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An Iraqi man prints a Kurdistan flag in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq, on June 8, 2017. (AFP)

Iran: Kurdistan Region Indivisible Part of Iraq

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 11, 2017 | Middle East

Tehran, Erbil – Iran voiced on Saturday its opposition to the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan Region that was called for by Kurdish authorities earlier this week. It joins the Iraqi government and Turkey who have both rejected the vote. “Iran’s...

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Kurdistan region’s President Masoud Barzani speaks during a news conference with German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier in Erbil, Iraq December 8, 2015. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari

Kurdistan to Hold Independence Referendum in September

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 8, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil– Iraq’s Kurdistan region will hold a popular referendum in September to decide on its independence and the establishment of a Kurdish State, a plan that will be most likely opposed by the government in Baghdad. Following a meeting Wednesday in Erbil, chaired by...

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United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein attends the Human Rights Council in Geneva, Switzerland June 6, 2017. (Reuters)

UN: ISIS Murdered 163 Mosul Residents in One Day

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 7, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil – United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein accused on Tuesday the ISIS extremist group of murdering 163 people as they were attempting to flee the western part of the Iraqi city of Mosul on June 1. He told the UN Human...

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Iraqi tourists visit the snowy mountain of Korek near the Kurdistan region’s capital, Erbil. (Reuters)

Tourism Sector Thrives in Kurdistan

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 10, 2017 | Business

Erbil – For over three years, the Kurdistan region has been suffering from an economic crisis driven by the Baghdad-led embargo, drop in oil prices, war against ISIS and the increase of Iraqi refugees. Yet, its tourism sector has started to recover, said the General...

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Kurdish Peshmerga troops participate in an intensive security deployment against ISIS militants in Khazer in 2014. REUTERS photo

International Coalition Supports Erbil to Unify, Develop Peshmerga

by Dalshad Abdullah | May 8, 2017 | Middle East

Erbil– A team of advisors from the US, British and German ministries of defense, in cooperation with the government in Kurdistan, are seeking to establish a unified and developed Kurdish military force within the ranks of the Peshmerga. A statement issued on Sunday by...