Kurdistan Regional Government — The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Ministry for Electricity invites companies to submit tenders (bids) for the supply and construction of two 132kv underground feeders of approximately 2.8km in G. length, using the Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) method. Hereafter called the project.
The tender is for EPC engineering, manufacture, supply, erection, testing and commissioning includinMore…
Kurdish Globe — Iraq's Kurdistan region government (KRG) on Sunday conferred the ways to fight corruption in government ministry and to ease routine procedures in their offices, a regional official said.
The cabinet led by regional PM Nechirvan Barzani held a meeting with ministers to probe the causes of corruption and lengthy routine procedures in ministries," Mohamed Khoshnaw, media secretary for Kurdistan More…
The Associated Press — SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Iraqi Arabs looking for a break from five years of war and sectarian strife — or just the heartland's heat and dust — are finding one in the green, tranquil mountains of Kurdistan.
More than 23,000 Iraqis headed north to the autonomous Kurdistan region this summer, up from just 3,700 last year, tourism officials say. A week in a modest hotel, with bus fare, costsMore…
Kurdistan Regional Government — Speech by KRG Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani
Dear honourable guests, good morning and welcome to this event. I would like to welcome everybody to Erbil, the capital, to participate in this important event. I would also like to warmly welcome the Deputy Prime Minister of Iraq, Dr. Rafi’ al-Isawi, Ambassador Ryan Crocker, General Hertling, ministers, governors, and all participants.
I amMore…
Kurdish Globe — An economic conference was held on Wednesday, August 20, for the seven northern Iraqi provinces. Attendees included Kurdistan Region Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, U.S. ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker, deputy Iraqi Prime Minister Rafh al-Isawi, several ministers of the Baghdad and Kurdistan Region governments, the governors of seven provinces, and several members of Iraqi Parliament.
The heMore…
Kurdish Globe — The regions of the Middle East, East Europe, and Caucasia are focal points for international contention. The war in Iraq, the conflict between Georgia and Russia, the row over Iran's nuclear program, and the missile defense system deal signed this week between the U.S. and Poland despite Russia's serious objections indicate the dangerous path of world politics.
Kurdistan as a geostrategic regiMore…
New Statesman, UK — By comparison with the rest of Iraq, the country's Kurdish region has thrived since Saddam's overthrow in 2003. But a viable independent state could realistically still be decades away.
One of Iraq’s worst kept secrets is that Iraqi Kurds want an independent state. Whitehall included the Kurds of what was then the Mosul villayet (province) of the Ottoman Empire into its newly crafted Iraq somMore…
AsiaNews.it, Italy — In Iraqi Kurdistan Christian, Sunni, Shia and Kurdish leaders pray together in the Sunni al-Rashid Mosque, calling for an “end to violence.” There are signs of hope showing that a will to rebuild the country exists despite ongoing attacks and targeted murders.
Kirkuk (AsiaNews) – In the last two days attacks by suicide bombers and car bombs have sown death and destruction among the civiliMore…
Forbes, NY — LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd. said it and joint venture partner MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Public Ltd. Co. have contracted a rig for at least two wells in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
Gulf Keystone said the first well, in the Shaikan block, is expected to be drilled early 2009.More…
