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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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A man sews an Iraqi Kurdish flag bearing a portrait of Iraqi Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani, in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous region of northern Iraq. (AFP)

Iraq’s Sadr Asks Barzani to Postpone Kurdish Referendum

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 5, 2017 | Middle East

Baghdad – Head of Iraq’s Sadrist Movement Moqtada al-Sadr requested from Iraqi Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani the postponement of the autonomous region’s independence referendum that is planned for September. Sadr added: “I ask my brother Masoud Barzani to...

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Iranian peshmerga Kurdish fighters. (AFP)

4 Wounded in Iranian Shelling on Iraqi Border Region

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 4, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil- The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps heavy artillery and rockets targeted on Monday wide regions of Iraqi Kurdistan, injuring four and displacing hundreds, as well as damaging agricultural lands. Farzang Ahmad, the local administrator of the Haji Omaran, told...

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Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari speaks to reporters during a news conference in Baghdad, Iraq December 30, 2015. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

Iraq: Jaafari Calls on Kurds to Avert Provoking Neighborhood

by Buthaina Abdulrahman | Jul 3, 2017 | Middle East

Vienna- Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has called for taking into consideration neighboring countries when tackling the Kurdish file, warning of any unwise act that might cause the rage of these countries as a hint on the independence referndum Iraqi...

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Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Iraqi President Fouad Masoum during a meeting on Thursday in Amman (Petra News)

Jordanian-Iraqi Summit Focuses on Border Security

by Mohamed Al-Daameh | May 19, 2017 | Middle East

Amman– Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Iraqi President Fouad Masoum discussed on Thursday the means to secure border crossings and the establishment of the oil pipeline between the two countries. During an official meeting at Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman, the two...