Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week have marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time ...
Newroz celebrations reflect shifting dynamics for Kurds across Middle East
In addition, Kurds have been celebrating in Turkey, Iran, and Iraq.A number of factors make this year different. In Syria, ...
Iraqi Kurds celebrate Nowruz by carrying torches and dancing traditional dance
Thousands of people celebrated the Kurdish Nowruz spring festival on Thursday in Dohuk in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region ...
The PKK says it will lay down its arms. What are the chances of lasting peace between Turkey and the Kurds? Podcast
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Peace hopes remain remote as Turkey's Kurds mark 'Newroz'
Three weeks after jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan urged his militants to disband, Turkey's Kurds were celebrating their ...
US steered Syrian Kurds towards Damascus deal, sources say
The deal would allow Kurdish-led forces which hold a quarter of Syria to merge with Damascus, along with regional Kurdish ...
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Syrian Kurds agree on list of demands for Damascus
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Kurdish ruling and opposition parties in northeast Syria (Rojava) have agreed on a list of demands, ...
Syrian president signs deal with Kurds, grapples with sectarian killings
The agreement was signed by Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa and Mazloum Abdi, the commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian ...
Syrian surprise deal with Kurds creates ripples felt near and far
It was a development in the Syrian drama almost as unexpected as the stunningly swift fall of the Assad regime that had ...
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Syria’s Kurds win big as Sharaa shakes hands with Kobane to save his own skin
The surprise deal between Syria’s interim president and the Kurdish leader marks a pivotal moment for the country’s Kurdish ...
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Kurds in Iraq and Syria celebrate the Newroz festival of spring at a time of new political horizons
AKRE. Iraq (AP) — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is ...