Russia’s Rosneft has begun scaling back operations in Iraqi Kurdistan, reducing its stake in the Kurdistan Pipeline Company from 60% to 49%. The move follows Western sanctions on Rosneft and ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Two Kurdish opposition political parties, whose leaders are currently behind the ...

Error occured during this request! Please try again later. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Leaders of Kurdish opposition parties on Tuesday expressed cautious optimism ...

For far too long, American policymakers have tiptoed around the Kurdish question, hesitant to fully endorse independence for fear of regional backlash or instability. But the realities on the ground ...

Lubbock cardiologist Juan Kurdi will pay $1.2 million and forfeit his DEA registration after admitting to writing fake prescriptions. Kurdi obtained opioids and other controlled substances for ...

Kurdistan Regional Government President Nechirvan Barzani meets with Iraqi National Security Advisor Qasim al Araji on July 9. (KRG President’s Office) For two weeks, drones have increasingly targeted ...

From L.A. to London, these sterling institutions offer aspiring actors a solid foundation for both stage and screen By Caitlin Huston Business Writer While drama schools have largely emerged from the ...

A rare moment of hope and unity unfolded this April in Erbil, the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region. It was the first Kurdistan National Prayer Breakfast where Muslims, Christians, Yazidis and ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) said on Monday it would dissolve itself, in what would be a historic move after decades of conflict with Turkey that have killed tens of thousands of people. The ...

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, said Monday that it will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey, raising the prospect of an end to the decades-long insurgency the group has ...

A new report by PEN Norway examines how Kurdish journalists, writers and activists are discriminated against in the Turkish legal system due to official attitudes towards their native language. This ...