If the mainly Kurdish provinces of the southeast were to become independent, their state would be landlocked and weak in a highly volatile region—a tempting target for powers such as Iran ...

"We see this historic step as a long-awaited justice and a positive step towards achieving justice," said President Abdul ...

A teacher in Iran’s Kurdistan province is under investigation after reportedly beating 13 primary school students, leaving at ...

Thousands of Kurds were ousted from Kirkuk by former President Saddam Hussein, who regarded Kurds as pro-Iran during the Iraq ... and Sulaimaniya provinces. Over the year, however, Kurdish ...

Eight Kurdish activists appeared before a court on Tuesday on charges of “propaganda against the state” in Iran’s western ...

Omidi said that in the reporting year, the trade turnover through the province customs amounted to 5.66 million tons, valued ...

Portions of the region are recognized by two countries: Iran, where the province of Kordestan lies; and northern Iraq, site of the autonomous region known as Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG ...

Iranian Kurdish man Reza (Gholamreza) Rasaei is at risk of execution in relation to the September to December 2022 nationwide protests in Iran. Following a grossly unfair trial, on 7 October 2023, ...