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Syrian Kurds wave the Kurdish flag, in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on September 27, 2017, during a gathering in support of the independence referendum in Iraq’s autonomous northern Kurdish region. AFP PHOTO / DELIL SOULEIMAN

Barzani ‘Ready’ to Freeze Independence for 2 Years

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 29, 2017 | Middle East

London- Informed sources confirmed that President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region Masoud Barzani informed Iraqi Vice President Ayad Allawi on Thursday that he was “ready” to cooperate with the latter’s initiative to contain the growing crisis between Baghdad and...

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Saber Salim sits in the center of Irbil adorned with Kurdish flags ahead of the upcoming referendum on independence from Iraq, in Irbil, Iraq. AP

Barzani Demands Finding Substitute for Referendum in 3 Days

by Said Abdul Razzak | Sep 20, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara, Irbil- Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani asserted on Tuesday that the region has decided to proceed with the referendum next Monday and asked for an alternative guaranteeing independence to be presented in three days. Speaking during a rally in support...

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Iraq’s Kurdistan region president Massud Barzani (L) receives Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Abul Gheit on September 9, 2017 in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq. / AFP PHOTO / SAFIN HAMED

Arab League Chief Visits Baghdad, Erbil in Search of ‘Compromise’ over Referendum Rift

by Sawsan Abu Husain and Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 10, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo, Erbil- The referendum on independence scheduled for September 25 in Iraq’s Kurdistan region was the main topic of discussion at the talks held by Arab League Chief Ahmed Aboul Gheit in Baghdad and Erbil on Saturday. Aboul Gheit spokesman said that the visit to...

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Iraq’s Kurdistan region’s President Massoud Barzani speaks during a news conference with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Erbil, Iraq December 8, 2015

Iraqi Kurds Seek Independence, Push for November Elections

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 21, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil- President Masoud Barzani, the leader of Iraq’s autonomous region of Kurdistan, has called a parliamentary and presidential election for November which could help ease a long-running political row as the Kurds push for independence from Baghdad. The...

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Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan makes a speech during his meeting with mukhtars at the Presidential Palace in Ankara, Turkey, November 26, 2015. REUTERS/Umit Bektas

Erdogan, Barzani Tackle Combating Terrorism, Economic Issues

by Said Abdul Razzak | Feb 27, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received on Sunday head of Iraq’s Kurdish region Masoud Barzani, who is on a visit to Istanbul. At the entrance of the welcoming lounge at Ataturk International Airport in Istanbul, it was surprising to see the...