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 ...

Control over oil and gas has long been a source of tension between the government and the Kurds, with Kirkuk - a region rich in hydrocarbons - at the center of the dispute. "The area that Baghdad is ...

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, ...

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

Baghdad and BP's negotiations over a major deal to redevelop Kirkuk's oil and gas fields must include Iraq's semi-autonomous ...

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

Two pro-Kurdish Turkish lawmakers met Wednesday with the jailed founder of the PKK, part of an effort to revive dialogue between Ankara and the banned militant organisation.

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 ...

Murhaf Abu Qasra said Kurdish-led forces should be incorporated into the new national army and weapons to be controlled by ...

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 ...