Armenian Kurdish associations cancel Newroz celebrations
ANF - 2020-03-15 13:54 Kurdish institutions in Armenia canceled the Newroz celebration, which was to be held in Yerevan. ...
KCDK-E reviews Newroz celebrations program due to coronavirus
ANF - 2020-03-13 10:20 The European Democratic Kurdish Society Congress (KCDK-E) said in a written statement that it did not consider it appropriate to carry out mass Newroz celebrations given the coronavirus pandemic. The KCDK-E said it plans to hold smaller events. ...
Newroz celebrations canceled over Coronavirus threat
ANF - 2020-03-12 16:12 The political parties and organisations under the Kurdistan Alliance have announced the cancelation of Newroz celebrations over the Coronavirus threat. ...
Newroz celebrations kick off in Amed with call for national unity
ANF - 2020-03-11 12:21 Kurds announced the beginning of Newroz celebrations in Amed. A call was made to join Newroz in the spirit of national unity. ...
Newroz celebrations to begin in Amed
ANF - 2020-03-10 09:22 Newroz celebrations will begin in Amed tomorrow, 11 March. The theme of Newroz this year will be isolation, pressures on the mother tongue and national unity. ...
8 March celebrations in Göteborg and Örebro
ANF - 2020-03-09 11:12 International Working Women Day was celebrated with demonstrations, panels and conferences, including Kurdish women in Gothenburg and Örebro, Sweden. ...
Iran Calls Off Kurdistan Int’l Nowruz Celebrations over COVID-19 | Iran Front Page
Ifpnews - 2020-03-07 16:47Newroz in Europe with the spirit of national unity
ANF - 2020-02-11 09:35 Kurdish institutions and personalities came together to discuss this year's Newroz celebrations. ...
China cancels New Year celebrations due to deadly virus
ANF - 2020-01-26 08:28 While the authorities increased their efforts to prevent the spread of the deadly avirus in China, 40 million people were quarantined. ...
Women celebrate 15th anniversary of Kongreya Star
ANF - 2020-01-16 09:21 This year marks the 15th anniversary of Kongreya Star. Celebrations are planned with a variety of events in different cities. ...
Iraqi Kurdistan spent over $800,000 on New Year’s Eve fireworks
E-Kurd - 2020-01-08 03:01 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Traders have claimed that Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s 2020 fireworks shows cost more than $800,000, as tourists flocked to Erbil, Sulaimani and Duhok to celebrate the new year. “For the new year celebrations, more than ...
Erbil’s Christians mark Christmas Eve in muted Iraqi celebrations
Rûdaw - 2019-12-30 18:34Erbil gears up for New Year's celebrations
Rûdaw - 2019-12-30 18:34Christians in Istanbul prayed for peace
ANF - 2019-12-25 08:38 Christmas celebrations took place in Istanbul in Saint Antoine Church where people called for peace. ...
Sentenced to death – Saddam Hussein found guilty of war crimes on this day in 2006
WarIsBoring - 2019-11-06 00:23 On Nov. 5, 2006, dictator Saddam Hussein was found guilty of the murder of 148 people in Dujail, north of Baghdad, and sentenced to death by hanging. On that day, according to the New York Times, “Spontaneous celebrations broke out across Iraq in spite of ...
Gandhi’s ashes stolen and photo vandalized after 150th birthday celebrations, reports say [Video]
Yahoo - 2019-10-06 13:1615 August celebrations in Paris, Marseille and Vienna
ANF - 2019-08-16 10:49 The 15 August Initiative was celebrated in Paris, Marseille and Vienna. ...
Rojava Revolution celebrated in Vienna and Munich
ANF - 2019-07-29 12:05 Celebrations to mark the 7th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution continue. ...
Kobane people celebrate the revolution on 7th anniversary
ANF - 2019-07-19 21:12 Celebrations to mark the 7th anniversary of the Rojava Revolution have begun in Kobanê city of Rojava. ...
Women Festival in Kobanê kicks off Rojava Revolution celebrations
ANF - 2019-07-16 12:39 Celebrations for the anniversary of the 19 July Rojava Revolution have started in Kobanê. ...
Trump claims army 'took over airports' in 1775
BBC - 2019-07-06 00:21 Inaccuracies spotted in Trump speech made at Independence Day celebrations in Washington DC. ...
Tanks Arrive in Washington Ahead of Fourth of July Celebrations [Video]
Yahoo - 2019-07-04 18:18Canadian official underlines importance of women's rights during Canada Day celebrations in Kurdistan
Kurdistan24 - 2019-07-02 01:21Madagascar stadium crush kills 15 during national celebrations
BBC - 2019-06-27 01:27 Dozens more were injured during national celebrations for the country's independence day. ...
May 1 celebrations in Europe salute hunger strikers
ANF - 2019-05-01 19:23 Kurdistanis attending May 1 celebrations in European cities protested the Imrali isolation and saluted the hunger strikers. ...
Isolation protests in May 1 celebrations in Kurdistan
ANF - 2019-05-01 17:27 Workers took to the streets in Kurdistan for May 1. AKP’s anti-labor practices were protested in the demonstrations where the workers also drew attention to the isolation and the hunger strikes. ...
