Afrin… The return of a number of Kurdish families to the districts of Mabata and Shiye in Afrin
ARK News… A number of Kurdish families have returned to their hometowns in Afrin, in Syrian Kurdistan, according to a private source who reported it, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
One family hails from Mabata town, another from Sennara village of Shiye town, and two families from Araba village in Mabata town - rural Afrin. It recently returned to its hometown.
A source from Shiye town in the countryside of Afrin city said on June 12 that another displaced family in Aleppo had returned to their hometown in the district.
Two Kurdish families had recently returned to their hometown in Afrin, according to a source from the city who reported it a few days before June 9. One family returned from Germany to Jenderes, while another returned from the Kurdistan Region to its village in Shara town.
On May 26, 2023, a family descended from the village of Dersiwan and returned from the city of Aleppo to its hometown in the village of Dersiwan.
Last month, three Kurdish families who were displaced in the city of Aleppo returned to their hometowns in the villages of Afrin. Among those families, two families descend from the village of Ein Hecerê and a family from the village of Qorigol at the beginning of this month.
Despite the violations taking place in the region, the campaign for the return of the displaced persons and refugees of Afrin to their city and villages continues, and the families return from the al-Shahba camps and neighborhoods of the city of Aleppo, as well as from Lebanon, Turkey, and the Kurdistan Region.
Politicians and observers call for the need for the displaced and refugees to return to their homes in order to prevent any demographic change in the Kurdish regions, especially in Afrin, Serê kaniyê, and Girê Spî.
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Qamishlo... The signing ceremony of a book by the poet Abdel Samad Mahmoud
ARK News… The Kurdistan Writers Union-Syria invited to attend the signing ceremony of the "Halwastnama" collection of the Kurdish poet Abdel Samad Mahmoud.
The signing ceremony will be held on Sunday, June 18, in the "Al-Khalid Barzani" hall in Qamishlo, Syrian Kurdistan, at 7:00 pm.
The poet Abdel Samad Mahmoud was born in 1962 in the village of Khirbet Ghazal in the city of Amouda. He has published four collections of poetry so far, in addition to publishing many literary articles in Kurdish magazines and newspapers.
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Masrour Barzani: We will transfer the accounts of 1.2 million employees in the public sector to private banks
ARK News… The Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masrour Barzani, stressed the importance of a modern banking sector, pointing to the transfer of the accounts of 1.2 million employees in the public sector to private banks during the next two years.
Masrour Barzani said on Twitter, "The existence of a modern banking sector is the basis of our vision of a stronger Kurdistan."
He added, "Over the next two years, we will transfer the accounts of 1.2 million employees in the public sector to private banks and launch digital payment services to advance the development of our economy."
The prime minister concluded his tweet with the hashtag, which is an initiative announced by the Kurdistan Regional Government and represents a comprehensive financial program aimed at providing a safe and appropriate way to pay the salaries of employees, security forces, and retirees from the public sector.
He also attached the tweet to scenes from the inauguration of the new building of the General Administration and the main branch of Cihan Bank.
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The Russian president is hinting at withdrawing from the grain agreement across the Black Sea
RK News… Russian President Vladimir Putin hinted, on Tuesday, that his country would withdraw from the agreement to export grain through the Black Sea.
"We are considering withdrawing from the agreement to export grain through the Black Sea," Putin said during a meeting with military correspondents in the capital, Moscow.
The Russian president indicated that Moscow was cheated in the grain deal, and the sanctions on Russian grain exports were not lifted.
During his speech, Putin pointed out the existence of a peace plan for Ukraine, stressing that Russia has never rejected talks that might lead to a peaceful settlement.
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Barzani Charity opens two courses for English language and drawing in the Qushtapa camp
ARK News… The Barzani Charity Foundation opened two courses in English and drawing for children in the Qushtapa refugee camp in Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Region.
On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, the Barzani Charity Foundation announced on its official page that it opened two drawing and English courses for children in the Qushtapa camp on, 11.6.2023.
It added that 20 boys and girls benefited from the English language course, and 10 girls benefited from the drawing course.
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Russia announces the date of the quadripartite meeting to discuss rapprochement between the Syrian regime and Turkey
ARK News… The city of Astana will host a quartet meeting on June 21, including deputy foreign ministers from Russia, the Syrian regime, Turkey, and Iran.
This quadripartite meeting comes after another meeting was held in Moscow on May 10, with the participation of foreign ministers from the four countries, to discuss rapprochement between the Syrian regime and Turkey.
