Masoud Barzani
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Baghdad prepares for Tishreen protest amid political deadlock
Tishreen movement, supported by Sadrists, plan to march Saturday in Baghdad on the anniversary of the sweeping protests of 2019.
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Will Sadr’s Kurdish, Sunni allies form government with his Shiite rivals?
Sadrist Movement leader Muqtada Al-Sadr’s Kurdish and Sunni allies have rejected his call on them to also leave the legislature and demand the dissolution of the parliament. Instead, they are seemingly joining Sadr’s Shiite rivals in urging the formation of a government ahead of fresh elections.
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Eradeh Movement leader says important decisions were made during Halbousi and Massoud Barzani meeting
The head of Iraq's Eradeh Movement stated that important decisions were made in this meeting referring to the brief gathering between the heads of Iraq's House of Representatives Muhammad al- Halbousi and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Leader Masoud Barzani.
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Barzani says former Turkish president wanted federation with Iraq’s Kurds / Amberin Zaman
In his memoir, Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani shares that Turkey's former President Turgut Ozal had once floated the idea of "annexing" Iraqi Kurdistan.
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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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Masoud Barzani sets conditions for backing next Iraqi PM
The head of Iraqi affairs in the office of Masoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), announced that whoever wants to become the best prime minister of Iraq after 2003 must adhere to four conditions.
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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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Iraqi Sunni coalition meets Masoud Barzani
A delegation from the Sunni Sovereignty (al-Siyada) Coalition which included the bloc’s leader, Khamis al-Khanjar, and the Speaker of the Iraqi parliament, Mohammed al-Halbousi, met the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, on Tuesday, April 26.
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Iranian delegation meets Masoud Barzani, KRG officials
An Iranian political delegation met with officials from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leadership.
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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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Masoud Barzani, US envoy to Baghdad meet over formation of the new Iraqi government
During a meeting between the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the US envoy to Baghdad, the twos dies discussed the issue of forming a new Iraqi government.
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Nechirvan Barzani, US envoy to Iraq discuss recent Iraq federal court against Kurdistan Region
Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani and the United States’ Ambassador to Iraq, Mr. Matthew Tueller and his accompanying delegation, held a meeting in Erbil where they discussed a wide range of issues including the latest political developments in the country, particularly following the recent ruling of the Federal Supreme Court of Iraq regarding oil and gas sectors in the Kurdistan Region.
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Erbil blames Iraq federal court’s decision, calling it ‘unconstitutional’
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil said on Tuesday a decision by the federal court deeming the Region’s oil and gas unconstitutional was “unjust and unconstitutional”.
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Nechirvan Barzani meets British envoy to Iraq
The President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, met with the British Ambassador to Iraq, Mark Bryson-Richardson, and his delegation on Tuesday, February 15, for talks on the political process in Iraq and the Region and the need for international support.
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Masoud Barzani, Bafel Talabani disagree to agree on a united presidential nominee
The Saturday meeting between Massoud Barzani, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), and Bafel Talabani, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), failed to make any agreement between the two sides over nominating a candidate to the Iraqi parliament to be selected as the next Iraqi president.
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Vladimir Putin's special envoy arrives in Erbil
Mikhail Bogdanov, special envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrived at Erbil International Airport, in the capital of the Kurdistan Region.
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Turkish opposition courts Kurds in trip to Erbil / Amberin Zaman
The Republican People’s Party, Turkey’s main opposition party, has sent a senior delegation to Iraq's Kurdistan Region, perhaps because popular elections have become difficult to win without Kurdish votes.
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Turkey main opposition CHP delegation visits Erbil
A delegation from the Turkish main opposition CHP on September 5 visited Erbil, the capital of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The CHP officials met with top KRG officials, including President Nechirvan Barzani, to reinforce the idea of a Middle East Peace and Collaboration Organization that CHP chair Kemal Kilicdaroglu has been encouraging, the party said on Sept. 6.
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Muqtada al-Sadr reverses decision to stay out of Iraqi elections / Hassan Ali Ahmed
After his withdrawal from October elections due to public anger against the ministers of health and electricity — both loyal Sadrist officials — the head of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, decides to participate in the vote after all.
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French President Emmanuel Macron arrives in Erbil
The French President, Emmanuel Macron, landed in the capital of the Kurdistan Region, Erbil, on Sunday, August 29.
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Masoud Barzani and Nouri al-Maliki meet in Erbil
The head of the Iraqi State of Law Coalition, Nouri al-Maliki, met the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Leader Masoud Barzani on Wednesday in Saladin summer camp in Erbil, the capital of Kurdistan Region.
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Masoud Barzani meets with Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi
The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Leader, Massoud Barzani, met today with Muhammad Tawfiq Allawi, the former designated candidate for the position of Iraq Prime Minister in Erbil.
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Masoud Barzani says Kurdistan Region and Afghanistan have many differences
Addressing an increasing concern, Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) leader Masoud Barzani on Sunday, August 22, predicted that the Kurdistan Region would not experience the kind of upheaval as has happened in Afghanistan in recent weeks should the US withdrawal from Iraq.