Nytimes.com | By Alissa J. Rubin

MOSUL, Iraq — From the moment Iraq’s new prime minister stepped off the Iraqi Army MI-17 helicopter for a tour of Mosul, the city most damaged by the Islamic State’s takeover in 2014, he plunged into a landscape of loss.

nytimes.com | By Ben Hubbard | 15/06/2020

President Bashar al-Assad faces threats he cannot bomb into submission, as protests erupt over living standards and a rift opens among the ruling elite.`

Washingtonpost.com | By Philip Bump

Rudaw.net | Zhelwan Z. Wali 

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — After years of political wrangling, the main ruling and opposition parties in northeast Syria jointly announced Wednesday that they have reached a "common political vision" on governance and partnership.

middleeastmonitor.com | June 12, 2020

Twitter has announced that it has taken down 7,340 accounts linked to an information campaign led by the Turkish government which targeted Kurdish parties and sought support for the ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party).

al-monitor.com | Jun 10, 2020

Some members and staff were found to have COVID-19 after tests as the virus spreads quickly throughout the Kurdistan Region and Iraq.

The Iraqi Parliament on Saturday June 6, approved the appointment of Dr. Fuad Hussein as Minister of Foreign Affairs and that of Kurdish judge Salar Abdulsatar as Minister of Justice.

theguardian.com | Bethan McKernan | 02/06/2020

Three arrested over fatal stabbing of Barış Çakan in Ankara in row over music

nytimes.com | By Carlotta Gall | Published May 6, 2020 Updated May 7, 2020

Some are hoping that the coronavirus achieves what some of the president’s advisers have failed to do: persuade Mr. Erdogan to reverse his authoritarian grip over fiscal policy in Turkey.

nytimes.com  | By Alissa J. Rubin | May 6, 2020

With the selection of Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Iraq has its first real government in more than five months. He will confront an array of daunting problems.