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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
