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Turkey president Erdogan meets main opposition leader after 8 year hiatus
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Ozgur Ozel, leader of the country’s main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP), on Thursday, in a rare event that brought the leaders of the two largest parties in Turkey together for a face-to-face meeting for the first time in eight years.
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PUK says will not accept further delay of Kurdistan Region elections
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Wednesday condemned “any unilateral attempts” to postpone the Kurdistan Region’s parliamentary elections.
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Iraqi troops redeployed to Turkish border after decades
Iraqi border security forces have begun duty in the country’s Zakho region as Baghdad established two new military bases in the area threatened by the PKK for the first time in 33 years.
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Peshmerga Minister: We need continuous cooperation and coordination of coalition forces to maintain security and stability in the region
The Minister of Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Region stated that implementing reforms in the Peshmerga Ministry is a definite project that will not be stopped under any circumstances, and also emphasized the necessity of the presence of coalition forces in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
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Qatar strongly condemns deadly attack on gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan
Qatar condemned the deadly attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq’s Kurdistan late on Friday, which left at least four Yemeni workers killed and two other workers injured.
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Dana Gas halts operations at gas field in Kurdistan Region after drone strike
There were four deaths at the Dana Gas operated facility in Kurdistan Region of Iraq after a drone attack on a condensate storage tank in Khor Mor. There were also 'minor injuries' for eight employees associated with contractors while they were repairing the rank.
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France condemns attack on Kormor gas field
The French Consulate in Erbil strongly condemned the attack on the Kormor gas field.
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New European war against Kurdish activists in Turkey
In the past two months, countries like France and Sweden have continued to detain individuals on the pretext of affiliation with the PKK (Kurdistan Workers' Party) at the request of the Turkish government led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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Iraqi president, Nechirvan Barzani meet in Baghdad
The Iraqi Presidency’s Media Department stated in a statement that “The President of the Republic Abdul Latif Jamal Rashid received today, at al-salam Palace in Baghdad, the President of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani,and his accompanying delegation ", indicating that "during the meeting, the general conditions in the country and its developments in the region were discussed ”.
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4 killed in drone attack on gas field in Iraqi Kurdistan
Four people were killed on Friday in a drone attack on a gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region, prompting condemnation from both regional and federal authorities.
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AANES condemns attack on Kurdish National Council offices
The co-chair of the Foreign Relations Department in the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), Ilham Ahmed, stated that the incidents of setting fire to the Kurdish National Council offices in Syria are not endorsed by the Autonomous Administration, and demanded accountability for those behind them.
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Iraq: Resuming Kurdistan Region oil exports will ‘take some time’
Oil exports from Iraqi Kurdistan to Turkey through a pipeline that’s been shut for more than a year will take longer to resume, a Iraqi government spokesman said.
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Turkey, Iraq, UAE, Qatar ink $20B transportation deal during Erdogan visit
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made his first visit to Baghdad in nearly 13 years Monday, when he signed an agreement between Turkey, Iraq, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on a major transport project linking Iraq to Europe.
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Iraq reopens airspace after closure triggered by Iran's retaliatory strikes on Israel
Iraq on Sunday opened up its airspace and airports following a temporary closure late on Saturday in the wake of Iran’s retaliatory drone and missile strikes against Israel.
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Iranian, Iraqi foreign ministers discuss ties in phone call
The Iranian and Iraqi ministers of foreign affairs discussed the bilateral relations between the two neighboring countries on Wednesday night.
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Erdogan’s election blow will shape Turkey’s foreign policy
Recent local elections delivered a stunning blow to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, marking his most significant electoral defeat to date.
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In Iraq, digging up the past is necessary for closure
On a quiet mid-January morning, Iraqi honor guards assembled in front of the Health Ministry.
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Diyarbakir residents voice demands as era of trustee mayor ends
Residents in Turkey’s southeastern Diyarbakir province listed their wishes and demands, as the current government-appointed trustee mayors were replaced in the local elections by the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) Party candidates Serra Bucak and Dogan Hatun.
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PUK insists on holding election, praises progress of talks with Baghdad
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Monday reiterated its insistence on holding the Kurdistan regional parliamentary elections on time, saying that negotiations with Baghdad have made important progress.
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Iraq plans to reopen own oil pipeline as talks to restart Kurdish route stall
The Iraqi government is planning to repair and reopen a section of an oil pipeline that runs through the Kurdistan Region that could allow it to export 350,000 barrels per day to Turkey by the end of the month, a senior Iraqi official said Monday, as talks fell flat between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to restart a competing route of pipeline that is a key source of revenue for the semi-autonomous region.
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Nechirvan Barzani confirms reaching agreement on oil exports
The President of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, Nechervan Barzani, confirmed that an initial agreement had been reached on the oil issue, which is one of the outstanding issues between Baghdad and Erbil.
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Iraqi PM Al-Sudani, Nechirvan Barzani discuss federal government's program
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani met on Saturday with the President of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, to discuss various topics.
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AANES: Turkish attacks on Syrian Kurdistan are war crimes
The self-administration of North and East Syria, while referring to the existing stability in North and East Syria, labeled the attacks by the Turkish government in the region as war crimes and emphasized that they will protect the achievements of the region's people by all available means.
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Spokesperson: Nechirvan Barzani is going to visit Baghdad
The spokesperson of the Kurdistan Region Presidency announced that Nechirvan Barzani, the President of the Region, will travel to Baghdad on Saturday and will meet with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani.
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Turkey reinstates pro-Kurdish Mayor in Van after widespread protests
Turkey’s election authority has reinstated the winner of the mayoral elections from a pro-Kurdish party in the eastern city of Van, shortly after initially removing his candidacy.
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Turkey’s Erdogan to visit Iraq, discuss ambitious agenda
Security cooperation and transport corridor plans are expected to top the agenda of the Turkish president’s visit to Iraq in April, the first of its kind since 2011.
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Biden to host Erdogan at White House for the first time on May 9
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will travel to the United States on May 9, for the first time as an official guest of President Joe Biden, Turkish media reported on Tuesday, without citing official sources.
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Lethal PUK/KDP divisions facilitate the demise of Kurdish autonomy in Iraq*
Located at the centre of the Middle East, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has not been safe from the spill-over of the Israel-Gaza conflict. Its close alliance with the US has brought the Region under drone and rocket attacks by Iran and its affiliates among Iraq’s Shia militia groups – including a direct ballistic missile attack by Tehran on the KRI’s capital Erbil.
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Europe has abandoned the Kurds in favor of Erdogan
Kurds in European countries are feeling increasingly unsafe in the face of attacks by Turkish ultranationalists and European countries adopting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s narrative against them.
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War in Syria enters 14th year: There is no solution in sight – analysis
Although the global mainstream media has consciously and persistently ignored the Syrian Civil War for several consecutive years, as if it was over, it continues. Although the average observer would conclude that the war in Syria is over because newspapers and websites don’t write about it, this is unfortunately not true.