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War of words continues between Baghdad and Erbil over oil dispute
This file photo taken on March 12, 2003 shows an Iraqi Kurd working at an oil refinery in city of Suleimaniyah in the Kurdistan region in Iraq. (AFP Photo/Behrouz Mehri) Baghdad, Asharq...
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Former PM Maliki returns to Iraq after Iran visit
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei meets with former Iraqi prime minister and vice president Nuri Al-Maliki in Tehran, Iran, in this October 18, 2010 file photo. (Reuters/HO/Official Website...
View ArticleBurham Salih: Iraq needs “active” Arab regional role
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Burham Salih, former head of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) and a former deputy prime minister of Iraq, … continue reading Burham Salih: Iraq needs...
View ArticleBaghdad delaying delivery of military aid: Peshmerga minister
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Baghdad has delayed the delivery of vital international military assistance to Kurdistan to fight advancing Islamic State of … continue reading Baghdad...
View ArticleKurdish forces recapture Syria-Iraq border crossing
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Kurdish forces captured a strategic crossing on the Iraqi-Syrian border from the Islamic State of Iraq and … continue reading Kurdish forces recapture...
View ArticleActivists urge UN to support Iraqi refugees in Kurdistan
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Journalists and human rights activists gathered outside the UN office in Erbil to urge the international body to … continue reading Activists urge UN to...
View ArticleAbadi Says Most of Fallujah Retaken from ISIS, Political Parties Warn against...
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Baghdad-Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced on Friday that Iraqi security forces were in control of the city of Fallujah … continue reading Abadi Says Most of Fallujah...
View ArticleIranian Uncertainty between Offering Facilities, Closing Hamadan Base in...
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Beirut, Ankara, London- In a flashy uncertainty, Iran announced on Monday that it withdraws promises to offer Russia more facilities … continue reading Iranian Uncertainty between...
View ArticlePUK Brawls Peak, New Decision-Making Body Announced
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Irbil-Brawls peaked within the Iraqi Kurdistan-based Patriotic Union of Kurdistan(PUK) as Kosrat Rasul Ali – a prominent member of former … continue reading PUK Brawls Peak, New...
View ArticleKurdish Security Official: Iran Seeks a Land Route to Syria through Nineveh
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT. Sulaymaniyah-An Iraqi Kurdistan security official revealed that Iran Revolutionary Guard forces have been located at the city outskirts. “The battalions … continue reading Kurdish...
View ArticleAnkara and Erbil Reject the Establishment of a PKK Base in Sinjar
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Intensive talks held by the Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan Nechervan Barzani in Ankara on Wednesday focussed on the current … continue reading Ankara and Erbil Reject...
View ArticleKurdistan Freedom Falcons Claim Responsibility for Attack in Izmir
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Erbil- The Kurdistan Freedom Falcons, TAK, have claimed responsibility for the attack in Izmir that has left three members of … continue reading Kurdistan Freedom Falcons...
View ArticleNorthern Iraq’s Kurdish Region to Hold Referendum this Fall
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Erbil – A referendum will be held this fall to decide on the political fate of northern Iraq’s Kurdish region, … continue reading Northern Iraq’s Kurdish Region to Hold...
View ArticleJordanian-Iraqi Summit Focuses on Border Security
From ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English. Amman– Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Iraqi President Fouad Masoum discussed on Thursday the means to secure border crossings and … continue reading Jordanian-Iraqi Summit...
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