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PYD asks for meeting with Massoud Barzani

23 May 2013 14:25 +3:30 +3:30

The co-chair of Syria pro-Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) Salih Muslim said his party has asked for a meeting with Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani to discuss recent the tension between PYD and Barzani.

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23 May 2013 14:07 +3:30 +3:30

Intermodal train in Northern Ontario, Canada

Kurdistan University honors the iconic Kurdish playwright Qutbadin Sadeqi

23 May 2013 13:53 +3:30 +3:30

Born in the Kurdish city of Sanandaj, northwest of Iran, Sadeqi has written and directed many plays.
He has also taught theater in a number of Iran universities
Photo: Yahya Samadi, Latif Husseini Nasab

Kurdistan Region to build second oil line to Turkey

23 May 2013 13:35 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) announced it intends to build a second pipeline for oil exports to Turkey days after the Turkish Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara has signed an agreement with the US oil giant ExxonMobil.

63 percents of Turkey Kurds demand equal rights with Turks, poll says

23 May 2013 12:14 +3:30 +3:30

A poll conducted by UKAM in 13 Kurdish provinces of Turkey, shows 63 percents of the Kurds demand equal rights the same as what the Turkish people enjoy in the state.

Nujaifi meets Barzani, warns about Iraq's division

23 May 2013 11:14 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi and his accompanying delegation met on Wednesday the President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani in Erbil and warned about the division of the country.

BDP delegation to visit Ocalan

23 May 2013 10:57 +3:30 +3:30

A delegation from Turkey pro-Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) will visit the Imrali Island in western Turkey to meet the jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan who is imprisoned in the Island since 1999.

Ditches to protect Kirkuk against terrorist attempts

23 May 2013 10:19 +3:30 +3:30

The security council of Iraqi northern city of Kirkuk has decided to dig a big ditch around the city to protect it from terroristic attempts, rampant after the fall of Baath regime.

Peshmarga ministry denies deploying forces to Syria border

23 May 2013 09:45 +3:30 +3:30

The Secretary General of Kurdistan Region’s Peshmarga ministry denied deploying any forces to the enclave’s border with Syria.

Picture of the day

22 May 2013 15:51 +3:30 +3:30

Above Torento in crane

Turkey to sign oil and gas agreements with Kurdistan Region

22 May 2013 15:36 +3:30 +3:30

Turkish government announced on Wednesday, that it is about to sign commercial contracts this year with international companies operating in Kurdistan Region.

Nujaifi visits Erbil to discuss political crisis

22 May 2013 15:24 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi Parliament Speaker, Osama al-Nujaifi and a delegation from main opposition al- Iraqiya List headed to Erbil on Wednesday to discuss the political and security situation with Kurdish leaders, the decision maker of the parliament , Muhammad Al-Khalidi revealed .

Arrested people have received training in Kurdistan Region: PYD

22 May 2013 14:21 +3:30 +3:30

The Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union (PYD) announced the 74 people arrested by the party’s forces on Sunday, have received military training in the Iraqi region of Kurdistan, Sbeiy website said.

Border arrests reveal disunity, conflict among Syrian Kurds / Wladimir van Wilgenburg

22 May 2013 12:27 +3:30 +3:30

Tensions erupted again between rival Kurdish parties in Syria supported by the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) of Turkey and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) of Iraq on Saturday, May 18, when the security forces of the PKK-affiliated Democratic Union Party (PYD) arrested 74 members of the KDP-supported Democratic Party of Syria.

Kosrat Rasul asks for the release of Ocalan

22 May 2013 11:53 +3:30 +3:30

Kurdistan Region Vice President and the deputy leader of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Kosrat Rasul asked for the release of jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party Abdullah Ocalan, PUKmedia said in a report.

Peshmarga forces deployed to Syria border

22 May 2013 11:22 +3:30 +3:30

The military forces of Kurdistan Region, known as Peshmarga, were deployed to the self- ruling enclave’s border with Kurdish regions of Syria after blames were traded between Kurdistan Region’s president Massoud Barzani and Salih Muslim the co- leader of Syrian pro- Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), affiliated with Kurdistan Workers Party, ANHA news agency quoted local official as saying.

Syria crisis will not end without Kurds: Ahmet Turk

22 May 2013 11:06 +3:30 +3:30

The co-leader of Turkey Kurdish Democratic Society Congress (DTK), Ahmet Turk, declined there would be an end to the Syria crisis without negotiating with the Kurds and accepting their pivotal role in the country.

