Kurdistan Region
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Erbil says it will not succumb to any pressure from Baghdad
The Kurdistan Regional Government in Erbil stressed on Wednesday that it will not lean to any pressure from the Federal Government.
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Iraqi Kurds decry 'unjust pressure' from Baghdad in oil row
Iraq's supreme court in February ordered Kurdistan to deliver the oil produced in its territories to the federal government in Baghdad. It also gave the latter the right to review all oil contracts, or even cancel them.
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Three international companies to withdraw operations in Kurdistan Region
The Iraqi Ministry of Oil said on Monday, July 4, three US oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region said they will abide by the Federal Supreme Court’s verdict and close their contracts with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
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Turkey seeks to expand its influence in Iraqi Kurdistan: Iraqi religious official
The head of the Union of Iraqi Muslim Scholars stressed that the Turkish invasion of areas in the Kurdish region destroys the fate of 10 Kurdish families daily.
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US denounces missile attacks on Khor Mor gas field
The US Department of State condemned the recent missile attacks on Khor Mor gas field in Kurdistan Region in a statement on Sunday, June 26.
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KDP sets condition for joining new government in Baghdad
An Iraqi MP from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) bloc the KDP’s precondition on joining the federal government in Baghdad was that the federal government not violate the rights of the Kurdistan Region.
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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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Kurds in Sweden on edge as Turkey presses government to ditch them in exchange for NATO membership
As Sweden’s government survived a non-confidence vote today, its fate was tied to Kurdish lawmaker and former guerrilla Amineh Kakabaveh.
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Russia and the West stand by Kurds in the face of Turkish incursion into Syria / Turkmen Terzi
The United States and major European countries have imposed harsh economic sanctions on Russia over its Ukraine invasion, and they are continuing to arm Ukrainian forces. On the other hand, the US and Russia, the two states that have been active players in the Syrian civil war for a decade, together with the UK and France, are united in disagreeing with Turkey’s military operations in northern Syria.
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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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3,400-year-old city discovered in Kurdistan Region
Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient city dating back to the Mittani Empire around 3,400 years ago in the Tigris River in Duhok province, Kurdistan Region.
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Nechirvan Barzani says lack of peace and moderation in Iraq has disturbed situation in region and world
The President of the Kurdistan Region stated that the lack of peace and moderation in Iraq has disturbed the situation in the region and the world.
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Iraqi parliament passes bill banning ties with Israel
The Iraqi parliament passed a bill outlawing the normalization of relations with Israel on Thursday, May 26, according to state media.
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Three Turkish soldiers killed in Kurdistan Region: defense ministry
Three Turkish soldiers were killed during clashes with the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the Kurdistan Region, the defense ministry said on Tuesday, May 24.
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Hoshyar Zebari charged with insulting Iraqi supreme court
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Political Bureau member Hoshyar Zebari was called to the Al-Karkh investigations court in Baghdad on Tuesday, May 17, on charges of insulting the Federal Supreme Court.
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KRG won’t abide by federal court’s ruling on oil and gas: PM adviser
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) will not abide by a federal court’s ruling on the Region’s oil and gas exports, Voice of America cited a Kurdish adviser as saying on Tuesday, May 9.
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Party leader says Kurdistan Region must continue its oil activities
The Secretary General of the Kurdistan Social Democratic Party stressed Iraq's constitution gives Kurdistan region the right to operate in the oil and gas field and the region must continue its gas and oil activities.
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Turkey says first phase of Operation Claw Lock concluded
The Turkish Minister of Defense, Hulusi Akar, said on Monday, April 25, the first phase of the country’s cross-border Operation Claw Lock against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has come to an end.
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Kurdistan Region, Israel, Turkey and Persian Gulf states attempting to control natural gas in Middle East: former MP
A former Kurdish member of the Iraqi parliament stated a plan by Kurdistan Region, Israel, Turkey and the Gulf countries to control natural gas in the Middle East.
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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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Barham Salih calls for dialogue between Baghdad, Erbil to resolve oil
Iraqi President Barham Salih called on Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region to resolve issues of oil and gas through dialogue.
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Iran consul general in Erbil says Tehran will stand by Iraq and Kurdistan Region
Stressing that Iran is using all its capacities for stability in the region, Consul General of Iran in Erbil said that Iran will stand by Iraq and the Kurdish region of this country.
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KDP and PUK say parliamentary elections should be held on time
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) on Wednesday agreed that the Kurdistan parliamentary election should be held on time, according to a joint statement.
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Oil expert reveals her findings of oil reserves in Kurdistan Region
Dr. Arezoo Javadova, a geology and oil expert, estimated the amount of oil reserves in the Kurdistan Region by 2015 at more than 4 billion barrels.
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HDP expresses concern over increasing ISIS attacks in Kurdistan Region
The Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) expressed concern over the escalating ISIS attacks in Makhmour, Kirkuk and Shingal and called for necessary measures to be adopted.
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Kurdish parties are responsible for ISIS'S attack on Peshmerga: politicians
Two Kurdish political figures have blamed parties in the Kurdistan Region for ISIS's Saturday terrorist attack on Peshmerga forces in the region between Diyala and Sulaimani provinces.
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Clashes erupt between Turkish military, PKK in Kurdistan Region
Clashes erupted between Turkish soldiers and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in a village in the Kurdistan Region’s sub-district of Kani Mase, a local official said.
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Masrour Barzani, Brett McGurk meet in Bahrain
White House Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Brett McGurk met, in Bahrain, with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani to discuss the situation in Iraq following the recent parliamentary elections in the country.
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Jabbar Yawar reject's Sadr's call, says Peshmerga is a legitimate force
Reacting to Iraqi religious cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's remarks about the disbandment of Peshmerga and Hashad al-Shaabi forces, the Kurdistan Region Secretary General of the Peshmerga Ministry, Jabbar Yawar, said that the two forces are legitimate in Iraq.