Monday, 7 December, 2015 , 14:54 AFP — Syrian Kurdish factions will host a two-day conference from Tuesday on a vision for Syria's future, after being excluded from a meeting of opposition groups in Saudi Arabia.

Monday, 7 December, 2015 , 12:02 AFP — British pop star Adele has been accused of plagiarism by Turkish music lovers, who say one of the tracks on her latest album is a rip-off of a song by an iconic Kurdish musician.

Saturday, 5 December, 2015 , 16:12 AFP — Three members of the Turkish security forces were killed in clashes with Kurdish rebels in restive southeast on Saturday a week after the death of one of the country's best-known advocates for Kurdish rights, security sources said.

Saturday, 5 December, 2015 , 15:41 AFP — Baghdad Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of forces it said Turkey illegally sent into Iraq, which is struggling to assert its sovereignty while receiving foreign assistance against the Islamic State group.

Friday, 4 December, 2015 , 15:27 AFP — Syria's competing opposition factions, including armed groups battling both regime forces and jihadists, will meet in Riyadh next week to find common ground ahead of potential negotiations with Damascus, opposition sources said Friday.

Friday, 4 December, 2015 , 11:06 AFP — A conference bringing together dozens of figures from Syria's political and armed opposition will be held next week in Riyadh, opposition members told AFP on Friday.

Friday, 4 December, 2015 , 09:36 AFP — A female suspected member of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was killed Friday in Istanbul in a police operation against militants suspected to be planning suicide attacks, reports said.

Thursday, 3 December, 2015 , 15:47 AFP — Almost a week after prominent Kurdish lawyer Tahir Elci was killed in broad daylight in a street in southeastern Turkey's main city, the Turkish authorities appear no closer to solving the crime amid bitter recriminations over who was to blame.

Tuesday, 1 December, 2015 , 15:46 AFP — Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said Tuesday it has made more than $3.29 billion in revenues since June from direct oil export sales that the country's federal government considers illegal.

Tuesday, 1 December, 2015 , 03:31 AFP — The US-led coalition has made Iraqi and Syrian Kurdish forces primary allies against the Islamic State jihadist group, but over-reliance on the Kurds carries risks, analysts warn.