New phase of efforts for a 'terrorism-free' Turkey says Erdogan. In a public speech the Turkish president spoke of a a ...

In Kurdish-administered northeastern Syria ... nearly $500 million worth of food intended for humanitarian aid is also likely to rot in warehouses without being distributed.

The Kurdish militants who have waged a 40-year insurgency in Turkey declared a ceasefire Saturday, two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm.The statement from the ...

Iraq and Kurdistan expect to complete all work to resume oil exports from the semi-autonomous Iraqi region by the end of March, following a two-year hiatus due to a dispute over authority over ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) acting minister of natural resources announced on Monday that oil exports from the Kurdistan Region will resume next month ...

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The meeting in Baghdad between Iraqi and Kurdish officials as well as international oil companies has concluded without reaching any deals despite US pressure ...

For almost five decades, Turkey has been at war with the PKK, founded by Ocalan in 1978. Much of the fighting has focused on the group’s desire to establish an independent Kurdish state in the ...

On Thursday, a delegation of Kurdish politicians announced Ocalan’s call for the PKK to lay down its arms and disband after visiting him on his island prison. In its statement, the PKK’s ...

By Safak Timur and Carlotta Gall The Kurdish guerrilla group that has been fighting a long-running insurgency against Turkey declared a cease-fire on Saturday, days after a call from its jailed ...