The Russian President's Special Envoy for the Middle East and African Countries and the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, announced this meeting at a press conference held on Wednesday in the Russian capital, Moscow, according to the Russian (TASS) agency.
He added, "A large Russian delegation will go to Astana. There will be meetings on June 21 at the level of deputy foreign ministers," expressing his hope that Russia's mediation will lead to achieving general success in promoting joint efforts to achieve stability and peace in Syria.
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The Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria commemorates the 66th anniversary of its founding in Derik
ARK News… The Kurdistan Democratic Party – Syria, on Wednesday, June 14, 2023, celebrated the sixty-sixth anniversary of its birth in the city of Derik, Syrian Kurdistan.
The commemoration ceremony took place in the office of the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria, in the presence of party members and a group of representatives of the Kurdish movement parties in the city of Derik.
Journalist Ahmed Sofi gave a lecture in which he talked about the history of the party's founding, the political circumstances that preceded its founding, and the first founders of the party.
On June 14, 1957, a group of Kurdish intellectuals and politicians (Osman Sabri, Hamza Nuweran, Abdel Hamid Darwish, Rashid Hamo, Shawkat Hannan, Khalil Muhammad, Muhammad Ali Khoja, Sheikh Muhammad Isa) took the initiative to establish the first Kurdish political party in Syria, which is the Kurdistan Democratic Party - Syria.
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Al-Hasakah… The livestock markets are witnessing a boom with the approach of Eid Al-Adha
ARK News… With the approach of Eid al-Adha and people's desire to buy, the livestock markets are witnessing a general boom in Syrian Kurdistan.
In the Al-Musheirafe market in Al-Hasakah, people began to buy the sacrifice, and the market witnessed a rise in livestock prices after the good agricultural season.
On Wednesday, June 14, 2023, the price of a sheep ram in the Musheirafe market reached 7 million Syrian pounds, or about a thousand dollars, according to the size, shape, and type of the ram.
While the price of a fat and middle-aged ewe reaches one million eight hundred thousand Syrian pounds, and its prices vary according to weight and age.
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The European Union denies easing its sanctions against the Syrian regime after returning it to the Arab League
ARK News...The European Union denied easing its sanctions against the regime or changing its position after returning it to the Arab League.
The European conversation came as a comment on news of Arab-European negotiation to ease sanctions according to the “step by step” policy.
Union spokesman Luis Miguel Bueno indicated that the European bloc does not ease or lift sanctions on the regime, but rather discusses the latest developments with partners in the League of Arab States, and continues to support the political process led by the United Nations.
Bueno explained that the European Union agrees with the vision of the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, that this step of reintegration should be seen as the beginning of a long process, and not as full normalization.
The European official stressed that the road before the regime to normalization is still long, stressing the need for its commitment to what it agreed upon with the Arab countries in the “Amman” meeting, taking credible steps in implementing Security Council Resolution 2254 and working honestly with the United Nations Special Envoy, Geir Pedersen, Through a “step by step” approach.
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السودان.. ارتفاع ضحـ.ـايا الاشتباكات المـسـ.ـلحة إلى قرابة 5 آلاف شخص
أعلنت نقابة الأطباء السودانية، اليوم الأربعاء، عن ارتفاع حصيلة الضحايا بين المدنيين جراء الاشتباكات الجارية بين الجيش وقوات الدعم السريع، إلى 958 حالة وفاة و4746 مصاباً.
وقالت النقابة في بيان نشرته عبر صفحتها على موقع "فيسبوك": "ارتفع عدد الوفيات بين المدنيين منذ بداية الاشتباكات إلى 958 حالة وفاة، و4746 حالة إصابة.
وأضافت أن هناك "العديد والكثير من الإصابات والوفيات غير مشمولة في التقرير ولم نتمكن من الوصول إلى المستشفيات لصعوبة التنقل والوضع الأمني السائد في البلاد".
وأشارت النقابة إلى وجود عدد كبير من الضحايا، بينهم أطفال ونساء وكبارالسن، نتيجة الاقتتال في مدينة الجنينة، واصفةً الوضع في هذه المدينة بـأنه " كارثي والأسوأعلى الإطلاق"، حيث تعذر تماماً حصر الضحايا في هذه المدينة نظراً لخروج جميع المستشفيات عن الخدمة، وحصار المدينة بالكامل وانقطاع الاتصالات عنها.
المصدر: RT
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