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Pompeo discusses security of US facilities with Kurdistan’s Barzani
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed with Prime Minister Masrour Barzani on Friday the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government’s commitment ... Middle East -
Iraqi Kurdish energy minister Hawrami moved to advisory role in new cabinet
Long-serving Iraqi Kurdish natural resources minister, Ashti Hawrami, will take up an advisory role of Assistant Prime Minister for Energy Affairs in ... Energy -
Israeli film pulled from Iraqi Kurdistan festival competition
A film festival in Iraqi Kurdistan has removed an Israel picture from its official competition, prompting the jury to protest by refusing to present a ... Entertainment -
Political parties eye Kurdish vote ahead of Iraqi elections
Iraqi parliamentary elections are scheduled for May 2018, while the crisis in relations between Baghdad and Erbil — which was the result of the ... Features -
Kurdish journalist stabbed to death in Iraq’s disputed Kirkuk
A Kurdish video journalist with a channel backing Iraqi Kurdistan’s leader Massud Barzani was stabbed to death at his home overnight in disputed ... Television & Radio -
ANALYSIS: Barzani between a media war and his own war on media
Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) region, has reaffirmed after losing Kirkuk the importance of establishing a state ... Television & Radio -
Iraqi Kurdish oil pipeline flow to Turkey at 240,000 bpd
Crude oil flows through the Iraqi Kurdish pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan are averaging around 240,000 barrels per day (bpd), a shipping source ... Energy -
France offers to mediate between Baghdad and Kurds
France offered on Thursday to mediate in a political crisis pitting Iraq’s government against Kurdish regional authorities, and promised to ... Middle East -
Former Iraqi President Jalal Talabani dies aged 83
Iraq's president, Jalal Talabani, has passed away on Tuesday aged 83, Iraqi Television has reported. Talabani, a veteran leader of the Kurdish ... Middle East -
Kurdish unilateral independence and a deadly impasse
Despite many efforts to stop or postpone it, the Iraqi Kurdistan referendum has become a fait accompli and must be taken into account in shaping ... Middle East -
Iraq’s Kurds vote ‘yes’ to independent state in referendum
Almost 93 percent of Iraq’s Kurds voted to create an independent state, the High Elections and Referendum Commission said on Wednesday, in a ... Middle East -
Iran says land border with Iraqi Kurdistan remains open
Iran’s foreign ministry said Monday that its border with Iraqi Kurdistan remained open despite its independence referendum, reversing an earlier ... Middle East -
Barzani: Referendum first step for Kurds to express their will
Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani has held a press conference in Erbil and told reporters that the scheduled referendum on independence ... Middle East -
US ‘strongly opposes’ planned Iraq Kurdish referendum
The United States says it "strongly opposes" the planned referendum for independence by Iraqi Kurds, a statement from the State Department ... Middle East -
Iraq ‘could use force’ if Kurdish referendum leads to violence
Iraq is prepared to intervene militarily if the Kurdish region’s planned independence referendum results in violence, Prime Minister Haider ... Middle East -
Green-eyed girl selling figs becomes ‘face of Kurdish region’s poor children’
Photos of a green-eyed little girl selling figs in the Barzani area of Iraq’s Kurdish region has been spreading online, capturing everyone who ... Digital -
Barzani: Kurdish referendum came after failure of partnership with Baghdad
The head of the Iraqi Kurdistan region Massoud Barzani said in an exclusive interview with Al Arabiya's General Manager Turki Aldakhil that the ... Middle East -
Iraqi-Kurdish leader urges independence vote
Chaos created by ISIS's occupation of swathes of Iraq and Syria has given Kurds a chance to further their long-held dream of independence Middle East -
Iraq Kurds repel major ISIS offensive
Peshmerga forces repelled coordinated attacks by ISIS in Nawaran, Bashiqa, Tal Aswad, Khazr and Zardik Middle East -
In Kurdistan, one thing is for sure: You can never be sure
Covering Iraqi Kurdistan requires a certain mental dexterity: Just when you think you've finally understood the complexities of local politics and the ... Blogs -
Iraq wants Turkish ground troops out, not advisers
Iraq's demand does not apply to Turkish trainers, who have been working with various Iraqi forces in the country’s north for some time Middle East -
Kurdish forces prepare for battle to retake Iraq’s Sinjar
Sinjar is a symbolic and strategic prize sitting astride the main highway linking the cities of Mosul and Raqqa Middle East -
ISIS beheads four Iraqi Kurds in ‘revenge’ video
The video sought to portray an Iraqi Kurdish joint raid with American special forces against the militants as a failure Middle East -
Three killed in unrest in Iraq’s Kurdistan region
Thousands of protestors in the main southern Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah demanded President Masoud Barzani to step dpwn Middle East -
Bombs kill 13 Iraq Kurds in anti-ISIS operation
Roadside bombs and explosives-rigged vehicles left by the militants killed 13 peshmerga and wounded 47 during the operation Middle East -
Iraqi Kurdistan oil attack leads to stoppage
A government statement posted online said the attacks had cost the KRG more than $250 million. Energy -
Peshmerga hailed as ‘model’ for fighting ISIS
Ash Carter was expected to meet the Kurdistan region's President Massoud Barzani as well as U.S. forces Middle East -
Iraq Kurds have no ‘immediate’ plans to break away
Leader of Iraq’s Kurds Massud Barzani also said ‘certainly the independent Kurdistan is coming’ during his U.S. visit Middle East -
ISIS issuing photo IDs in Syrian stronghold Raqqa
The Britain-based group published a photo it said was provided by civilian sources showing a laminated card printed with the black and white flag of the ISIS Middle East -
Angelina Jolie visits refugees in Iraqi Kurdistan
The U.N. envoy and Hollywood superstar arrived on an unannounced visit late on Saturday Variety