Turkey, ExxonMobil going ahead with gas project in Iraqi Kurdistan / Hacer Gemici

21 May 2013 15:08 +3:30 +3:30

Before his departure for Washington, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced, “We will undertake joint exploration with ExxonMobil in northern Iraq.” This is how he stated Turkey’s readiness to make a presence in northern Iraq, not despite the US, but with it.

Tornado hits Oklahama

21 May 2013 14:56 +3:30 +3:30

Agencies

Picture of the day

21 May 2013 14:49 +3:30 +3:30

Oklahama Tornado kills dozens, sweeps houses and cars

2300-year-old city unburied in Erbil

21 May 2013 14:44 +3:30 +3:30

France Lyon University archeologists unburied a city, around Kurdistan Region’s capital Erbil, which dates back to 2300 years ago, Rudaw website said.

Kurdistan Region commercial delegation visits Iran

21 May 2013 12:54 +3:30 +3:30

A high-ranking commercial delegation of Kurdistan Region, compromised of 65 merchants and businessmen, visited Iran at the invitation of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s consul in Sulaymaniya.

Barzani warns PYD about imposing power

21 May 2013 11:48 +3:30 +3:30

The office of Kurdistan Region’s president warned in a statement the Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) in imposing its power against other parties.

Nouri Maliki warns of sectarian war in Iraq

21 May 2013 11:30 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki warned of sectarian war in his country as the number of terroristic attempts against mosques, and religions sites are increasing.

2 million tourists visited Kurdistan Region in 2012: report

21 May 2013 10:51 +3:30 +3:30

More them 2200000 tourists have visited the self- governing Iraqi autonomous enclave of Kurdistan Region in 2012, a report from Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Economic Council said.

YPG released 74 al-Party members: official tells Kurdpress

21 May 2013 10:46 +3:30 +3:30

The forces of People’s Defense Units (YPG), military branch of Syria Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), released on Monday the 74 members of rival al-Party who were arrested a day earlier, Kurds National Council (KNC) high-ranking official told Kurdpress.

Monster tornado devastates Oklahoma town; at least 51 dead

21 May 2013 06:28 +3:30 +3:30

(Reuters) - A massive tornado tore through the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore on Monday, killing at least 51 people with winds of up to 200 miles per hour that flattened entire tracts of homes, two schools and a hospital, leaving a wake of tangled wreckage.

Picture of the day

20 May 2013 14:28 +3:30 +3:30

Clash erupts between PKK- Turkey forces

20 May 2013 14:25 +3:30 +3:30

The Turkey army forces and the members of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) traded fire on Saturday after the army members shelled the bases of PKK in Zagroz region, in Qandil Mountains, Xendan website quoted a statement by a PKK military branch as saying.

10 Iraq police officers killed in militants’ checkpoint attacks

20 May 2013 14:20 +3:30 +3:30

Militants killed at least 10 Iraqi policemen in a series of attacks on checkpoints in the West of the country on Sunday, police and local officials told Reuters.

PYD arrests 75 rival Kurdish Party members, danger of clashes loom

20 May 2013 11:49 +3:30 +3:30

The military forces of Syria Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD), known as the Syrian branch of Kurdistan Workers’ Party, arrested on Sunday 75 members of another Kurdish party, al- Party backed by Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani.

BDP delegation to visit the US

20 May 2013 10:43 +3:30 +3:30

A delegation from Turkey Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) is due to visit the U.S. today to discuss a peaceful way to end the Kurdish conflict in Turkey, Firat news agency said.

Peshmarga and UN officials discuss PKK withdrawal

20 May 2013 10:04 +3:30 +3:30

The General Secretary of Peshmarga, military forces of Kurdistan Region, and United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) office deputy discussed on Sunday the pullout of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) forces from Turkey soil, an agreement made between Ankara and PKK jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Sadr visited Iran, office says

20 May 2013 08:32 +3:30 +3:30

The offices of Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of Sadr Movement announced on Sunday that cleric leader visited Iran and discussed the latest Iraq developments and regional issues as well as the general situation of Muslims and the dangers that are threatening them, Shafaq news said in report.

KRG is not an example for us/ Barzani should not help other parties against us: Salih Muslim

19 May 2013 13:50 +3:30 +3:30

The co- leader of Syrian Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) said the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in the north of Iraq is not a model for the Syrian Kurds and asked Kurdistan Region president Massoud Barzani who is brokering agreement among Syrian Kurdish parties not to extend his hand to help one party against another.

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19 May 2013 13:42 +3:30 +3:30

Dubai from above

Chief Change official resigns

19 May 2013 10:34 +3:30 +3:30

A high-ranking official of Kurdistan Region’s Change Movement announced his resignation from the main opposition party.

