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Iraqi Kurdish regional President Masoud Barzani (R) shakes hands with Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Arbil, north of Baghdad, August 26, 2014. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Barzani Arrives to Baghdad to Tackle Unresolved Topics

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 29, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil- A Kurdish high-level delegation headed by Masoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Region, will travel to Baghdad to discuss several topics including the battle of Mosul and Erbil-Baghdad relations. Barzani’s Media Advisor Kifah Mahmoud told Asharq...

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Saudi Consul and President Barzani during the Celebration at the Consulate (Asharq al-Awsat)

Saudi National Day Celebrated in Erbil

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 28, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Erbil –Saudi National Day was, for the first time, celebrated in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan region. The Consulate General of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia held on Monday a reception ceremony marking the National Day. The ceremony was attended by the Consul...

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Iraqi soldiers gather to go battle against ISIS militants south of Mosul , Iraq, June 15, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer

Former PM, Iran Want to Delay the Mosul Liberation Operations in Iraq

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 25, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil – Despite the ongoing preparations in Mosul liberation operations, informed sources said that former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, with support from Iran and a number of Arab and Kurdish political blocs, wants to postpone the operations until Haidar Abadi’s...

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Iraq’s Finance Minister Hoshyar Zebari speaks during an interview with AP in Baghdad, Iraq.

Zebari Threatens to Expose Big Corruption Files in Iraq

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 23, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil- Deposed Iraqi Finance Minister Hoshiyar Zebari on Thursday threatened to publicly expose important corruption files in the country, accusing former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of orchestrating his removal from office to prepare for overthrowing the government...

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Nadia Murad meets with the Greek President in Athens on 30 December, 2015 Reuters

Nadia Murad: U.N. Ambassador who Escaped ISIS

by Dalshad Abdullah | Sep 18, 2016 | Middle East

Erbil – The Iraqi Yazidi young woman who escaped ISIS, Nadia Murad, didn’t know that she and her entire village were going to be sex slaves for ISIS terrorists after it took over Mosul in June 2014. Murad, 23-year-old, lived with her family in the village of Kocho...