Some varieties of Kurdish, such as Sorani, are written in the Sorani alphabet, an Arabic-derived script, while the Kurmanji ...

As Europe and the U.S. seek to reduce reliance on Russian energy as well as Iranian oil and gas, Ankara is moving quickly to ...

In areas home to religious and ethnic minorities, Syria’s Sunni Islamist-led government is increasingly seen as a threat.

Clashes in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq, left at least five dead and 18 injured following the arrest of Kurdish political figure Lahur ...

A car was set ablaze outside Turkiye’s parliament on Tuesday, hours before families of victims of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) conflict were scheduled to testify before a commission tasked with ...

A car was set on fire near Turkey's parliament, reflecting decades of conflict with the PKK. The incident occurred before the ...

After four decades of insurgency, Abdullah Öcalan’s call for democratic politics signals a transformative moment in the Kurdish quest for rights and recognition in West Asia.

Kurdish factions also have a long history of taking advantage of conflicts, such as the Iran-Iraq War, to double down on anti-government activity, and have also faced harsh crackdowns.

An explosion has halted oil production at the Sarsang oilfield in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, field operator HKN Energy has confirmed. The company said in a social media post on ...

The Kurdistan Regional Government said the Sarsang oil field in Duhok province was hit, denouncing the strike "an act of terrorism against the Kurdistan Region's vital economic infrastructure." The ...

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, announced in May that it would disband and renounce armed conflict, ending four decades of hostilities.