Kurdish director wins Munich film festival award

19 May 2013 09:57 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdish director of semi- documentary film Taste of Honey, Mano Khalil, won the first award of Munich film festival held from May 8 to 15.

Sulaymaniya-Tiflis airline opened

19 May 2013 08:58 +3:30 +3:30

A new airline was launched on Saturday in order to ease transportations between the two sides and introduce the region to the foreign states, Star Air president said.

Another group of Halabja chemical victims to be sent to Iran

19 May 2013 08:40 +3:30 +3:30

In new group of Halabja chemical bombardment victims are due to be sent to Iran on Tuesday, Halabja Victims’ Society said.

Erdogan and family in White House

19 May 2013 08:05 +3:30 +3:30

FSA releases 14 Kurds

19 May 2013 07:57 +3:30 +3:30

The forces Free Syrian Army (FSA), an opposition body to Syria government, freed on Saturday 14 Kurdish citizens, Hawar news agency said.

Spring in Hawraman, Kurdistan province

18 May 2013 14:39 +3:30 +3:30

Obama and Erdogan discuss Syria and PKK in White House

18 May 2013 14:27 +3:30 +3:30

The US president Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed on Friday in White House the pullout of Kurdistan workers’ party (PKK) from Turkey soil and the Syria crisis, Hurriyet daily said.

Picture of the day

18 May 2013 13:21 +3:30 +3:30

Man on wind turbine

Nujaifi calls for urgent meeting

18 May 2013 13:15 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi Parliament Speaker , Osama al-Nujaifi called on Saturday, for an urgent session of the parliament next Tuesday due to the deteriorating security situation in the country, indicating that the call includes the deputy Defense Minister, Saadoun al-Dulaimi, the senior deputy of the Interior Ministry , Adnan al-Asadi and a number of security leaders, Shafaq news said.

KDP says welcomes constitutional reform

18 May 2013 13:08 +3:30 +3:30

Kurdistan Region’s co-governing Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) announced it welcomes reforms in the constitution of the region if the reforms are decided by the people in a referendum.

Turkey planes bombs PKK bases

18 May 2013 12:39 +3:30 +3:30

Turkish war jets bombed on Thursday the bases of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Firat news agency, the party’s mouthpiece said.

Oxford University discusses Kurds history

18 May 2013 11:37 +3:30 +3:30

The English university of Oxford discussed on Friday in a one- day conference the history of Kurds and their upcoming challenges.

Bombs kill at least 76 in Iraq

18 May 2013 10:46 +3:30 +3:30

Bombs struck areas Baghdad on Friday killed at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in two months, officials were quoted by Reuters as saying.

Barham Salih and Isfahan governor stress on boosting ties

18 May 2013 10:36 +3:30 +3:30

The former Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Barham Salih and the Isfahan Governor Alireza Zaker Isfahani stress on boosting bilateral ties.

Photos show Jalal Talabani for first time after stroke

18 May 2013 10:09 +3:30 +3:30

Photos of the Iraqi ailing president Jalal Talabani were released on Friday by Kurdsat TV.

Picture of the day

17 May 2013 16:56 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil restaurant in China

Obama and Erdogan fail to find a solution to Syria in rainfall

17 May 2013 16:49 +3:30 +3:30

US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed in a joint press conference in Washington on Thursday different issues including crisis in Syria, economic cooperation and the Ankara peace process with the members of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Iraq asks clarification from Turkey over deal with PKK

17 May 2013 16:27 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi government has asked Turkey government on Thursday to clarify a recent agreement allowing Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants to move into Iraqi territories, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

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16 May 2013 13:46 +3:30 +3:30

Afghan police officer

Nechirvan Barzani calls for Ocalan’s release

16 May 2013 13:31 +3:30 +3:30

The Prime Minister Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani joined a campaign which asks the release of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Discussing Talabani’s displacement foments disputes: Barham Salih

16 May 2013 13:25 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Region Government (KRG) former Prime Minister and the deputy leader of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Barham Salih warned discussions and remarks over appointing a successor to Iraqi ailing president Jalal Talabani will stoke tensions in the political crisis- stricken country.

Halabja announced Kurdistan Region’s fourth province

16 May 2013 12:52 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Region’s city of Halabja, headlined the world reports on March 16, 1988 after it was hit by then Iraqi Baath government with chemical bombs was announced on Wednesday as the autonomous region’s fourth province.

Germany did not shelter Ocalan, Clinton asked to hand him to Turkey: Italy ex- PM

16 May 2013 12:36 +3:30 +3:30

The Italian former Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema revealed the Germany did not want to shelter now jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1998 and his country secretly transferred him out of the country.

