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

He attributed this ethos to the enduring influence of the Barzani lineage—citing the roles of Sheikh Abdulsalam Barzani, ...

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 ...

Rapid shifts and outbreaks of turmoil in Middle East politics have left their mark on the role and ambitions of the region's Kurds. With a population spread across key countries – Iraq, Syria, Turkey ...

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 ...

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 ...