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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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Kurdistan Region President to delay parliamentary elections
The President of the Iraqi Kurdistan region, Nechirvan Barzani, will next week delay the region's long-overdue parliamentary elections which were set for 10 June, sources told The New Arab on Wednesday.
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US will not object to a short delay of Kurdistan elections: official
US will not object to a short delay of Kurdistan Region's parliamentary elections if that is required to reach an agreement among parties, a US State Department spokesperson said.
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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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Kurdish officials, global coalition discuss Peshmerga unification in Erbil
Officials from the Kurdistan Region and the US-led coalition against the Islamic State on Tuesday met in Erbil to discuss the unification of the Region's Peshmerga forces, according to a statement from the Kurdistan Region presidency.
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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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US remains silent on how to protect gas fields in Kurdistan Region
The US State Department says that apart from condemning attacks on the Kormor gas field, it cannot offer any other opinions on potential attack factors or how to protect this gas field.
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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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Erbil authorities working to resume Kor Mor gas supply after deadly attack
The Iraqi Kurdish ministries of electricity and natural resources said on Saturday they are working with their partners to restore operations at the Kor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan region after output was suspended due to a deadly drone attack.
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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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Iraq recovers over 700 citizens from al-Hol camp in Syria
Iraq has recovered a new batch of Iraqi families from the al-Hol camp in the east of Hasaka city, northeast Syria.
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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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Al-Sudani Meets with the Kurdistan Region president Barzani
Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani met the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, Mr. Nechirvan Barzani, and his accompanying delegation on Saturday evening.
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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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Iran UN envoy: Iran attack against Israel only targeted military objectives
Iran’s Envoy and Permanent Representative to the UN says that the country's retaliatory attack against the Israeli regime was precise and only targeted military objectives.
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Iran, Russia FMs hold phone call after Tehran operation on Israel
In a telephone conversation with his Russian counterpart, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian explained the objectives and the manner of military action of Iran on specific targets in the occupied territories.
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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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Iran, Turkey FMs discuss Israeli attack on Iran's consulate
The Foreign Ministers of Iran and Turkey, in a phone conversation on Thursday, discussed a range of issues including the Israeli strike on the building of Iran's consulate in Damascus.
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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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Iraq ranked as the fourth-best country for foreign direct investment
Iraq was rated as one of the top emerging markets for investment in 2024 and as the fourth-best country for foreign direct investment.
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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.