Though the museum bears Barzani’s name, it also honours a wider pantheon of figures who contributed to the Kurdish cause ...

Komala leader Abdulla Mohtadi told Newsweek that "the regime might collapse under pressure" if the U.S. lends its support.

The new Syrian transitional government is seeking a way to deal with the thousands of ISIS families who have been housed at ...

Baghdad: Iraq’s federal government has softened its stance after initially rejecting recent multibillion-dollar oil contracts signed between the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and two US energy ...

Sweeping economic relief doesn't include removal of Sharaa's HTS from terror blacklist; some US officials pushed for phased ...

The Al-Monitor Global Institute hosted a conference on 'The Future of Energy and Power in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq,' ...

Something remarkable happened last week, though it didn’t get the attention it deserved: A long and brutal war came to an end ...

During Syria's war, Afrin — a majority-Kurdish area in the north — suffered kidnappings by ISIS, airstrikes, sexual violence and torture. I'd last visited Syria before all of that happened, and had ...

Thus, staying updated on ethnic groups in the news is essential.) After 40 years, the Kurdish group Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has announced disbandment and an end to Turkey insurgency. The ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Iran’s foreign ministry on Tuesday welcomed the dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), calling it “an important step towards rejecting violence and strengthening security.” ...

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Kurdish militant group PKK announced Monday that it is disbanding and renouncing armed conflict as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, ending four decades of ...