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In this 2007 file photo, Iraq’s President Jalal Talabani talks to reporters in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/ Hadi Mizban, File)

Iraq’s leaders set to sign honor code in the absence of Talabani

by Hamza Mustafa | Sep 18, 2013 | Middle East

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Vice-President Khodair Al-Khozaei has announced that the leaders of Iraq and the country’s political blocs will sign a “national honor code” on Thursday, in an attempt to end the country’s political crisis, saying at the same time that...

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A cavern engineer inspects the connection to gas pipes of the new natural gas storage in Jemgum, Germany, 12 September 2013 (EPA/INGO WAGNER)

Turkish company plans major gas import deal with Kurdistan Region

by Sherzad Shekhani | Sep 16, 2013 | Business

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkish sources say the Energy Market Regulatory Authority of Turkey has given a Turkish company permission to purchase natural gas from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq despite objections from the Iraqi central government. A report in the Turkish...

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Syrian refugees who fled the violence in Syria, are seen at a refugee camp in Erbil, about 350 km (220 miles) north of Baghdad August 16, 2013. REUTERS/Stringer

Influx of Syrian Kurdish refugees into Iraq causes concern

by Sherzad Shekhani | Aug 18, 2013 | Middle East

Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Thousands of Syrian refugees have crossed into the Iraqi Kurdistan Region from Syrian Kurdish areas, following the reopening of the Peshkhabur border crossing on Saturday. Unconfirmed reports said that between 5,000 and 10,000 people have...