The German envoy to Syria calls for an immediate cease-fire in northwest Syria
ARK News... The German envoy to Syria, Stephen Schneck, called for a cease-fire in northwestern Syria, in light of the wave of bombing in the region by the Syrian regime and its loyal militias, which caused the death and injury of many civilians and the displacement of hundreds of families.
"We call for an immediate cease-fire in northwest Syria, and a solution to local grievances," Shnik said in a tweet on the "X" website.
Days ago a child was killed and others were injured by intense artillery and missile shelling, originating from the regime and the militias supporting it, on the city of Sarmin in the eastern countryside of Idlib. The cities and towns of "Atarib, Kafr Taal, Al-Sahara, and Kafaramma" in the southern and western countryside of Aleppo were subjected to intense artillery and missile shelling, resulting in about injuries.
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Within three days... 60 attacks in northwest Syria were documented
ARK News... The Syrian Civil Defense Foundation, the "White Helmets", confirmed the escalation in the attacks launched by the Syrian regime, Russia and militias loyal to them in northwestern Syria, with continued civilian casualties, and this escalation led to the displacement of hundreds of families in the countryside of Idlib and Aleppo, which portends a catastrophe A new exacerbation of the tragedy of the Syrians.
The Foundation stated, "These terrorist attacks targeting cities, towns, and schools in northwestern Syria threaten the stability of civilians in the region. It is a systematic policy aimed at spreading terror among peaceful civilians and preventing them from living their normal lives. The international community must put an end to these deadly terrorist attacks and stand up to the perpetrators of these crimes." The systematic attack against the Syrians, and holding them accountable for it.
It pointed out that the escalation in northwestern Syria threatens the lives of more than 4 million civilians, including more than 2 million forcibly displaced people who live in border strip camps that lack the minimum necessities of life, in light of an unprecedented humanitarian crisis and the prevention of the return of the displaced to their homes and agricultural lands to work. and secure their daily sustenance.
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To sign the twinning agreement... The governor of Erbil arrives in Nashville
ARK News… The governor of Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Omid Khoshnaw, and his accompanying delegation, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, arrived in Nashville, Tennessee, to participate in the signing ceremony of the twinning agreement between Erbil and Nashville.
The Governor of Erbil and his accompanying delegation were received at the airport by Mayor of Nashville John Cooper and several members of the City Council.
The visit aims to sign the twinning agreement between Erbil and Nashville, which is scheduled to take place on September 9, in the presence of representatives of the US State Department and a number of US officials.
The declaration of twinning between Erbil and Nashville was the result of 3 years of study, through successive visits made by delegations to the city of Nashville to see closely the situation in Erbil in all respects.
The last of these visits was on the 20th of last May, when the mayor of Nashville, John Cooper, arrived, accompanied by an official delegation, to the city of Erbil, during which he confirmed that the Kurds are reliable partners for Washington.
Nashville has already declared twinning with 9 other cities, and Erbil will be the only city in the Middle East with which it will announce twinning.
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The death of Kurdish writer and translator Jalal Zangabadi in Erbil
ARK News… Kurdish writer and translator Jalal Zangabadi died on September 5, 2023, in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.
After suffering from illness in a hospital in Erbil, the Kurdish writer and translator passed away, leaving behind a valuable cultural legacy.
Zangabadi is the author of many literary and cultural works in the Kurdish and Arabic languages, including: “Encyclopedia of Khayyam – Kurdology – Iraqi Knights of Narration from the Kurdish Roots.” In addition to his creative works and his published translations, he has dozens of important manuscripts that have not yet been printed.
Jalal Hussein Muhammad Zangabadi was born on December 1, 1951 in Iraqi Kurdistan. He is a poet, translator and researcher in the Arabic and Kurdish languages, and has translated into them from: Persian, English, Spanish and Turkish.
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Duhok… Thousands demonstrate to condemn the policies of the federal government against the Kurdistan Region
ARK News… Thousands of people from the city of Duhok, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, took to the streets in a demonstration to condemn the policies pursued by the Iraqi federal government towards the Kurdistan Region.
The demonstrators submitted a protest note to the international bodies operating in the Kurdistan Region and Iraq, in which they appealed to those bodies to work to force the authorities in Baghdad to abide by the implementation of the constitution and not to evade the agreements concluded with the Kurdistan Region.
Here are the 7 demands identified by the demonstrators:
1- Stopping the wrong and failed policies towards the Kurdistan Region
2- Respecting the constitution and applying all its articles, including Article 140
3- Commitment to implement the agreements concluded between the region and the federal government
4- Commitment to the general budget law to guarantee the salaries of employees and all dues of the region
5- Refrain from harming citizens as a result of political disputes
6- Emphasizing peaceful coexistence among all sects of Iraqi society, and emphasizing the punishment and condemnation of all those who contribute to violating this peaceful coexistence.
7- Emphasis on punishing those who contributed to the disturbance of peaceful coexistence in the heart of Kurdistan, in the city of Kirkuk, and the martyrdom and wounding of its citizens.
