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Turkish diplomat, one other shot dead in Iraqi Kurdistan capital
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— At least two people including a Turkish diplomat were shot dead on Wednesday in a rare attack in the Iraqi Kurdistan capital city of Erbil, Kurdish security officials and Turkey’s foreign ministry said. A gunman op ...
Masrour Barzani vows to fight corruption in first Kurdistan cabinet meeting
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Iraqi Kurdistan Prime Minister Masrour Barzani during the first cabinet meeting with new ministers, made it clear that fundamental reforms and eradication of corruption are top priorities in his cabinet. The Kurdis ...
The IRGC confirmed the bombardment of the Kurdistan Region
Kurdpa - 2019-07-13 14:59Kurdpa Agency: Public relations the Ground Forces of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed the bombardment of Kurdistan Region, claiming that they have targeted the Kurdish parties opposition of the Iranian government. ...
Continuity of bombarding in the Kurdistan Region
Kurdpa - 2019-07-13 00:45Kurdpa Agency: The Kurdistan region was being bombarded by armed artillery of the Revolutionary Guards. ...
PKK umbrella group calls on Barzani to "preserve national unity" in Kurdistan Region
Rûdaw - 2019-07-08 12:36KCK expects the president-elect to "take a stance on attacks in southern Kurdistan" ...
Kurdistan Parliament to Vote on New KRG Cabinet This Week
ERBIL — Kurdistan Region Parliament has set a voting session for Wednesday this week to recognize the new cabinet of Kurdistan Regional Government. According to an official statement by the legislative, lawmakers are invited to a regular session at 11:00 ...
Ministry of Peshmerga Sec-General and Spokesperson: We urge the fight between PKK and Turkey to cease within Kurdistan Region
Ministry of Peshmerga - 2019-07-07 15:06Media Center, Ministry of Peshmerga Lieutenant General Jabbar Yawar, Peshmerga Sec-General, speaks about the recent events,the negative impact of the fight between PKK and Turkey within the land of Kurdistan Region, PKK creating a masked armed forces, as ...
Kurdistan President Congratulates Iraqis on Recognition of Babylon as World Heritage Site
BAS News - 2019-07-07 01:27ERBIL — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani congratulated “the people of Iraq” on the recognition of Iraq’s ancient city of Babylon as a UNESCO’s world heritage site. “The inclusion of Babylon on the World Heritage List by UNESCO is a demonstrat ...
Kurdistan Parliament Decries Turkish Airstrikes in Border Areas
ERBIL — Kurdistan Region Parliament on Saturday decried Turkish airstrikes in the border areas which have led to multiple civilian casualties and property damages in the recent weeks. Late in June, four members of a family were killed and five others wer ...
Turkish Jets Strike Kurdistan Borders Again
BAS News - 2019-07-05 16:33ERBIL — Turkish fighter jets once again bombarded the border areas of Kurdistan Region in Sulaymaniyah province, allegedly targeting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK). The Friday airstrikes were focused on the mountainous areas of Pishdar, near Qaladize ...
Hemin Hawrami on the Kurdistan Region's next parliamentary cabinet
Deputy Speaker of the Kurdistan Region's parliament discusses cabinet formation, quotas for female candidates, and working with other parties. ...
Turkmens, Christians get ministerial position in new Iraqi Kurdistan cabinet: officials
HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— The Turkmen parliamentary grouping has secured a ministerial position in the new cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the Turkmen Front said on Saturday. Head of the Turkmen Front caucus in the Kurdi ...
Kurdish parties in Rojava condemn Turkish attacks on Bashur
Kurdish political parties in Rojava condemned the Turkish army’s attacks against Southern Kurdistan. ...
Kurdistan Region President Arrives in Turkey
ERBIL — The President of Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, arrived in Turkey on Friday where he will meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The meeting is scheduled for 14:00 (Turkey Time) today. This is Barzani’s first visit to Turke ...
Kurdistan Region President Meets with Iraqi Leaders in Baghdad
ERBIL — Kurdistan Region President Nechirvan Barzani traveled to Baghdad on Thursday where he met with Iraqi leaders to discuss a range of issues, including the Erbil-Baghdad relations. Barzani was first received by Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi where ...
France’s Macron to Visit Kurdistan Region
ERBIL — French President Emmanuel Macron confirmed on Thursday that he plans to visit Kurdistan Region. He told Kurdistan 24 that his trip will be by the end of 2019. Macron will also visit Iraq to discuss a range of issues, most likely the post-Islamic ...
Iraqi Kurdistan airports see record number of travelers: officials
SULAIMANI, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Since the beginning of 2019, an average of 6,000 passengers per day traveled through Erbil and Sulaimani airports, credit to the improving economic situation of Iraqi Kurdistan region, officials said this week. Accord ...
President of the Kurdistan Region tasks Masrour Barzani to form the new KRG cabinet
Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (cabinet.gov.krd) – President of the Kurdistan Region Nechirvan Barzani has tasked Masrour Barzani, as Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government, to form the ninth ministerial cabinet, in the presence of the Speaker ...
Chairman of the Board of Trustees of AUK Named Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Duhok, Kurdistan Region of Iraq, June 11, 2019 – Masrour Barzani, Chairman of The American University of Kurdistan’s Board of Trustees, was named as the new Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional Government. Following his election to the post of preside ...
Nechirvan Barzani sworn into office as the President of Kurdistan Region and General Commander of Peshmerga Forces
Media Center, Ministry of Peshmerga On June 10, 2019, Nechirvan Idris Mustafa Barzani took oath of office and was sworn as the newly-elected President of the Kurdistan Region and General Commander of the Peshmerga Forces during a the periodic meeting of ...