White scarves form human chain in Amed
ANF - 2019-05-01 15:48 Women wearing white headscarves attended the May 1 celebrations in Amed where they formed a human chain to draw attention to the political prisoners on hunger strikes. The crowd in the square frequently chant for the resistance in the prisons. ...
Prisoners’ mothers with white scarves in Istanbul's May 1 cortege
ANF - 2019-05-01 14:44 Mothers of prisoners attended the May 1 celebrations in Bakirkoy wearing their white headscarves. ...
White scarved mothers not allowed in May 1 celebrations in Amed
ANF - 2019-05-01 13:32 May 1 celebrations led by the KESK, DISK, Amed Chamber of Medicine and TMMOB have started in Amed. The police is not allowing mothers wearing white headscarves in to the celebration grounds. ...
Remembering Taksim Workers' Day massacre 42 years ago
ANF - 2019-05-01 07:55 Labour Day celebrations on Taksim Square in 1977 had seen the participation of well over 500,000 citizens. Many workers had not even entered the square when shots were heard. ...
Christians celebrate festival at Marbena Qadisha shrine in Iraqi Kurdistan
E-Kurd - 2019-04-26 20:52 KOYA, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Christians held a festival at the Marbena Qadisha Shrine near Koya city in Iraqi Kurdistan on Friday and were joined in the celebrations by a number of local residents from other faiths. One of the participants, Hawzhin Sl ...
Many drown in Iraq’s Tigris river in Kurdish new year celebrations | world-news | videos | Hindustan Times
Hindustantimes - 2019-04-05 11:51The Implications of Mosul’s Ferry Drowning
E-Kurd - 2019-03-30 06:11 Dr. Diyari Salih | Exclusive to Ekurd.net Coinciding with the Iraqis celebrations of Spring’s coming , unexpected disaster occurred when a ferry conveying more than 200 people sank in the Tigris River near Iraqi Mosul city. That accident, resulting in ma ...
[PICTURES]: Kurds Celebrate Newroz in Poland
BAS News - 2019-03-27 16:13 ERBIL — On March 26, KRG Representative office in Poland organized Newroz celebrations with several dozen of guests attending the event, among others: representatives of central government- ministry of foreign affairs and ministry of finance, representat ...
Dozens dead as ferry capsizes in Mosul during Newroz celebrations
Kurdistan24 - 2019-03-24 07:49Newroz celebrations in Kirkuk
ANF - 2019-03-23 15:15 The people celebrate Newroz in the Shiwesur area in Kirkuk. ...
Criminal complaint against HDP MPs for saying “Mr. Ocalan”
ANF - 2019-03-22 12:49 A criminal complaint has been filed against HDP MPs Serpil Kemalbay, Feleknas Uca and Gulistan Kilic Kocyigit for using the phrase “Mr. Ocalan” during their speeches in the Newroz celebrations in Izmir. ...
Newroz in Batman: Zülküf Gezen remembered
ANF - 2019-03-21 22:48 HDP deputy Ayşe Acar Başaran stressed that isolation will be broken and the crowded Newroz celebrations were a sign of this. ...
55 dead after ferry sinks in Tigris River near Iraq's Mosul; incident occurred during Kurdish new year celebrations - Firstpost
Firstpost - 2019-03-21 17:02Newroz celebrated on Mishtenur Hill in Kobane
ANF - 2019-03-21 16:10 Tens of thousands joined the celebrations to welcome Newroz on Mishtenur Hill in Kobane. ...
KCK message for Qandil Newroz: This is the spring of freedom
ANF - 2019-03-21 14:30 KCK sent a message to the Newroz celebrations in Binare Qandil with thousands of attendants. The message said: “This is the spring of freedom.” ...
NAV-DEM: The Newroz fire will break isolation
ANF - 2019-03-21 09:54 "All our community centers and components should invite foreign friends, institutions and personalities, representatives of civil society organizations to the Newroz celebrations.” ...
"Let's join Newroz with the spirit of the contemporary Kawa"
ANF - 2019-03-21 09:21 "We, as KCDK-E, invite our people and friends to join the Newroz celebrations which will be held in all European cities in March. Let's light the Newroz fire of rebellion against dictators and oppressors." ...
Early celebrations as Syria war on ISIS holdout wraps up
Rûdaw - 2019-03-21 00:38 "It's a day of celebration, the nightmare is over." ...
People celebrate Kurdish new year Newroz across Iraqi Kurdistan
E-Kurd - 2019-03-20 21:32 SULAIMANI, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— People in cities and towns across Iraqi Kurdistan Region are marking the Kurdish New Year Newroz with celebrations on Wednesday. Erbil’s main Newroz celebration will be held in Shanadar Park on Wednesday afternoon. In ...
TJA: Join Newroz celebrations against isolation!
ANF - 2019-03-20 17:34 “The message we will give on Newroz will be one of resistance. It will be the response of all peoples, especially the women, against this fascist alliance and its attacks." ...
