The Kurdish people are an ethnic minority group in the Middle East without an independent state.

As the United States and Israel intensify military strikes on Iran, President Donald Trump is weighing whether Kurdish ...

A stateless ethnic group of more than 30 million people, their homegrown militia has a reputation as an effective fighting force ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. LONDON — Time has played a funny role in Leyla Uysal’s life, the founder of the watch brand Bajer. She has often found herself at ...

Spread across Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the ethnic group of 40 million has long sought, and fought for, greater autonomy.

The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

Renowned Japanese author and photographer Maki Kanai announced on Saturday that she is preparing to release a new photo book dedicated to the celebration of Nowruz and Kurdish culture. The book will ...

At Damascus Book Fair, Islamist Titles and Kurdish Culture Echo Big Shifts DAMASCUS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Owning a copy of Sayyid Qutb's "Milestones" could land you in jail or worse ⁠in ⁠Syria when the ...

MOORHEAD — Though they’ve never met, three Moorhead residents and a Columbus, Ohio, man share a kinship that easily bridges the miles between them. They are united through their shared Kurdish ...

Although Kurdish culture has traditionally been defined by its isolation, the young people I met seem determined to change that. They are proud of their Kurdish identity but refuse to be confined by ...

In the breathtakingly rugged Turkish province of Hakkari, pristine rivers surge through spectacular mountain gorges and partridges feed beneath tall clusters of white hollyhock. I’m attending the ...

A girl walks through one of the sections at the Damascus International Book Fair, in Damascus, Syria, February 10, 2026. REUTERS/Firas Makdesi DAMASCUS, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Owning a copy of Sayyid Qutb ...