AKRE. Iraq — Kurds in Iraq and Syria this week marked the Newroz festival, a traditional celebration of spring and renewal, at a time when many are hoping that a new political beginning is on the ...

AKRE, Kurdistan Region of Iraq — For many people, the vernal equinox — which marked the beginning of spring Friday — is just another date on the calendar. But in Iran, it's celebrated as the Persian ...

Stone houses dominate in the Kurdish town of Akre, 500 kilometres north of Iraq's capital Baghdad — SAFIN HAMED As the sun beats down on Iraq, most people swelter in their concrete homes -- but not ...

In the Kurdish regions of the Middle East, Nowruz celebrations — honoring the arrival of spring — are a fundamental expression of Kurdish... Iraqi Kurds mark Nowruz, celebrating light over darkness ...