Hawler Tribune — Iraqi Kurdistan President Massoud Barzani is expected to visit the United States in the few coming days to discuss the US-Kurdistan relations and the issues of the disputed territories including oil-rich city of Kirkuk.
Barzani's visit to Washington is his first visit this year on a formal invitation of the White House. In the previous weeks a delegation of top Kurdish officials was also to theMore…
GulfNews — Dubai: Land Rover, a premium SUV manufacturer, has announced yesterday that the company is venturing into the Middle East by expanding into Iraqi Kurdistan.
The company has appointed Sardar Trading Agencies Limited as the exclusive importer to represent the Land Rover brand; this venture marks the SUV manufacturer's first official entry in the region.
Whilst the appointment of Sardar TradingMore…
MarketWatch — Shares of Norwegian oil group DNO International ASA rallied as much as 22% on Monday after the Kurdistan regional government in Northern Iraq said it's ready to immediately restart oil exports.
Kurdistan's minister for natural resources, Ashti Hawrami, said that oil exports from the region's fields will be restarted at a rate of no fewer than 100,000 barrels per day, according to a statement isMore…
AFP — BAGHDAD — Saddam Hussein's notorious henchman "Chemical Ali" was sentenced to death on Sunday for ordering the gassing of Kurds in the Iraqi town of Halabja, a brutal attack that killed an estimated 5,000 people.
Ali Hassan al-Majid is to die by hanging, having been found guilty of the atrocity in the northeast of the country as the Iran-Iraq war drew to a close in 1988, an iconic moment thatMore…
The Canadian Press — BAGHDAD — Saddam Hussein's notorious cousin "Chemical Ali" was convicted Sunday of crimes against humanity, receiving a death sentence for his involvement in one of the worst poison gas attacks ever against civilians - one of several he faces.
Families of victims in court cheered when the judge handed down the guilty verdict against Ali Hassan al-Majid in a trial for the poison gas attack on More…
OfficialWire — Nobody who favors peace in Turkey should oppose the government's efforts to resolve longstanding issues with the Kurdish minority, the interior minister said.
Turkish Interior Minister Besir Atalay outlined a series of steps the ruling Justice and Development Party would take to find a political solution to Kurdish issues.
Ankara has struggled with rising Kurdish ambitions and years of conflMore…
Reuters UK — BAGHDAD, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki called for an end to a bitter row over oil contracts brokered by Iraqi Kurdistan, which has fuelled investor questions about the risks of doing business in war-torn Iraq.
In a rare direct reference to the feud between Arabs and minority Kurds, Maliki said on Sunday he had discussed the contracts -- which the largely autonomous Kurdish reMore…
AHN All Headline News — Baghdad, Iraq (TML) - It doesn't seem like the ideal location for a vacation, and yet Iraq has managed to appeal to a daring few who are intrigued by the country's rich history, culture, archeology and more recently, Saddam Hussein's legacy.
Official figures on the exact number of visitors are lacking, but anecdotal evidence and Internet discussions suggest interest in this destination is growiMore…
Kurdish Globe — Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani pushes forward efforts to reorganize the Region's Peshmarga forces in a united structure within the frame of KRG Ministry of Peshmarga Affairs.
General Jabar Yawar, General Director of the Ministry of Peshmarga Affairs, announced that a committee has been formed and soon will inaugurate mechanisms suggested for the reconstruction of Kurdistan RegiMore…
