The census was carried out under an agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Region, endorsed by several ...

For the AR’s Borders issue, deputy editor Eleanor Beaumont commissioned journalist Ylenia Gostoli and photographer Özge Sebzeci to report on projects built in two refugee camps in Kurdistan. This is ...

Matti Matti grew up in Ankawa, a Christian enclave outside of Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan Region. He's witnessed the town change dramatically as Iraq's Christian population has collapsed, from 1.5 ...

Taylor highlighted President Barzani’s significant role in supporting dialogue and coordination efforts involving Damascus, the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and the U.S. President’s envoy for Syria ...

Under the Taliban's new penal code, women have less legal protection than animals. What's happening in Afghanistan has a name—gender apartheid. Here's why it matters.

Headlines in Greece began with "SHAME!" and "Unbelievable" to the news that peace activist Yannis Vasilis Yaylali will be ...

Sarah Glynn reports on the situation on the ground in Syria and Turkey, following the ceasefire and integration agreement ...

Minister of Defence General Christopher Musa, Minister of State for Defence Mohammed Bello Mutawalle, Chief of Defence Staff ...

Move is central to agreement to bring northern Syria into state while preserving limited Kurdish autonomy ...

Born in Turkey as İbrahim Yailali, the activist has said he discovered that his family is of Pontic Greek origin. In recent years, he has lived in Greece, where he converted to Orthodox Christianity, ...

What began as a shopkeepers’ strike in Tehran’s Grand Bazaar has now transformed into a nationwide movement spanning all 31 ...

PEN International says systematic persecution of minorities, rising hate speech, and attacks by government forces and affiliated militias have created a suffocating environment for writers, with ...