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Image of cinema taken from Erbil International Film Festival website. (Erbil International Film Festival)

First Erbil International Film Festival kicks off

by Mohamed Zangeneh | May 30, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The first-ever Erbil International Film Festival is set to kick off today, as part of the city’s celebrations for being named the Arab Tourism Capital for 2014. The festival will run from May 30 to June 4 and will showcase movies from across the...

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Kurdish Regional Government President Masoud Barzani speaks during an interview with Reuters in Arbil, in Iraq’s Kurdistan region, May 12, 2014. (REUTERS/Azad Lashkari)

Iraq: Kurds seek unity ahead of election results

by Mohamed Zangeneh | May 18, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The president of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Massoud Barzani, met with representatives of several Kurdish parties on Saturday in a bid to unify Kurdish ranks two days before Iraq’s general election results are set to be...

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Iraqi President Jalal Talabani speaks during a press conference in Ankara in this March 7, 2008, file photo. (AFP PHOTO/ADEM ALTAN)

Iraq: Kirkuk governor says President Talabani to return soon

by Mohamed Zangeneh | Apr 22, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The governor of Kirkuk announced on Monday that Iraq’s president, Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani, would return to Iraqi Kurdistan soon, after spending two years in hospital in Germany. Najmiddin Karim, a member of Talabani’s party, the Patriotic...

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Prime Minister of Iraq’s autonomous Kurdish region, Nechervan Barzani, speaks during a press conference in the northern Iraqi city of Erbil on September 18, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/SAFIN HAMED)

Kurdistan Region close to forming government—local media

by Mohamed Zangeneh | Mar 27, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) has denied that there is any difference of opinion between Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) President Massoud Barzani and Kurdish Prime Minister-elect Nechervan Barzani over the Interior Ministry...

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Lebanese singer Myriam Fares at a press conference in Erbil, March 2014 (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Myriam Fares plays Erbil’s “Freedom and Nowruz” Festival

by Mohamed Zangeneh | Mar 18, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Lebanese singer Myriam Fares gave a concert on Sunday as part of the eighth “Erbil Freedom and Nowruz [the Turkish New Year]” festival, revisiting old songs and introducing a few new numbers to her large audience. The festival, which runs from...