Early celebrations as Syria war on IS holdout wraps up
Yahoo - 2019-03-20 14:37Malakshahi's Nowruz Celebration was canceled
Kurdpa - 2019-03-20 09:18 Kurdpa Agency: The pressure of intelligence forces resulted in cancellation of the Nowruz celebrations in the city Malekhshahi, Ilam. ...
Kurdish Activists Summoned and Threatened on the Eve of Newroz in Kurdistan
Kurdistan Human Rights - 2019-03-20 02:00 Kurdistan Human Rights Network (KHRN): The Ministry of Intelligence of Iran has warned people against holding celebrations on the eve of the Newroz( Nowruz) in various cities and villages in Kurdistan by summoning or calling a number of Kurdish activists. ...
French delegation to attend Newroz in Amed detained in Istanbul
ANF - 2019-03-19 12:50 A French delegation who entered Turkey to attend the Newroz celebrations in Amed were detained by the police. ...
Newroz celebrated in the Netherlands and Germany
ANF - 2019-03-19 09:12 Kurdish people in Europe have started celebrations to welcome Newroz. ...
Why Is Turkey Intimidated by Kurdish Celebrations of Nowruz, the Persian New Year? | Al Bawaba
Albawaba - 2019-03-18 15:43Turkey bans Newroz celebrations for Kurds in Syria’s Afrin | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2019-03-17 16:10Turkey bans Newroz celebrations for Syrian Kurds in Afrin
Alaraby - 2019-03-17 06:06Saghez Provision Council adopted decisions to deal vigorously with the New Year celebrations
Kurdpa - 2019-03-17 06:06 Kurdpa Agency: The Saghez Provision Council in a meeting emphasized that they encounter with Nowruz events on this city. ...
Wollongong to host March equinox celebrations in Crown Street Mall | Illawarra Mercury
Illawarramercury - 2019-03-14 14:55HDP to celebrate Newroz in 27 cities
ANF - 2019-03-10 13:06 Co-chairs Pervin Buldan and Sezai Temelli will attend the Newroz celebrations in Amed, Istanbul and Van. ...
Paris 8 March celebration commended Leyla Güven
ANF - 2019-03-09 14:22 The celebrations started in the center of Paris, at République Square, where the women lied on the ground to represent women murdered by men. ...
8 March celebrations in Northern and Eastern Syria
ANF - 2019-03-05 17:14 Women from across Northern and Eastern Syria held events and actions in many places for the upcoming 8 March, World Women’s Day. ...
Ethiopian singer Dadhi Gelan killed by stray bullet
BBC - 2019-02-13 01:32 Celebrations have turned into mourning after a stray bullet kills Dadhi Gelan at a performance. ...
The Observer view on the premature celebrations on the defeat of Isis | Observer editorial | Opinion | The Guardian
The Guardian - 2019-02-10 10:57Celebrations for Australia Day across the country
Waar Media - 2019-01-26 12:47 WAAR_DUHOK Celebrations to mark Australia’s national day took place across the country on Saturday, including a ceremony in Sydney to welcome the nation’s newest citizens. Other Australia Day events included a traditional Aboriginal smoking ceremony in A ...
Kurdistan Region Tourism Board says tourists tripled during 2018 New Year celebrations
Kurdistan24 - 2019-01-05 22:35Iraqi Grand Mufti says New Year’s celebrations ‘not permissible’
Kurdistan24 - 2019-01-02 06:13New Year’s celebrations in Raqqa
ANF - 2019-01-01 15:48 Citizens of Raqqa celebrated the new year and wished for peace and stability in the region. ...
Kurdistan religious authority denounces Iraqi mufti’s Fatwa against New Year celebrations
Gulan Media - 2018-12-31 00:02Kurdistan religious authority denounces Iraqi mufti’s Fatwa against New Year celebrations
Kurdistan24 - 2018-12-30 14:00Christians in Hasakah celebrated Christmas
ANF - 2018-12-25 19:31 What drew attention was the participation of clerics and personalities of the Islamic faith in Christian celebrations, which has become commonplace in North and Eastern Syria in the context of the Democratic Self-Administration in the region. ...
Zimbabwe's scaled-back Christmas celebrations
BBC - 2018-12-25 03:18 Zimbabweans have had to scale back their seasonal celebrations as the economic crisis worsens. ...
Ali al-Sistani’s New Fatwa on New Year and Valentine Celebrations
Waar Media - 2018-12-24 19:40 The Shiite cleric Ayatollah Sistani, has issued a fatwa on New Year and Valentine celebrations. “If New Year’s parties were calling for Christianity, holding such parties is taboo,” said al-Sistani. Al-Sistani expressed his opinion about Valentine’s Day, ...
Fine or Imprisonment? A Price to Pay For Attending Celebrations
Kurdistan Human Rights - 2018-11-10 02:00 Khabat Shakiba, an environmental activist from Sanandaj who was sentenced to 3 months of imprisonment or a fine of 15 million Rials on charges of disturbing public order in September this year, paid the fine instead of going to prison. The Kurdistan Human ...
