For many years, the Syrian desert was an incredibly dangerous place. Experts believe the last remnants of Islamic State are still there. But are they really?

Iraq’s top court has thrown out a legal challenge that had temporarily halted three controversial laws passed last month by ...

A research team is investigating the influence of the Zagros Mountains on the bending of Earth's surface. A team of ...

Turkey seeks to extend its control in Syria, pushing a colonial-style administration while targeting Kurdish forces. It ...

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I see Kurdistan as a new name on the map of developed countries. With the support of our partners, we will build a Kurdistan ...

This is the eleventh part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia — to spend some ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

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

With a population exceeding 30 million, the Kurds are the largest ethnic group in the world without their own state. Instead, they are spread across Iraq, Iran, Syria, and Turkey. Kurds have been ...

QAMISHLI, Syria — Kurds in Syria were marginalized during five decades of Assad family rule, with many denied citizenship and wrongly described as Arabs. Now they are seizing the chance during ...