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Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit speaks during a protest held in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners on hunger strike in Israeli jails, at the Arab League headquarters in Cairo, Egypt May 4, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Files
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Kurdish residents hold flags during Norouz celebrations in Kirkuk, north of Baghdad. (Ako Rasheed / Reuters)
Kurds Celebrate Launch of Independence Referendum Campaign
Erbil, London– The official media campaign for Kurdistan’s independence referendum was launched on Tuesday evening in Erbil, where tens of thousands of citizens celebrated the event in the city’s main park, next to the historic castle. Politicians, activists and...Caption:
A member of the Kurdish peshmerga just after the forces retook Zumar in October 2014. REUTERS/Ari Jalal
Kurdistan Begins Countdown for Independence Referendum
Erbil- As the date of the general referendum on independence in the Kurdistan region of Iraq approaches, Kurdish political and popular circles intensify their steps to guarantee its success. In remarks to Asharq Al-Awsat, a member of the Supreme Council for the...Caption:
President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani. (AFP)
Iraq’s Kurds Heading Towards Independence
Erbil- From the very first moment the majority of the Kurdish parties agreed to hold an independence referendum in Iraq’s Kurdistan, Amid Nankali and a group of young people started to prepare for this process by raising awareness among citizens through social media...Caption:
FILE PHOTO: Iraqi Kurdish regional President Masoud Barzani speaks during news conference with Ammar al-Hakim, leader of the Islamic Supreme Council of Iraq (ISCI), in Baghdad, Iraq, September 29, 2016.