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Netanyahu lobbies world powers to stem Iraqi Kurd setbacks
Middle East
October 20, 2017
Netanyahu lobbies world powers to stem Iraqi Kurd setbacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is lobbying world powers to prevent further setbacks to Iraqi Kurds as they lose ground…
100,000 Kurds flee Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover: Kurdish officials
Middle East
October 19, 2017
100,000 Kurds flee Kirkuk since Iraqi army takeover: Kurdish officials
About 100,000 Kurds have fled Kirkuk for fear of sectarian reprisals since Iraqi government forces took over the city after…
Saudi carrier launches direct flight to Iraq after 27 years
Travel
October 18, 2017
Saudi carrier launches direct flight to Iraq after 27 years
Saudi budget-carrier flynas has launched a route from the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to Baghdad, marking the first direct flight between…
Kurds, Iraqi forces face off as Baghdad deadline expires
Middle East
October 15, 2017
Kurds, Iraqi forces face off as Baghdad deadline expires
The Kurdish forces were given a deadline of 2 a.m. local time Sunday (2300 GMT Saturday) to surrender their positions and return…
Kurdish VP : Thousands of troops sent to Kirkuk to face ‘Iraqi threat’
Middle East
October 13, 2017
Kurdish VP : Thousands of troops sent to Kirkuk to face ‘Iraqi threat’
Kurdish authorities have sent thousands more troops to the oil region of Kirkuk to confront “threats” from Iraq’s central government,…
Kurds offer talks with Baghdad over airport, banks ban
Middle East
October 12, 2017
Kurds offer talks with Baghdad over airport, banks ban
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) offered to hold talks with Iraqi authorities on the status of Kurdish airports, border posts…
Iraqi military preparing to take control of Kurdish borders
Middle East
September 30, 2017
Iraqi military preparing to take control of Kurdish borders
Iraq’s military prepared Saturday to take control of the international borders of the northern Kurdish region. The move is part…
Iraq blocks international flights to Kurdistan in retaliation for independence vote
Middle East
September 29, 2017
Iraq blocks international flights to Kurdistan in retaliation for independence vote
International flights to and from Iraq’s Kurdistan region were set to end from 6:00 p.m. (11.00 a.m. ET) on Friday,…
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Middle East
September 28, 2017
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in…