Yorgen Fenech cleared on both charges he faced over 2017 killing of journalist that prompted global outrage

The Kurdistan Workers Party, or PKK, fought for Kurdish independence for decades. Will it survive the new Middle East?

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Five months into the U.S. war with Iran, Americans who expect the Middle East to slide toward chaos outnumber those who see the war bringing more stability ​by three to one, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.

Analysis: As US-Saudi airstrikes threaten to drag Iraq deeper into the Iran war, Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s room for manoeuvre is rapidly narrowing

Attacks against Kurdish regions in Iran and Iraq never stopped.

Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licence

Attacks against Kurdish regions in Iran and Iraq never stopped.

News broke on Sunday morning that US Senator Lindsey Graham had suddenly died. By virtue of geography, many in Kurdistan were aware of his passing while the United States slept. Kurdish politicians be...

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Ethics and integrity commission chief says overhaul is crucial to help restore trust in standards

Analysis: One of Iraq’s most powerful armed groups is quietly recasting itself as an indispensable political broker

The United States once supported groups clearing the life-threatening mines dotting Iraq. The Trump administration has changed all that.

The NUJ has joined the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) and the Union of Journalists of Lebanon (UJL) in condemning continued targeted attacks...

Iraq’s Kurdistan Region has gone 600 days without a new government, as the KDP and PUK hide chronic deadlock behind hollow declarations of readiness and willingness to deal.

In Iraqi Kurdistan, a years-long reform process aimed at reshaping the Peshmerga has been dying a slow death.

In Iraqi Kurdistan, a years-long reform process aimed at reshaping the Peshmerga has been dying a slow death.

A new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.

TENSIONS BETWEEN KDP AND PUK SURFACE IN THE SWAMP In recent years, the strategic agreement between the KDP and the PUK has broken down and the ripple effect of their increasingly dysfunctional relatio...

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS MATTER The early intention of keeping the KRG USA office non-partisan was reinforced by the appointment of Bayan Sami Abdulrahman, a member of the KDP, to replace Qubad…

PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS MATTER The early intention of keeping the KRG USA office non-partisan was reinforced by the appointment of Bayan Sami Abdulrahman, a member of the KDP, to replace Qubad Talabani...

The United States is an indispensable partner for Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. But it is not a one-way street. Erbil must also be able to convince Washington of its value, that the Kurdistan Region can…

The United States is an indispensable partner for Iraq’s Kurdistan Region. But it is not a one-way street. Erbil must also be able to convince Washington of its value, that the Kurdistan Region can pl...

The stalemate over government formation is affecting the semi-autonomous region’s ability to deal with the fallout of the Iran war – and eroding its autonomy.

In the skies above much of Iraqi Kurdistan, drones fired by Iran and Iraqi Shiite armed groups have been flying with effective impunity over the past month. Only the capital of the semi-autonomous reg...

Analysis: Waves of drone and missile strikes have sown economic chaos across Iraqi Kurdistan, while sharpening political tensions between Erbil and Baghdad

For decades, Cuban healthcare workers have helped provide care to people across the world. Washington wants that to end.

Iran is striking PUK-linked bases around Sulaimani to warn the party against siding with the U.S. and to widen the war’s pressure points, putting the PUK’s carefully balanced relationships under unpre...

Iran is striking PUK-linked bases around Sulaimani to warn the party against siding with the U.S. and to widen the war’s pressure points, putting the PUK’s carefully balanced relationships under…

Iran is striking PUK-linked bases around Sulaimani to warn the party against siding with the U.S. and to widen the war’s pressure points, putting the PUK’s carefully balanced relationships under unpre...

Kani Xulam came to D.C. in 1993 to advocate for his fellow Kurds back home. Now, 25 years later, he’s still using peaceful resistance.

Kani Xulam came to D.C. in 1993 to advocate for his fellow Kurds back home. Now, 25 years later, he’s still using peaceful resistance.

Washington's plan ignores basic facts about how Kurds are organised

The U.S. said it took out more than a dozen mine-laying Iranian vessels Tuesday, and the Islamic Republic vowed to block the region's oil exports, saying it would not allow “even a single liter” to be shipped to its enemies.