The Protection of Syrian Religious and Ethnic Minorities Act, introduced on 16 October, would require the US secretary of ...

A peaceful, independent civil initiative was launched in Qamishlo to seek constitutional and legal recognition of the Kurdish language as an official language in Syria and guarantee the right to use ...

Large-scale demonstrations by Sunni Arabs were held in Hasakah after Friday prayers amid tensions over the remaining Kurdish ...

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Shafaq NewsBy Bakhtiar Sadjadi, University Professor and Cultural CriticNechirvan Barzani’s political career is often cited ...

While the Kurdish-led authority was dissolved on paper, many of its institutions continued to function in reality.

On August 10, 2026, the Turkish parliament passed, by 467 votes in the 600-seat legislature, a law putting into effect what Ankara calls the “Terror-Free ...

Rising tensions in Hasakah (Hesekê) in the first days of October 2026 have once again raised concerns about the future of ...

Türkiye’s engagement in Syria reflects immediate security concerns and a substantial interest in its neighbour’s recovery.

The key initiative for the dissolution of the terrorist group PKK marked another solid step with the evacuation of several ...

Hesekê (al-Hasakah) is one of Syria's most diverse cities, home to Kurds, Arabs, Syriacs/Assyrians, Armenians and other ...

Many Syrian refugees have found work and access to services in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, making the decision to return home ...