Beyond being a union between two individuals, Kurdish weddings represent a deep-rooted social and cultural event, a vibrant display of heritage, community, and joy. These ceremonies, often held in ...

Members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces stand guard at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh ...

QANDIL, Iraq (AP) — A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with the Turkish government. The statement delivered ...

The PKK had formally renounced its 40-year armed struggle in May and then held a symbolic ceremony in July at which it destroyed a first batch of weapons. Armed PKK fighters arrive before a disarming ...

Turkish businesses hope rapprochement between the Syrian government and Syria's Kurdish minority will open up new opportunities for trade. Despite recent breakthroughs, that might still take some time ...

Iraq has resumed crude oil exports from the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkiye after an interim deal broke a two-and-a-half-year deadlock over legal and technical disputes. The resumption ...

Yasmien Kurdi melted hearts online after posting a touching compilation video of her daughter, Raya Layla, capturing the little girl’s journey from infancy to her now playful toddler stage. The ...

Thousands of people in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria demonstrated in Qamishli, supporting their autonomous administration and demanding decentralisation for all of Syria. Talks between ...

Fresh calls have been made to treat refugees with compassion as the world marked 10 years since the death of Alan Kurdi, the two-year-old Syrian refugee who drowned during his family’s journey for a ...

Ten years ago, The Independent, after much consideration, decided to put the disturbing photo of the body of Alan Kurdi, aged two, on its front page. Alan was found on a Turkish beach after his family ...

Yasmien Kurdi had fans feeling nostalgic with an unexpected performance of her iconic hit, "I Know." As seen in her TikTok video, the actress sounds exactly the same as she sings the song live in ...

The Kurdish language has faced many challenges in recent history, including being banned at different times in Turkey, Iraq and Syria, with heavy restrictions often placed on Kurdish-language media ...