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

Newroz Market sells made-to-order specialties — including shawarma — along with shelved delicacies shipped from across the globe. A bestseller is the store’s bread, made the same ...

The agreement marked a major victory for Damascus in its quest to unify the country, as violent unrest continues to grip ...

For more than 40 years, the Turkish government has fought the PKK in eastern Turkey, northern Iraq and Syria. Recent efforts ...

Peace was a central theme in this year’s celebrations in the Kurdish city, where Women's Day was marked for the first time in ...

The Foreign Office has issued a warning to Brits travelling abroad, and it's an easy one to forget. They say that it can help ...

In northeast Syria, revelers took to the streets after the announcement of a breakthrough deal between the central government ...

Originally from Kirkuk, Baban Kerkuki has spent years establishing himself as a poet in Dutch literary circles.

More than 1,000 people have been killed in sectarian violence in Syria’s Latakia region. For the Kurds, the bloodshed only ...

After Syria’s longtime autocratic ruler was toppled late last year, the man who led rebel groups to victory immediately faced ...

Syria’s interim government has reached a deal with the Kurdish-led authority that controls the country’s northeast ...