The Kurds have spent a century fighting for autonomy and confronting brutal repression by Turkey, Syria, Iraq, and Iran.

This is not exclusive to the Middle East – “map wars” are underway across the globe. Some of the more well-known examples ...

A new skatepark has opened in Baghdad, the first in the Iraqi capital. The park, which was opened by three organisations from Italy, Iraq and Belgium after lengthy negotiations, now provides a welcome ...