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Iraq warns Turkey after attack on Sulaimani airport
Iraq has demanded an apology from Turkey after an apparent drone strike on the airport in the Kurdish city of Sulaimani on Friday that US military officials said was aimed at a convoy carrying American personnel but did not cause casualties.
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Syrian Democratic Council denounces “Turkish attack” on Sulaimani airport
Syrian Democratic Council (SDC) condemned on Saturday the attack that targeted Sulaimani International Airport in Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
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Masoud Barzani welcomes Erbil oil export agreement with Baghdad
Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Masoud Barzani welcomed on Tuesday the oil export agreement between the governments of Baghdad and Erbil, expressing his hope that it would be a gateway to resolving all outstanding issues.
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Syria, Turkey, Iran and Russia FMs to hold four-side meeting soon
Deputy of foreign ministers of Syria, Russia, Iran and Turkey discussed the preparations for dates for a four-side meeting at the level of Foreign Ministers of their countries during the Deputy Foreign Minister’ consultations in Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Gendarmes disrupt opening of Green Left Party’s election office, detain 7
Gendarmes disrupted in the opening ceremony of the Green Left Party’s (YSP) election office in Turkey’s southern Sanliurfa province on Monday, detaining at least seven people, the Mezopotamya news agency reported.
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Anti-ISIS coalition welcomes organization of Kurdistan Region armed forces
The coalition against ISIS led by the United States considered the annex of the First and Second Infantry Divisions from among the forces affiliated to the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and their addition to the Ministry of Peshmerga as a part of the reform plan in the armed forces of the Kurdistan Region and welcomed it.
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Baghdad, Erbil finalize deal, agree to resume Kurdistan Region’s oil exports
The Iraqi Prime Minister, Mohammed Shia Al-Suadni, announced on Tuesday that an agreement has been reached to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan region of Iraq, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported.
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Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Syria Ambassadors meet in Muscat
The Iraqi Ambassador to Oman, Qais al-Amiri, hosted a meeting attended by the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, Iran and Syria to Oman, according to a statement issued by the Iraqi Embassy in Oman.
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Iraqi President, Masrour Barzani stress the need to approve new budget
The Iraqi President, Abdul Latif Rashid, met on Tuesday with the Prime Minister of Kurdistan region, Masrour Barzani, where they emphasized the importance of accelerating the approval of the country’s budget, according to a statement issued by the Iraqi Presidency.
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International backers keep Erdogan in office as support at home wanes / Turkmen Terzi
Support for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has decreased significantly, initially due to millions of Turks struggling with poverty as a result of high inflation, and later from earthquake victims questioning the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) over its poor response to the disaster.
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Survey says belief in Kilicdaroglu’s chances of winning presidential race growing
A survey conducted by the Ankara-based MetroPoll shows that more people believe Turkey’s main opposition leader and presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu can win the election on May 14 than the number of people who believed that in December 2022, according to the pollster.
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Iraq asks Turkey to restart Kurdistan Region oil exports
Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) have reached an initial agreement to restart northern oil exports this week, a KRG spokesman said on Sunday 2 April, and Baghdad will write to Turkey to request a resumption in pipeline flows.
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Nouri al-Maliki says Erbil has no other way but to send its oil through SOMO
In an exclusive interview with Sharpers news agency, former Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Al-Maliki stated: "There is no other option for the Kurdistan region except to export its oil through the SOMO company," saying "Otherwise, the court will force us to do this."
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🔺 Danger alarm for Kurdistan Region
✔️ The first alarm: Erbil International Book Fair is the most important cultural event in the region. In the last exhibition, held recently after a three-year hiatus due to the Corona virus, it was announced that the books Raman and Roman and Islamic Worldview, both written Mulla Karikar, were among the best-selling works.
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OPEC+ likely to maintain output in light of Kurdish oil dispute / Jack Dutton
Analysts say the OPEC+ alliance is unlikely to cut production and there could be be a oil glut in the second half of 2023.
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Sudani's visit to Erbil put an end to disputes - KDP
The Kurdistan Democratic Party announced the Iraqi Prime Minister's recent visit to Erbil has ended bilateral disputes.
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Bafel Talabani calls for Kurdistan Region's oil exports via SOMO
The leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, Bafel Talabani, voiced his support on Sunday for resuming the export of oil through the Iraqi Oil Marketing Company "SOMO."
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Kurdistan Region oil exports to resume Monday under Baghdad supervision
Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region is to resume oil exports through Turkey Monday, but in the future, they will be supervised by the federal government in Baghdad, officials from both sides said, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Putin and Erdogan leverage Black Sea Grain Initiative for political gain / Fatih Yurtsever
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, 2022 led to a more than four-month-long blockade by Russian warships of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports.
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Russia protests US forces' ‘provocative actions’ in Syria
Russia has protested to the American-led coalition against the Islamic State militant group about “provocative actions” by U.S. armed forces in Syria, Tass news agency said.
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Baghdad, Erbil close to deal to resume Kurdistan Region's oil exports
Iraq's federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) are close to striking a deal aimed at resuming northern oil exports, four sources familiar with the discussions told Reuters on Saturday.
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Turkish parliament approves Finland’s NATO bid
Turkey on Thursday became the final NATO nation to ratify Finland’s membership of the US-led defense alliance in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Agence France-Presse reported.
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Kurdistan Region oil export suspension halts $6 billion debt repayment to traders
A suspension of Kurdistan's oil exports has halted repayments via crude cargoes of $6 billion owed to energy traders including Vitol and Petraco by the semi-autonomous Iraqi region, trading sources told Reuters.
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Erdogan blamed top court judges for removing freeze on HDP funds- report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan telephoned some members of Turkey’s Constitutional Court earlier this month to account for their decision to remove a freeze on state funds allocated to the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP), the Halk TV news website reported on Thursday, citing a top court member.
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Survey says Turkey earthquakes changed political party affiliation for one-quarter
One out of every four people in Turkey has changed their political party preference following two powerful earthquakes that hit the country in February, claiming the lives of more than 50,000 people, according to the results of a recent survey.
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Barzani’s tribal tactics, insecurity backfiring on international stage / Michael Rubin
It has been a bad month for Iraqi Kurdistan. First, the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce found against Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani’s nephew to the tune of $1.65 billion.
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What is Left of Kurdish Unity in Iraq? / Feyzullah Tuna Aygun
Northern revolts by the Kurdish population in Iraq during 1991 (with US encouragement) eventually led to the formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
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Syria, Saudi Arabia to restore ties after decade of estrangement
Syria and Saudi Arabia have agreed to reopen their embassies after cutting diplomatic ties more than a decade ago, media outlets reported on Thursday.
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Selahattin Demirtas releases new book in prison
The new book of Turkey imprisoned Kurdish politician Selahattin Demirtas has been released. Dad (The book's Kurdish title meaning "fairness" in English), a collection of nine stories, is Demirtas's fifth published work since he was incarcerated in November 2016.
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Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party won’t field challenger to Erdogan, boosting opposition’s chances / Ezgi Akin
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is facing the most united front against him in his two-decade rule after the country’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) announced Wednesday that it would not field a candidate in the May 14 presidential election.