Language is never just a means of communication. It is identity, memory, access, and belonging. Across the Middle East, few ...

Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa issued a decree on Friday declaring Kurdish a "national language", in an apparent gesture of ...

The decree grants nationality to Kurds, many of whom were stripped of it under a 1962 census. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Kurds are widely believed to be the largest stateless ethnic group in the world.

The decree is the first formal recognition of Kurdish national rights since Syria’s independence in 1946.

Syrian President Ahmad Al Shara has issued a presidential decree recognising Kurdish citizenship and language rights, while ...

"The Language Wound: The use of the mother tongue in education and experiences of Kurdish students", a study from the Political and Social Research Institute of Diyarybakır, suggests bilingual and ...

ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A Turkish government proposal to end a decades-long conflict with Kurdish militants has put Kurdish rights back in the spotlight, at a time when Kurdish leaders say repression is ...

Jan 16 (Reuters) - Syria's President Ahmed al-Sharaa ‌issued ​a decree affirming the rights ‌of the Kurdish Syrians, formally ...

The Presidential Decree No. 13 of 2026, issued by President Ahmad al-Sharaa on Friday, marks a historic turning point that ...

Measure recognizes Kurdish language, identity, grants citizenship to stateless Kurds, designates Nowruz as a national holiday ...

Jan 22 - Syrian Kurdish forces have lost control of big parts of the country this month as government troops under President ...