US says is against possible Ankara- Erbil oil accord

16 May 2013 11:41 +3:30 +3:30

The United State announced on Wednesday that the White House is clearly against any possible oil agreement between Turkey government and Erbil’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Dow Jones Newswire said.

Syria Kurds should stay away from the country’s crisis: Nechirvan Barzani

16 May 2013 11:18 +3:30 +3:30

The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani advised the Syrian Kurds to stay away from the crisis in the country and refrain from being a part of the conflict, which has left more than 70000 people dead.

Waves of bombings kill at least 33 in Iraq

16 May 2013 10:16 +3:30 +3:30

At least 33 women, children, policemen and men were killed in chains of bombings across Iraq on Wednesday.

Talabani to return Iraq soon

16 May 2013 10:04 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi president and the leader of co- ruling Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Jalal Talabani will return the country soon, agencies quoted parliament member Ali Shalah as saying on Wednesday.

Turkey-Kurd deal on oil riles Iraq / Emre Peker

15 May 2013 13:55 +3:30 +3:30

Istanbul- A Turkish state-run oil firm struck a deal with Exxon Mobil Corp. and Iraq's semiautonomous Kurds to develop projects in northern Iraq, Turkey's leader said Tuesday, an agreement fraught with political risks for the energy-rich region.

The picture of the day

15 May 2013 13:29 +3:30 +3:30

Peaceful river of Feng Huang, China

First PKK forces quit Turkey soil into Kurdistan Region(2)

15 May 2013 13:20 +3:30 +3:30

Firat news agency

Some trying to disturb Baghdad-Erbil relations: official tells Kurdpress

15 May 2013 13:00 +3:30 +3:30

A member of Kurdistan Alliance in the Iraqi Parliament, Ashwaq Jaaf blamed the attempts to disturb Erbil and Baghdad relations.

Sadr supports Iraq Supreme Court’s call to elect Talabani’s heir

15 May 2013 12:32 +3:30 +3:30

The leader of Sadr Movement Muqtada al-Sadr said he supports the Iraq Supreme Court Head in calling to elect a successor to ailing president Jalal Talabani who has been absent from office for some six months.

Iraq says entry of PKK violates its sovereignty, plans a complaint to the UN

15 May 2013 12:09 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi government has condemned the entry of militants from Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) into its territory calling the move a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty.

First PKK forces quit Turkey soil into Kurdistan Region(1)

15 May 2013 11:38 +3:30 +3:30

Xendan

Amar Hakim visits Erbil

15 May 2013 10:27 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi cleric and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council, Amar al-Hakim, arrived in Erbil on Tuesday to meet the high-ranking officials of the Kurdistan Region.

Peshmarga ministry denies welcoming PKK in Kurdistan Region

15 May 2013 09:57 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Peshmarga Ministry denied on Tuesday that the military ministry has welcomed the forces of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) into the Qandil Mountains in the autonomous region.

Turkey has left Syria border to bandits: BDP leader

15 May 2013 09:30 +3:30 +3:30

Turkey Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co-leader Selahattin Demirtas blamed Turkey government’s double policy in border with Syria, where he said Turkey has left it to the bandits while the citizens cannot easily cross into and out of the country.

Photos around the world

14 May 2013 17:20 +3:30 +3:30

Erdogan says Syria behind Reyhanli attacks, Turkey will retaliate

14 May 2013 16:41 +3:30 +3:30

Turkey Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Saturday car bombs outside a post office in the bordering town of Reyhanli were orchestrated by Syria, vowing to retaliate against the attacks that killed at least 51 people.

PUK blames Iraqi court head remarks over presidency

14 May 2013 15:36 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Region co-ruling Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) blamed today the Iraqi Supreme Court head’s Monday remarks, when Qazafar Hamud al- Jasem asked Parliament Speaker Osman al-Najufi to replace ailing president Jalal Talabani.

Hoshyar Zebari meets Danaeifar, talks to Iranian foreign minister on phone

14 May 2013 15:15 +3:30 +3:30

The Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, met on Monday the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq, Hassan Danaiefar and his accompanying delegation and talked to his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi on phone.

Kurdish schools opened in Germany

14 May 2013 15:02 +3:30 +3:30

A number of Kurdish teachers living in Germany have voluntarily have opened two schools in Hanover, Germany to teach Kurdish language, PUKmedia said.

Kirkuk- Ceyhan oil flow suspended after bomb attack

14 May 2013 13:51 +3:30 +3:30

The oil flow of Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline which carries Iraq’s oil to Turkey, was suspended on Monday after a bomb hit the line at around 1:30 local time, Reuters said.

