Iraq’s semi-autonomous north is grappling with a severe economic crisis, with many residents forced into massive personal debt.

Here's a primer on Syria's main Kurdish groups and their PKK ties. After the start of Syria's civil war in 2011, a Kurdish armed group - the People's Protection Units (YPG) - established control ...

(CNN) — Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan has asked his followers in the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) to lay down arms and dissolve the group, potentially ending a decades-long ...

02/27/2025 February 27, 2025 Signs suggest that Turkey may release its top state enemy, Abdullah Öcalan, the founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party, from jail. Why is Turkey seeking peace now ...

Jailed Kurdish Militant Leader's Message to Be Shared on Thursday By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey’s pro-Kurdish DEM Party will hold a press conference on Thursday to discuss talks with ...

According to the results, the population of the Kurdistan region is at 6.5 million, about 14% of the Iraqi population. Fazil Nabi, the former deputy minister of Iraq's Finance Ministry ...

Although the conference was called to chart the country’s future, the Kurdish-led militia that controls much of Syria’s northeast was not invited. By Raja Abdulrahim and Euan Ward Reporting fr ...

Geopolitical tensions and Kurdistan exports are reshaping global natural gas and oil supply dynamics. Increased supply from Kurdistan could ease global constraints but adds volatility to crude oil ...

Iraq is waiting for Turkey’s approval to restart the oil flows from the Iraqi Kurdistan region, the Iraqi oil minister said on Monday, adding that Kurdish oil exports will hopefully be ready in two ...

direct flights between Erbil International Airport and Athens International Airport commenced early this morning, marking a milestone in connectivity between the Kurdistan Region and Europe. At ...

Reuters spoke to eight sources in Baghdad, Washington and Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan, who said that mounting pressure from the new US administration was a key driver behind Monday's ...