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.
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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…
Middle East Times, Egypt — Iraqi military units and Kurdish Peshmerga forces reached an agreement Friday on security responsibilities in northern areas of Diyala province, officials said.
Peshmerga commander Nazim Kirkuki told the media arm of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party that Iraqi military forces agreed to withdraw from northern areas of Diyala province to allow Kurdish units to patrol the area.
"The joint mMore…
Kurdish Globe — When did the word Kurdistan first appear? How? Why? Which person, group, side, or political administration used this word first? Did Kurds choose this word themselves? Or did other nations choose this term for the Kurds?
The word Kurdistan consists of two words: Kurd and Stan. Kurd is a meaningful (a morpheme is the smallest linguistic unit that has semantic meaning); Stan, unlike the old days,More…
Kurdish Globe — Although high-level officials in the Kurdistan Peshmerga Forces Command denying the reports published by some Iraqi media about Peshmerga forces being surrounded by the Iraqi army in Jalaula, local sources and Iraqi officials say Kurdish Forces have withdrawn from Khanqin.
In recent days, tensions on high rise between Kurdistan Army and Iraqi Army in Diyala province. In order to mintor the sitMore…
