Thousands of people celebrated the Kurdish Nowruz spring festival on Thursday in Dohuk in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq. (AP video/Rashid Yahya) Multiple Police Officers Targeted Over ...

Here’s what we know about the festivity. Iraqi Kurdish people carry fire torches, as they celebrate Nowruz, a festival marking the first day of spring and the new year, in the town of Akra near ...

Thousands gathered in Iraq’s Kurdish region on Thursday to celebrate Nowruz, the festival that heralds the arrival of spring and the start of a new year. Nowruz, deeply rooted in Persian and ...

Iraqi Kurds holding lit torches walk up a mountain during a procession to celebrate their Nowruz (Noruz), the Persian New Year, in the town of Akra, Iraq, Thursday, March 20, 2025. Credit ...

or Novruz), also known as Persian New Year (Nowruz means “new day” in Persian), is celebrated across ethnic groups with a common Silk Roads heritage, including Afghanistan, India, Iran, Iraq ...

Nowruz, meaning “New Day” in Persian ... Additionally, the holiday is recognised by Kurdish communities in Iraq, Syria, and Turkiye, as well as by Parsi and Zoroastrian communities in India ...

Nowruz is the Iranian (or Persian) New Year. Historically, it was observed mostly by Iranians and those of Persian descent; however, it is now celebrated by many cultures worldwide. Nowruz is a ...

Countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, and Turkmenistan declare Nowruz as a public holiday. The Parsi community in India celebrates Nowruz by visiting the Fire Temple and offering special prayers there.

Images emerge of Dilshad Barzani, the Kurdistan Regional Government in Iraq’s representative in Germany, at a Nowruz event hosted last Thursday by Israeli Ambassador Ron Prosor at his Berlin ...

Nowruz is the national New Year festivity celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, and the Kurdish regions of Iraq, Turkey and Syria, and throughout Central Asia. With roots going back to at least 3,000 ...