A Kurdish man, once illiterate himself, has taught numerous people to read and write free of charge, striving to eradicate illiteracy in his hometown of Sanandaj (Sna) in western Iran ...

The Iraqi parliament has passed an amnesty law that could lead to the release of thousands of prisoners, including Iraqis convicted of attacks on U.S. soldiers and people who fought for Islamic State, ...

Control over oil and gas has long been a source of tension between Baghdad and the Kurds, with Kirkuk - a region rich in hydrocarbons - at the centre of the dispute ...

The Kurdish Prime Minister urged inclusion in Kirkuk’s oil and gas redevelopment talks between Baghdad and BP. Historical ...

Highlighting the importance of inclusivity, Minister al-Shaibani referred to the Kurds as "our sisters and brothers," ...

In one of its final moves in office, the Biden administration is trying to secure U.S. influence over Rojava, the Kurdish-led ...

Talks with the jailed PKK leader spark hope for ending Turkey's 40-year conflict amid shifting alliances and regional ...

The Israeli military says its soldiers killed an alleged militant in Gaza whom it said posed a threat to its forces. The ...

Israel says it will maintain control of the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip during the first phase of ...

Two ethnic Kurdish women, Pakhshan Azizi and Warisha Moradi, face possible imminent execution in Iran, Human Rights Watch ...

Syria's defence minister said Wednesday that Damascus was open to talks with Kurdish-led forces on their integration into the ...

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM Party said it will send a delegation to meet Abdullah Ocalan, head of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers ...