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The Stateless Statesmen
Massoud Barzani, head of the Kurdish regional government, addresses a conference on “recognizing the Kurdish genocide” in Erbil, March 14, 2013 (AFP PHOTO/ ALI AL-SAADI)The vast majority of global...
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Analysis: What Does Turkey Gain from PKK Talks?
Demonstrators hold Kurdish flags and flags with portraits of the jailed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan during a gathering to celebrate Newroz in the southeastern Turkish city of...
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PKK fighters begin withdrawal from Turkey
This photo, taken on Tuesday May 7, 2013 and provided by Firat News Agency on Wednesday May 8, 2013, shows a rebel of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in Turkey close to the border with Iraq. (AP...
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Second deployment of PKK fighters arrives in Iraq
Kurdish fighters from the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) congratulate each other after arriving in the Heror area, northeast of Dahuk, 260 miles northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013....
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Maliki visit to Erbil revives reconciliation hopes
Iraq’s prime minister, Nuri Al-Maliki, listens to a question during an interview with the Associated Press in Baghdad, Iraq, on Wednesday, February 27, 2013. (AP Photo/ Khalid Mohammed)Erbil, Asharq...
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KRG presidential elections a damp squib as nomination deadline approaches
Supporters of Massoud Barzani (portrait), the president of the Kurdish regional government in northern Iraq and leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, wave the party’s flag (R) and the Kurdish flag...
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Iraq: Barzani and Maliki meet in Baghdad
Iraqi prime minister Nuri Al-Maliki meets with Iraqi Kurdish president Massoud Barzani in Baghdad on July 7, 2013. (REUTERS/Azad Lashkari)Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan...
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Kurdistan oil flow to Turkey begins, exports await Iraqi consent
Turkey’s Energy Minister Taner Yıldız speaks during a news conference in Ankara January 2, 2014. Yıldız said on Thursday that oil from Iraqi Kurdistan had started flowing via a Turkish pipeline, but...
View ArticleKRG Representative at EU: Gasoil Exports to Europe to Begin in 2019
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Erbil – Despite the important role of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in war on ISIS and good relations with western … continue reading KRG Representative at EU:...
View ArticleIraq and Kurdistan Reach Agreement on Kirkuk Oil
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Erbil-Iraqi government and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have agreed to import 150,000 bpd barrels from Kirkuk to Turkey. They struck … continue reading Iraq and...
View ArticleBarzani to Divide Mosul Post-ISIS into Three Provinces
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Erbil-Kurdish politician Siru Qadir revealed on Tuesday that President of Kurdistan Regional Government Masoud Barzani has proposed a solution for … continue reading...
View ArticleBarzani’s Statements Spur Political Controversy in Baghdad
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Baghdad- Iraqi government said on Thursday an agreement on the withdrawal of Kurdish forces from liberated areas of Mosul remained … continue reading Barzani’s Statements...
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