Boat carrying 100 Rohingya Muslims capsizes off Myanmar

14 May 2013 13:48 +3:30 +3:30

(Reuters)- A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar with many feared drowned at the start of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, a U.N. official said on Tuesday.

Kurdistan Region opposition parties discussed upcoming elections behind closed doors: official

14 May 2013 12:35 +3:30 +3:30

The three opposition parties of Kurdistan Region discussed in a meeting different issues including the region’s upcoming elections behind closed doors, Islamic Communities political bureau member Taufiq Karim told Rudaw website.

Tensions fueled among Syrian Kurdish parties

14 May 2013 12:12 +3:30 +3:30

Disputes between Syria Kurdish parties fueled after the forces of Democratic Union Party (PYD) stopped the cars of a number of Kurdish party leaders in Turkey- Syria border and investigates their cars.

First PKK forces arrive in Kurdistan Region

14 May 2013 10:47 +3:30 +3:30

The first group of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members withdrew from Turkey under a peace process entered into Kurdistan Region in the north of Iraq on Tuesday.

Picture of the day

13 May 2013 16:53 +3:30 +3:30

Great white shark close-up

Prosecution asks Nujaifi to elect Talabani’s successor

13 May 2013 16:44 +3:30 +3:30

The prosecution presidency of Iraq demanded Parliament Speaker Osama al- Nujaifi to take a legal action and elect a politician to replace ailing Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Shafaq news said.

When fire replaces water

13 May 2013 16:08 +3:30 +3:30

Fire englufed a Sar Asyab village farmer's well while the farmer was digging the well

Change Movement sets conditions for talking to PUK

13 May 2013 15:43 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Region’s main opposition of Change Movement said it would negotiate with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) if the ruling party will announce its stance about time of the upcoming elections, Dabashan Agreement (between PUK leader Jalal Talabani and Change leader Nawshirwan Mustafa).

Iraqi Kurdistan real estate market makes a comeback

13 May 2013 15:27 +3:30 +3:30

The economy of the Kurdistan region of Iraq fluctuates according to the state of relations between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Baghdad delegation arrives in Erbil

13 May 2013 15:14 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- A political- military delegation of the central government in Baghdad arrived yesterday in Erbil to discuss bilateral relations and the 7-point agreement signed between the two sides weeks ago, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) office said in a statement.

Kurdistan Region young residents going to Syria for Jihad

13 May 2013 14:49 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- A number of Kurdish youths in the Iraqi northern region of Kurdistan are joining the Islamic groups in Syria to fight, or what they call Jihad, an Islamic term for fighting against “the unfaithful,” against government forces.

Massoud Barzani condemns Reyhanli attacks

13 May 2013 12:14 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani condemned in a statement the Sunday bombings in Turkey’s bordering city of Reyhanli where more them 40 persons were killed and dozens of others were injured.

Barham Salih to visit Iran today

13 May 2013 11:50 +3:30 +3:30

Sulaymaniya- The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) former Prime Minister and co-ruling Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) deputy leader Barham Salih is due to visit the Iranian city of Isfahan, Radio Nawxo said.

Picture of the day

12 May 2013 17:21 +3:30 +3:30

Source: Fecakface

Arab tribes ask Peshmarga forces to withdraw from Kirkuk

12 May 2013 17:13 +3:30 +3:30

Kirkuk- The Arab nomads of Iraqi northern city of Kirkuk asked the Kurdish forces of Peshmarga in a congress on Saturday to withdraw to their former positions.

Turkey says Syrian forces behind Reyhanli bombings / Syria denies accusations

12 May 2013 16:58 +3:30 +3:30

Ankara- Turkey believes fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were behind two car bombings that killed 46 people in the Turkish border town of Heyranli where thousands of Syrian refugees live, officials said on Sunday.

PUK and Change Movement to resume talks

12 May 2013 16:39 +3:30 +3:30

Sulaymaniya- The Kurdistan Region’s co-ruling Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and main opposition Change Movement are due to resume bilateral talks, halted after PUK leader Jalal Talabani’s heart stroke in December 2012.

KDP blames Maliki for Iraq’s chaos

12 May 2013 16:08 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The Kurdistan Region’s co-ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party placed the responsibility of Iraq’s political crisis on the country’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Danaeifar and Nujaifi discuss the Syria crisis

12 May 2013 15:45 +3:30 +3:30

Baghdad- The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Danaeifar discussed on Sunday the Syrian crisis and its impact on the region with the Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, Shafaq news said in a report.

Massoud Barzani ends visit incomplete

12 May 2013 15:36 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani ended his visit incomplete and returned Erbil last night after her older sister passed away.