A key focus of the discussions was the Kurdistan Region’s commitment to peaceful coexistence and religious freedom.

The event, held under the theme “Toward Unity in Faith,” was attended by President Masoud Barzani, Prime Minister Masrour ...

Erbil will host the Kurdistan National Prayer Breakfast on Tuesday, a four-day event aimed at promoting coexistence, reconciliation, and interfaith understanding, with the participation of ...

without discrimination based on race, religion, gender or lineage.” But many Kurds were unhappy that the text does not explicitly recognize Kurdish rights. Mizgeen Tahir, a well-known Kurdish ...

On Saturday, ethnic tensions rose after anti-Kurdish slogans were chanted at an Alawite religious gathering in West Azerbaijan’s Urmia at a ceremony where Alawites were marking the martyrdom of ...

ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday held a first meeting with pro-Kurdish politicians who are working to bring an end to the 40-year conflict between Turkey and Kurdish ...

Rubio said the U.S. “stands with Syria’s religious and ethnic minorities, including its Christian, Druze, Alawite, and Kurdish communities.” Mroue and Chehayeb reported from Beirut.

ALEPPO, Syria (AP) — Scores of U.S.-backed Kurdish fighters left two neighborhoods in Syria’s northern city of Aleppo Friday as part of a deal with the central government in Damascus ...

In late March, members of Japan's Kurdish community gathered at a park just outside Tokyo to celebrate "Newroz," or "New Day," a festival marking the start of spring and the Middle Eastern ethnic ...