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

Syria's national dialogue, held in Damascus at the end of February, was intended to chart the country's future, one that ...

While Ocalan's call raises hopes for ending decades of conflict with Turkey, questions remain about the future of Kurdish ...

Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan has called on his militant group to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a bid to end a four-decade long conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of l ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. In this file photo dated Wednesday, March 21, 2018, a youth holds a flag with the image of Abdullah Ocalan ...

ISTANBUL (AP) — Imprisoned Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan called on his militant group Thursday to lay down its arms and dissolve as part of a new bid to end a four-decade long conflict with ...

Ocalan, 75, has been imprisoned on the island of Imrali, off Istanbul, since 1999, after being convicted ... and waved flags featuring Ocalan’s portrait alongside the Kurdish flag.

An elderly British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan are being used 'as pawns' in the country's internal power struggles, it has been reported. Peter Reynolds, 79, and his wife Barbie ...

FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, March 21, 2018, a youth holds a flag with ... by the pro-Kurdish party officials and other inmates was displayed as the message was being read.