Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ILLUSTRATION - A Kurdish girl stands behind a Kurdish flag during a demonstration at Newroz Square in Duhok, Iraqi Kurdistan, near ...

The protests follow a recent decree by Syria's Education Ministry that recognizes Kurdish as a national language to be offered in areas where Kurds form a significant part of the population. Under the ...

Kurds in Syria are concerned that changes in the country may erode the Kurdish language education that has been common in eastern Syria for more than a decade. Meanwhile, in Iraq, a Kurdistan Regional ...

DAMASCUS - For the first time, the Kurdish language will formally enter Syria’s education system beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year, after being approved as an elective subject taught for two ...

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Syria, which is at the heart of a new Middle East, has become a battleground where different forces compete for gains and losses, for victory or defeat. After their seizure of power, the jihadist ...

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Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of good will towards the minority following clashes in recent days. The ...

Syria's Sharaa Grants Kurdish Syrians Citizenship, Language Rights for First Time, SANA Says Jan 16 (Reuters) - Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa ‌issued a decree affirming the rights ‌of the Kurdish ...

Nestled in the Qalamoun Mountains, the town of Maaloula carries layers of Syria’s cultural memory through its stone-built ...