Beyond being a union between two individuals, Kurdish weddings represent a deep-rooted social and cultural event, a vibrant display of heritage, community, and joy. These ceremonies, often held in ...

QANDIL, Iraq (AP) — A militant Kurdish group announced on Sunday that it is withdrawing its fighters from Turkey to Iraq as part of a peace effort with the Turkish government. The statement delivered ...

Members of the Syrian Kurdish Asayish security forces stand guard at the Kurdish-run al-Hol camp, which holds relatives of suspected Islamic State (IS) group fighters in the northeastern Hasakeh ...

The Kurdish militant PKK said Sunday it was withdrawing all its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq, urging Ankara to take legal steps to protect the peace process. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) ...

The PKK had formally renounced its 40-year armed struggle in May and then held a symbolic ceremony in July at which it destroyed a first batch of weapons. Armed PKK fighters arrive before a disarming ...

The outlawed PKK militant group says it is withdrawing its forces from Turkey to northern Iraq amid an ongoing peace process. It called on Ankara to help it transit to "democratic politics" with ...

Turkish businesses hope rapprochement between the Syrian government and Syria's Kurdish minority will open up new opportunities for trade. Despite recent breakthroughs, that might still take some time ...

The Kurdish language has faced many challenges in recent history, including being banned at different times in Turkey, Iraq and Syria, with heavy restrictions often placed on Kurdish-language media ...

The Kurdish militant group PKK started laying down its weapons, marking the beginning of a disarmament process aimed at ending one of the Middle East’s longest-running insurgencies. A group of 30 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

ISTANBUL—A Kurdish militant group said it would end its armed struggle and dissolve itself after four decades of conflict with Turkey, a move that could help resolve a top security threat for the ...

ISTANBUL — The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, which has been locked in bloody conflict with the Turkish state for more than four decades, decided to disband and end its armed struggle, ...