The National on MSN1h
Kurds gain asylum in UK over threat from Iraqi Shiite militia
Two Iraqi Kurds have gained the right to remain in the UK after claiming they faced threats from the Popular Mobilisation ...
OilPrice.com15h
With BP’s Megadeal Approved, Is the West Back in Iraq?
The BP deal signals a potential resurgence of Western influence in Iraq’s energy sector.
Kurds in Iraq, Syria celebrate Newroz festival of spring
Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the horizon ...
Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and ...
Al-Monitor3d
Peace hopes remain remote as Turkey's Kurds mark 'Newroz'
Three weeks after jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militants to disband, Turkey's Kurds were celebrating their ...
The Armenian Weekly5d
The Kurdish issue in Syria and the future of Turkey’s role in the Levant
With the disintegration of the Syrian state after 2011, the Kurds in northeast Syria became key players in shaping the country’s future. The recent agreement between Damascus and the Kurdish-led ...
Sahan Journal5d
In Moorhead, growing Kurdish population builds culture with the only class of its kind in Minnesota
The Kurdish American Development Organization started teaching Kurdish language classes at its office in Moorhead, home to ...
The World from PRX10d
Kurds cautiously optimistic about PKK’s ceasefire with Turkey
For more than 40 years, the Turkish government has fought the PKK in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria. Recent efforts ...
Cleveland Jewish News11d
Syria’s al-Sharaa must normalize ties with Jerusalem or accept IDF presence
As part of the changes taking place within Syria, reports indicated that the Druze in southern Syria and the Kurds in the north are moving toward forming a geographically continuous alliance. This ...
The Economist11d
Time is running out for Syria’s president
The violence in Alawite areas is one sign of Syria’s fragmentation. In the north, Kurdish groups have their own enclaves and ...
The Economist11d
After the bloodshed, can Syria’s president unite his country?
Sharaa, seemed to waver between his jihadist past and his presidential present. After the first day of violence he made a ...