Bafel Talabani
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Bafel Talabani, Iraq’s PM-designate al-Sudani meet in Baghdad
President of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani met Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani on Friday in Baghdad.
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Bafel Talabani meets Iraqi leaders
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Bafel Talabani on Saturday received Head of al-Azim alliance Muthana al-Samarai and Secretary-General of the Babylon movement Rayan al-Kildani in Baghdad.
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Malla Bakhtiar says the PUK state has never been so bad
Malla Bakhtiar, one of the long-standing leaders of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), considered the current political situation of the party to be the worst situation after the Hakkari incident.
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PUK leadership council annuls joint chairmanship system
The leadership council of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) officially announced the dissolution of the joint leadership system of this party and announced Bafel Talabani as the leader of the party, the second ruling party of the Kurdistan Region.
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Bafel Talabani meets Masoud Barzani in Erbil
President of the Patriotic Union Kurdistan met President of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Masoud Barzani on Thursday in Erbil’s Pirmam resort.
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Iraqi federal court leaps into PUK leadership dispute
A Baghdad-based court is looking into leadership issues within the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), a main ruling party in the Iraqi Kurdistan region.
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Bafel Talabani meets Barham Saleh and Mustafa Al-Kadhimi in Baghdad
The leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) met the Iraqi president and prime minister in Baghdad.
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Iraq presidency issue will be resolved in following days: PUK official
A senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) stressed the need to resolve the issue of the Iraqi presidency in the next few days.
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Bafel Talabani meets Azim Alliance high-level delegation
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Leader Bafel Talabani met with a high-level delegation from Sunni Azim Alliance led by Muthanna Samaraiy in Sulaimani on Monday.
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Barzani has offered several posts to PUK in return for Iraq's presidency
A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has revealed that the party leader Masoud Barzani has proposed Bafel Talabani, head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), several posts if the party stops from seeking to take the Iraq's presidency post.
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Bafel Talabani, Russian envoy discuss formation of a new Iraqi government
The co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said during a meeting with the Russian ambassador to Iraq that the party wanted to reach an agreement with other sides over forming a government that would serve people in Iraq.
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Bafel Talabani meets Nouri al-Maliki and Hadi al- Ameri in Baghdad
The issue of forming a new government in Iraq was discussed in a trilateral meeting between the co-chair of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the leaders of the State of Law Coalition and Fatah Coalition in Baghdad.
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Masoud Barzani, Bafel Talabani disagree to agree on a united presidential nominee
The Saturday meeting between Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and Bafel Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), failed to make any agreement between the two sides over nominating a candidate to the Iraqi parliament to be selected as the next Iraqi president.
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PUK senior member says Barham Salih is the party's candidate for Iraq presidency
Mahmoud Khoshnaw, a senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), praised his party's performance and its member as the President of Iraq and stressed that the party's definitive candidate for the post is Barham Salih, a leading PUK member and the current Iraqi president.
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Bafel Talabani meets Peshmerga commanders
On Tuesday, Nov 30, the Co-Leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), Bafel Talabani, held a meeting with a number of Peshmerga commanders and security agencies in Dabashan to discuss the security situation in the disputed areas that both Erbil and Baghdad claim authority over.
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Iranian diplomat meets PUK leader Bafel Talabani
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister for Economic Diplomacy Mehdi Safari met on Tuesday with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) party leader Bafel Talabani in Sulaimani, Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
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HDP delegation meets Kurdish politicians in Sulaimani
A delegation from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on Sept. 27 visited the city of Sulaimani in Iraqi Kurdistan where they met with representatives of the province's ruling parties.
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HDP delegation meets Kurdish politicians in Sulaimani
A delegation from the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) on Sept. 27 visited the city of Sulaimani in Iraqi Kurdistan where they met with representatives of the province's ruling parties.
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Bafel Talabani says Kurds should be united in Baghdad
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Co-president Bafel Talabani said it is a “necessity” for the Kurds to become united and have “one voice” in Baghdad.
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Qubad Talabani urges Peshmerga reform
Discussing the ongoing reform effort, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani said on Wednesday, August 25, that the Peshmerga is the national armed force of the Kurdistan Region and does not belong to any specific person or party.
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PUK ready to cooperate in forming a unified force: Bafel Talabani
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Co-president Bafel Talabani stated on Sunday that his party is ready to cooperate in the process of forming a unified force in the Kurdistan Region to serve the high interests of the region
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Family feud in Iraqi Kurdish party may undercut election chances / Mustafa Saadoun
A dispute between the son of the founder of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the party's former leader, and his cousin might reduce the chances of victory in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Jaafar Mustafa, head of Peshmerga command meet anti-ISIS coalition advisors
Kurdistan Region Vice President Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa and head of the Peshmerga Forces 70 Command Mustafa Chawrash met with advisors from the anti-ISIS International Coalition in Sulaimani on Friday, August 6, to discuss ongoing efforts to depoliticize and unify the Kurdistan Region’s military.
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Mala Bakhtiar says PUK is at new stage of conflict and tension
Member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK) High Political Council Mala Bakhtiyar stated on Thursday, August 5, that "recent events have taken the PUK to a new stage of conflict and tension.”
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Family power grab in Iraqi Kurdistan raises fears of intra-Kurdish violence / Amberin Zaman
Talabanis strip their cousin of all powers amid a power struggle in the Kurdistan Regional Government's Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Party.
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PUK forces will no longer be allowed to be used for personal purposes: president
Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) Co-president Bafel Talabani said on Monday the party would not allow its forces to be used for personal purpose.