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Turkey banned Newroz gatherings in the 1990s, resulting in Kurds clashing with security forces. Clashes peaked during the ...

Talks to restart Kurdish oil exports through the Iraq-Turkey pipeline have hit a snag as a lack of clarity over payments and ...

Kurdish leaders affiliated with the PKK are more cautious about dissolving the party. They believe it is unwise to abandon 45 ...

The US encouraged Iraq to come to an agreement with the foreign oil corporations that operate in the Kurdistan region of Iraq ...

A source familiar with the matter told MEE that Turkey has begun moving to take control of the T4 air base, located near ...

After decades of managing tensions through careful balancing, Turkey and Iran now find themselves increasingly at odds ...

Turkish authorities have launched an investigation into the Friday night attack on the Iraqi consulate in Istanbul.

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan confirmed that Turkey has more than 80,000 armed proxy fighters in Syria, many of whom ...

By John Lee. Iraq's Council of Ministers has approved the awarding of the Third Offshore Pipeline Completion Project tender ...

Newroz, the Farsi-language word for “new year,” is an ancient Persian festival that is celebrated in countries including Iraq ...