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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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Female Kurdish deputies are pictured outside the Kurdistan parliament building in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq on November 6, 2013. (AFP Photo/Safin Hamed)

Kurdistan: MPs express dismay as political deadlock continues

by Mohamed Zangeneh | Jan 19, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Kurdistan’s main parties are facing increasing pressure over the current political stalemate, with several MPs planning to hold a sit-in on Tuesday to protest against delays in the formation of the new Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG),...

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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)

Source: New Kurdistan government formula agreed

by Sherzad Shekhani | Jan 16, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following weeks of negotiations, the new Kurdistan Region Government (KRG), led by prime minister-designate Nechervan Barzani, could be announced as early as next week. A senior member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) informed Asharq...

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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: Iraqi president’s son may become Kurdistan deputy PM—source

by Sherzad Shekhani | Jan 9, 2014 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Kurdistan’s third-largest political party will nominate the son of the Iraqi president as the Kurdistan Regional Government’s deputy prime minister, as the country remains in deadlock over the formation of a new government, a source close...

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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)

Report: New Kurdistan Region Government to be announced soon

by Sherzad Shekhani | Dec 31, 2013 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Following denials by the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) that it was responsible for the hold-up in the formation of the new Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), local media reported that a new Erbil government was taking shape and may be...