In Kurdish-majority regions of Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey, Kurds traditionally celebrate the ancient holiday of Newroz on March 21 with large crowds, music, and bonfires. This year’s festivities, ...

On this day in 1925, the Kurdish princess and ballet dancer Leyla Bedir Khan performed at the Royal Musical Academy (Kungliga ...

Jaclynn Ashly Fadil Murat Shamo, 22, is still struggling to rebuild his life after ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, also known as Daesh) militants killed most of his family when they took over ...

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) – The KRG Kidnapped Yazidi Rescue Office has announced the successful liberation of a Yazidi woman and her safe return to the Kurdistan Region, marking another milestone in the ...

More than two years have gone by since mass "Woman, Life, Freedom" demonstrations erupted in Iran following the death of ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Demonstrators march to demand the release of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan in Qamishli, northeastern Syria ...

Here’s how it works. Spotify is the biggest music streaming service in the world. It's got an enormous collection of tracks to listen to, a growing audiobook library, and some of the best music ...

A delegation from Türkiye's Peoples' Equality and Democracy Party (DEM) visited Masoud Barzani, a veteran Iraqi Kurdish politician, as part of efforts for the "terror-free Türkiye" initiative. The DEM ...

A Swedish court on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old woman to 12 years in prison on genocide charges, in the country's first court case over crimes by the Islamic State group against the Yazidi ...

The Khidr Elias festival unites Yazidis, Turkmen, and Arabs in Iraq, celebrating the transition from winter to spring.

Local wine expert Levon Bağış and celebrity chef Maksut Aşkar are behind Foxy, an always-packed wine bar in the fashionable ...

February 21, 2025 • Sam Fender. The Drive-By Truckers' Patterson Hood. Jesse Welles. NPR Music's Stephen Thompson discussed these new albums and more with country star Kathy Mattea, who hosts ...