In defiance of government's ban on Newroz, the day the coming of the spring is celebrated in the Kurdish culture hundreds of thousands took to the streets. Violent clashes occurred. Submitted by ...

The Kurdish Democratic Union Party of Syria (PYD) is battling Islamic State fighters on Mount Sinjar. Over the past week, it rescued more than 10,000 Yazidis from the mountain, escorting them to ...

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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Kurdish New Year, known as Newroz, has not been added to Syria's post-Bashar al-Assad annual calendar, according to an announcement by interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Newroz celebrations in İstanbul are being held at Bakırköy Open-Air Marketplace. Newroz in İstanbul is celebrated at Bakırköy Open-Air Marketplace. The slogan of this year's Newroz is "Let's raise the ...

The city of Istanbul experienced one of its most crowded Newroz celebrations in the recent years with demonstrators extending up to the waterfront in the massive Kazlıçeşme square. Those who ...