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Ukraine war has negatively impacted Kurdistan Region, says analyst
According to Momen Zellmi, the war in Ukraine has reduced the oil exports of the Kurdistan Region, increased the price of food and has intensified the disputes between the ruling parties in the Kurdistan Region.
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Arresting NGM representatives and journalists destroyed what was left of democracy in Kurdistan Region: politician
A Change Movement representative in the former Iraqi Parliament and a Kurdish politician condemned the arrest of representatives of the New Generation Movement and journalists in the cities of Erbil and Sulaimani by the Kurdistan Region authorities.
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Professor says Turkey is not interested in annexing Kurdistan Region
Dr. Zheger Hassan believes Turkey has a lot of influence in the Kurdistan Region and as a result, there is no need to add it to its own soil.
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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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Masoud Barzani has 'promised support to several Coordination Framework Leaders'
A member of the Coordination Framework announced that the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Leader Masoud Barzani has promised support to several "leaders of the Coordination Framework" for Iraq's premier post.
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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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KDP sets condition for joining government formation in Baghdad
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has said it will participate in forming a new government in Baghdad if the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court verdict on the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) oil contracts is suspended.
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Lahur Sheikh Jangi meets Iraqi PM in Baghdad
The former PUK leader made the meeting following some meetings in Baghdad and after having a briefing with the head of the Iraqi judiciary.
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PUK and KDP to meet next week: spokesman
The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are expected to meet next week, PUK’s spokesperson Soran Jamal Tahir told Esta Media Network on Tuesday, May 31.
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Malla Bakhtiar warns about internal and external dangers against Kurdistan Region
The senior member of the Supreme Political Council and the interests of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) warned about internal conflicts in the Kurdistan region and the existence of internal and external dangers against the region.
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Iraq’s Kurdish parties struggle to unite amid deep divisions / Shelly Kittleson
The main parties in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have met at a high level amidst divisions and difficulties to form the government many months after the elections.
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PUK, KDP hold meeting on upcoming elections
The leadership of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) held a meeting on Wednesday (May 25) where they agreed to form a joint committee to discuss the process for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Nechivan Barzani urges unity of Kurdish forces at graduation ceremony in Sulaimani
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, said on Sunday, May 22, the delay in unifying Peshmerga forces has led the public to expect the division of the Region.
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KRG envoy says he is unaware of any visit of KRG officials to Tehran
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representative to Tehran has said that he is unaware about any kind of meeting between the region's officials and Iran.
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KDP delegation to visit Sulaimani next week
A delegation from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) is expected to visit Sulaimani city next week to hold talks with political parties, a KDP source said on Friday, May 20.
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Kar Company is occupying Kirkuk oil fields in cooperation with Kurdistan Region military forces- media
A Kurdistan Region media outlet reported that the Kar Oil Company has taken control of part of the Kirkuk oil fields with the help and support of the Kurdistan Regional Government's military forces.
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PUK sets condition for resuming talks with KDP
The Council of Secretaries of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said in order to resume talks with the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the Kurdistan Region internal affairs and issues related to the Iraqi central government should be discussed in two separate sections.
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PUK is determined to nominate Barham Salih for Iraq presidency
A senior member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) stressed that internal and external mediations are underway to reach an understanding between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and stressed that the PUK is still determined to nominate Barham Salih for the presidency of Iraq.
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PUK, KDP disputes intensify over holding Kurdistan Region elections
As the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is preparing to hold parliamentary elections, differences between the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are intensifying.
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Dissolving parliament is only way out of Iraqi political stalemate: PUK
A member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) said the only way out of the current political stalemate in Iraq is to dissolve the parliament.
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Years after IS defeat, northern Iraq struggles to rebuild
In Iraq, "maku" means "nothing", and father-of-five Issa al-Zamzoum says "maku" a lot: no electricity, no home, no rebuilding and no job.
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Kurdistan Region gas export project would divide the region and possibly lead to war, says analyst
The director of the Sharpress Media Institute in the Kurdistan Region and a prominent political analyst said about the region's gas export project that "What can be seen now is that the KDP (Kurdistan Democratic Party) sees this project (gas export) as its monopoly project, although it is being pursued in the name of the KRG (Kurdistan Regional Government) and the Prime Minister himself, but the other parties have not participated. And the Iraqi central government is not involved in this project."
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Iraqi Kurdish soldier killed in ISIS attack in Makhmour
An Iraqi soldier was killed in an Islamic State (ISIS) group ambush in the Makhmour district of Erbil Province on Sunday, April 25, NRT reported.
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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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Disagreements with KDP are due to actions of a young and opportunistic group in PUK leadership: Mala Bakhtiar
A member of the Supreme Political Council and the Interests of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) stressed that the current differences between the party and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) are the result of the efforts of a young and opportunistic group in the PUK.
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Sadr's idea to form a majority government in Iraq is problematic, expert tells Kurdpress
Sadr-Barzani-Halbousi coalition's idea in forming a majority government in Iraq is problematic both in theoretical and practical ways. The tripartite coalition has the majority of seats, but it still can’t move forward, Dr. Muhammad Ali Waeli, an Iraq affairs' expert told Kurdpress about the current political stalemate in Iraq and the Sadr-led coalition's insistence on forming a majority government.
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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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KDP says resolving Iraqi presidential crisis depends on understanding among Shia blocs
A member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) stressed that the presidential crisis in Iraq will not have any effect on the process of governing the Kurdistan Region by the KDP and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), saying: "Resolving this crisis depends on understandings between Shiites."