Victoria Taylor, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Iraq and Iran, reaffirmed the United States’ support for a stable and prosperous Kurdistan Region, noting that such a vision remains a ...

Regarding his meeting with President Barzani, Abdi added: "He was very warm and welcoming. Let’s not forget that KDP ...

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met in ...

Mehmet Sincar, one of Turkey's first pro-Kurdish party lawmakers, was gunned down in the southeastern city of Batman in 1993 as he himself investigated unsolved killings. His wife has waited in ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held a phone conversation during which both leaders expressed their desire to meet in person to discuss mutual ...

By Amelia Nierenberg Reporting from London The BBC said on Thursday that Turkey had deported a correspondent who was covering the antigovernment protests in the country, after he was detained and ...

The UK Foreign Office has updated the travel advice for visiting Turkey, following a rise in protests across the country after the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor, Ekrem Imamoglu. The website ...

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As Turkey witnesses its biggest protests in more than a decade, there’s intense speculation about whether these events will lead to a significant challenge to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan or a ...

1978 – (TURKEY) Abdullah Öcalan forms the Kurdistan ... 1979 – (IRAQ) Mustafa Barzani dies in Washington, DC. His son, Massoud Barzani, is elected president of KDP following his death.

Thousands of people in Turkey have turned out for a seventh night of protests which have so far seen more than 1,400 people detained, including students, journalists and lawyers. The nightly ...