According to IJsselstein, the region’s relative stability and strong ties with the Netherlands have fueled significant ...

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on Friday for the immediate release of investigative journalists Bashdar Bazyani and Sherwan Sherwani, alleging that their detention by authorities in Iraqi ...

Bashdar Bazyani and Sherwan Sherwan, two reporters in the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, have been thrown behind bars ...

Hunting trafficking’s Kurdish big boss The mastermind of an international people smuggling network has gone into hiding after ...

Turkey is still bombing armed Kurdish insurgents in Iraq and Syria, even after their leader urged them to lay down their arms and disband, and their group declared a cease-fire. By Ben Hubbard and ...

SDF commander Mazloum Abdi (L) signed the deal alongside interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (R) A Kurdish-led militia alliance which controls north-eastern Syria has signed a deal to integrate all ...

Moscow is resuming oil and gas operations in Iraq’s Kurdistan Region (KRI) to regain geopolitical influence lost after setbacks in Ukraine and Syria. The West is increasing investments in ...

Syria’s interim government says it has reached a landmark agreement with Kurdish-led forces to integrate them into state institutions as it tries to unify the country’s diverse communities ...

The Syrian presidency announced on Monday an agreement with the head of the Kurdish-dominated Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to integrate the institutions of the autonomous Kurdish administration in ...

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip Syria’s coastal region. By Christina Goldbaum and Euan Ward Christina ...

Commander of Syrian Kurdish-led forces Mazloum Abdi, attends an interview with Reuters in Hasakah, Syria December 19, 2024. REUTERS/Orhan Qereman/File Photo UPDATED Mar 09, 2025, 09:18 PM ...