An Afghan men playing chess in Kabul, Afghanistan, 2009. Photo: Creative Commons/Jim Kelly/flickr/ wikimedia KABUL,— Taliban authorities have banned chess...

A municipal worker attempts to capture a stray dog in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, May 2025. Photo: Screengrab from K24 TV...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, May 2025. Photo: RIA Novosti/kremlin.ru MOSCOW,— Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday proposed direct talks with...

Xatar (Giwar Hajabi), the Iranian Kurdish-German rapper and influential music entrepreneur, has died at the age of 43 in Germany....

An Indian Border Security Force soldier, right, and Pakistani Ranger soldier conduct an elaborate march during the daily flag ceremony...

The Kurdistan Communities Union (Koma Civaken Kurdistan – KCK), the political umbrella group that includes the PKK, at the PKK's...

Newly-elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Francis Prevost, appears on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, May 8,...

Deported Kurdish migrants arrive at Erbil International airport, Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan, January 27, 2016. Photo: Reuters RANYA, Iraqi Kurdistan,— Deported...

Syria’s interim president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, Paris, France, May 7, 2025. Photo: SANA/via iKurd.net PARIS,—...

US President Donald Trump, February 10, 2025. Photo: Screengrab/Reuters video The Iran-backed Houthis said they would stop attacking important shipping...