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Duhok... The Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria participates in the burial ceremony of the Kurdish artist Abdul Qadir Suleiman
ARK News… A delegation from the Kurdistan Democratic Party – Syria, on Monday, September 4, 2023, participated in the burial ceremony of the Kurdish artist Abdul Qadir Suleiman in Dohuk Governorate in the Kurdistan Region.
The party delegation was headed by Haji Kalo, a member of the Political Bureau of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, and included Muhammad Ali Ibrahim and Hayam Abdul Rahman Muhammad, members of the party’s Central Committee.
The burial ceremony was also attended by a group of artists, writers, poets, national and social figures, and his companions in the Duhok branch of the Kurdistan Artists Syndicate -Syria.
Artist Abdel Qader Suleiman... His life and art:
He was born in the village of Hilaliya, in the city of Qamishlo, in Syrian Kurdistan, in 1961. He comes from an artistic family. His father is the late artist Suleiman Ramadan, his uncle Muhammad Ramadan, and his brother Aziz Suleiman, who performed many concerts in villages and cities in Syrian Kurdistan.
He started singing at an early age in 1970, and in 1975 he took his solo path in his own style, and he performed many concerts and weddings in villages and cities in Kurdistan in the year.
During his artistic career, which spans about 50 years, the late left more than 100 recorded tapes of Kurdish folk songs "Dîlana Kurmancî, Shêkhanî", in addition to the audio color that revolves around love, homeland and others.
The great artist Abdul Qadir Suleiman took refuge in the Kurdistan Region in 2011, and he had been paralyzed since 2017.
He died on Monday, September 4, 2023 in Azadi Hospital in the city of Dohuk in the Kurdistan Region, at the age of 62, and was buried in the Shakhki cemetery in Duhok.
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To discuss the latest developments, Goldrich meets with the Syrian opposition
ARK News... The US Special Envoy for Syria, Ethan Goldrich, on Sunday, September 3, met with the leaders of the Syrian opposition in Istanbul, to discuss the latest developments in Syria.
The US embassy in Damascus said in a post on its Facebook account that the discussions revolved around developments in Deir ez-Zor, As-Suwayda and Daraa.
During which the US official affirmed his country's support for the main role of the Syrian opposition, in reaching a just and comprehensive political solution, in accordance with Security Council Resolution No. 2254.
In turn, the opposition Syrian National Coalition said that a delegation consisting of its president, Salem Al-Muslet, Vice-President Abdul-Ahad Estifo and Ruba Habosh, member of the Political Authority Zuhair Muhammad and member of the General Authority Anas Al-Abdah, met with the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, the Special Envoy for Syria Ethan Goldrich, and the Director General of the Syria Platform US State Department Regional Director Nicholas Grainger, and USAID Regional Director Sonella Haysi, in Istanbul.
He stated that the meeting discussed political developments and developments in the field situation in Syria, especially the events in Deir Ez-Zour and the movement in Suwayda, Daraa and southern Syria.
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PYD administration raises the price of bread in Hasakah by 100%
ARK News… In light of the poor economic conditions that the citizens of Syrian Kurdistan suffer from, the PYD administration continues to fabricate crises in the cities and towns under its control.
Local sources,oOn Tuesday, September 5, 2023, reported that the PYD administration had raised the price of a bundle of bread in the city of Hasakah from 500 to 1,000 Syrian pounds.
The sources added that, in addition to its high price, the bread distributed by this administration to the people lacks the lowest standards of quality used in bread production.
On the third of this month, the PYD administration raised the price of a bundle of bread in Kobani from 500 to 750 Syrian pounds.
Citizens complain about the continuous rise in the prices of basic materials for daily life without any control from this administration.
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Derik... The Kurdistan Women's Union - Syria opens courses to learn computer basics
ARK News… The Derik branch of the Kurdistan Women's Union - Syria on Monday, September 4, 2023, started a training course to learn computer basics.
A number of girls are taking part in the course, which aims to develop their skills in using the computer as one of the main tools in the age of technology and programming.
The course, organized by the Kurdistan Women's Union - Syria, continues in the city of Derik, in Syrian Kurdistan, for two consecutive months.
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The revered artist Abdel Qader Suleiman... Stations of his life and art
ARK News... On Monday, September 4, 2023, one of the pillars of art in Syrian Kurdistan passed away.
Artist Abdel Qader Suleiman... His life and art:
He was born in the village of Hilaliya, in the city of Qamishlo, in Syrian Kurdistan, in 1961. He comes from an artistic family. His father is the late artist Suleiman Ramadan, his uncle Muhammad Ramadan, and his brother Aziz Suleiman, who performed many concerts in villages and cities in Syrian Kurdistan.
He started singing at an early age in 1970, and in 1975 he took his solo path in his own style, and he performed many concerts and weddings in villages and cities in Kurdistan in the year.
During his artistic career, which spans about 50 years, the late left more than 100 recorded tapes of Kurdish folk songs "Dîlana Kurmancî, Shêkhanî", in addition to the audio color that revolves around love, homeland and others.
The great artist Abdul Qadir Suleiman took refuge in the Kurdistan Region in 2011, and he had been paralyzed since 2017.
He died on Monday, September 4, 2023 in Azadi Hospital in the city of Dohuk in the Kurdistan Region, at the age of 62, and was buried in the Shakhki cemetery in Dohuk.
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