Kurdish media has a storied history of coverage from exile. Kurdistan—the first Kurdish newspaper, published by the son of an ousted emirde ...

For some Kurds, the wave of protests that began late last month has raised hopes that perhaps, after 47 years of rule, the ...

As Gov. Ron DeSantis’ final legislative session at the helm of Florida began on Tuesday, he spent most of his time looking back.

Clashes erupted between Syrian security forces and Kurdish fighters on Monday (December 22, 2025) as top Turkish officials visited Damascus ahead of a deadline to implement a deal between the ...

At least two people have been killed after clashes broke out between the Syrian army and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in Aleppo ahead of a looming deadline to integrate the SDF into ...

Seven women swathed in chadors, their eyes barely visible through netted apertures, stride purposefully toward seven marble headstones in a forest clearing. A lone woman in traditional Kurdish garb ...

A separatist Kurdish militant group announced the withdrawal of its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, the latest step in a peace process to end its 40-year war for autonomy against Ankara. The PKK, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces stand ...

Kurdistan Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani meets with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al Araji on July 9. (KRG President’s Office) For two weeks, drones have increasingly targeted ...

Dozens of Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants began handing over weapons in a ceremony in a cave in northern Iraq on Friday, officials said, marking a symbolic but significant step toward ending a ...

On June 6, a group of parliamentarians within Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presented Prime Minister Ishiba Shigeru with a new immigration policy proposal. Under the title “Aiming for ...