Both sides underscored the importance of nurturing a culture of mutual respect, tolerance, and peaceful coexistence among the region’s diverse ethnic and religious communities.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party said it will disarm and disband as part of a peace initiative with Turkey, the PKK-affiliated Firat News Agency reported.

Traffic fatalities in the Kurdistan Region have dropped by 78 percent over the past two years, with the number of deaths falling from 445 in 2022 to 98 in 2024, according to the Region’s Interior Ministry.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or P.K.K., said that it would lay down its arms and disband, a decision that could reverberate in neighboring countries.

Dana Gas announced that oil and gas production in the Kurdistan region of Iraq continued to be robust in the first quarter of 2025.

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party or PKK has formally declared its dissolution. The announcement on Monday is a milestone that could bring an end to one of the world’s longest-running conflicts.

The president of Iraq's Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, welcomed Monday the Kurdistan Workers' Party's (PKK) decision to disband and end its armed struggle against Turkey, saying it would strengthen regional stability.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - At least 1,000 people have been arrested across the Kurdistan Region on drug-related charges since the beginning of the year, security officials said on Sunday, averaging eight arrests a day as the Region continues fighting the rising use of drugs.

A Kurdish militant group announced a historic decision Monday to disband and disarm as part of a new peace initiative with Turkey, after four decades of armed conflict