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Lindsey Graham, A Steadfast Ally of the Kurds, dies at 71 from Sudden Illness

The Hiwa Times -
United States Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina died on the evening of Saturday, 11th July, 2026, following a brief and sudden illness. He...
Iran

Rojhelat and the False Promise of Iranian Unity

The Hiwa Times -
Iran’s Kurds are caught between a regime that treats Kurdish politics as a security threat and an opposition that often treats Kurdish self-determination as...

Kurdistan Society Launched in London as UK-KRG Partnership Enters New Chapter

The Hiwa Times -
A new organisation dedicated to strengthening ties between the United Kingdom and the Kurdistan Regional Government has been formally established in London, marking what...

The Bureaucratic Jihad Against Rojava

The Hiwa Times -
Integration with Damascus may spare Syrian Kurds another war. But the fate of Rojava will be decided less by declarations than by who controls...

British-Backed Development Agency Established in Ranya to Combat Kurdish Emigration

The Hiwa Times -
The Raparin Regional Development Agency (RRDA) has officially launched in Ranya marking a significant step in the economic partnership between the United Kingdom and...

Erdoğan’s Kurdish Gamble

The Hiwa Times -
The headline is irresistible. Turkey is preparing a legal framework to accelerate the dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers' Party. The imprisoned founder of the...