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Turkey planes bombs PKK bases

18 May 2013 12:39 +3:30 +3:30

Turkish war jets bombed on Thursday the bases of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Firat news agency, the party’s mouthpiece said.

Oxford University discusses Kurds history

18 May 2013 11:37 +3:30 +3:30

The English university of Oxford discussed on Friday in a one- day conference the history of Kurds and their upcoming challenges.

Bombs kill at least 76 in Iraq

18 May 2013 10:46 +3:30 +3:30

Bombs struck areas Baghdad on Friday killed at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in two months, officials were quoted by Reuters as saying.

Barham Salih and Isfahan governor stress on boosting ties

18 May 2013 10:36 +3:30 +3:30

The former Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Barham Salih and the Isfahan Governor Alireza Zaker Isfahani stress on boosting bilateral ties.

Photos show Jalal Talabani for first time after stroke

18 May 2013 10:09 +3:30 +3:30

Photos of the Iraqi ailing president Jalal Talabani were released on Friday by Kurdsat TV.

Picture of the day

17 May 2013 16:56 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil restaurant in China

Obama and Erdogan fail to find a solution to Syria in rainfall

17 May 2013 16:49 +3:30 +3:30

US President Barack Obama and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed in a joint press conference in Washington on Thursday different issues including crisis in Syria, economic cooperation and the Ankara peace process with the members of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

Iraq asks clarification from Turkey over deal with PKK

17 May 2013 16:27 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi government has asked Turkey government on Thursday to clarify a recent agreement allowing Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants to move into Iraqi territories, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Picture of the day

16 May 2013 13:46 +3:30 +3:30

Afghan police officer

Nechirvan Barzani calls for Ocalan’s release

16 May 2013 13:31 +3:30 +3:30

The Prime Minister Kurdistan Regional Government Nechirvan Barzani joined a campaign which asks the release of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) jailed leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Discussing Talabani’s displacement foments disputes: Barham Salih

16 May 2013 13:25 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Region Government (KRG) former Prime Minister and the deputy leader of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Barham Salih warned discussions and remarks over appointing a successor to Iraqi ailing president Jalal Talabani will stoke tensions in the political crisis- stricken country.

Halabja announced Kurdistan Region’s fourth province

16 May 2013 12:52 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Region’s city of Halabja, headlined the world reports on March 16, 1988 after it was hit by then Iraqi Baath government with chemical bombs was announced on Wednesday as the autonomous region’s fourth province.

Germany did not shelter Ocalan, Clinton asked to hand him to Turkey: Italy ex- PM

16 May 2013 12:36 +3:30 +3:30

The Italian former Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema revealed the Germany did not want to shelter now jailed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan in 1998 and his country secretly transferred him out of the country.

US says is against possible Ankara- Erbil oil accord

16 May 2013 11:41 +3:30 +3:30

The United State announced on Wednesday that the White House is clearly against any possible oil agreement between Turkey government and Erbil’s Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Dow Jones Newswire said.

Syria Kurds should stay away from the country’s crisis: Nechirvan Barzani

16 May 2013 11:18 +3:30 +3:30

The Prime Minister of Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Nechirvan Barzani advised the Syrian Kurds to stay away from the crisis in the country and refrain from being a part of the conflict, which has left more than 70000 people dead.

Waves of bombings kill at least 33 in Iraq

16 May 2013 10:16 +3:30 +3:30

At least 33 women, children, policemen and men were killed in chains of bombings across Iraq on Wednesday.

Talabani to return Iraq soon

16 May 2013 10:04 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi president and the leader of co- ruling Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Jalal Talabani will return the country soon, agencies quoted parliament member Ali Shalah as saying on Wednesday.

Turkey-Kurd deal on oil riles Iraq / Emre Peker

15 May 2013 13:55 +3:30 +3:30

Istanbul- A Turkish state-run oil firm struck a deal with Exxon Mobil Corp. and Iraq's semiautonomous Kurds to develop projects in northern Iraq, Turkey's leader said Tuesday, an agreement fraught with political risks for the energy-rich region.

The picture of the day

15 May 2013 13:29 +3:30 +3:30

Peaceful river of Feng Huang, China

First PKK forces quit Turkey soil into Kurdistan Region(2)

15 May 2013 13:20 +3:30 +3:30

Firat news agency

Some trying to disturb Baghdad-Erbil relations: official tells Kurdpress

15 May 2013 13:00 +3:30 +3:30

A member of Kurdistan Alliance in the Iraqi Parliament, Ashwaq Jaaf blamed the attempts to disturb Erbil and Baghdad relations.

Sadr supports Iraq Supreme Court’s call to elect Talabani’s heir

15 May 2013 12:32 +3:30 +3:30

The leader of Sadr Movement Muqtada al-Sadr said he supports the Iraq Supreme Court Head in calling to elect a successor to ailing president Jalal Talabani who has been absent from office for some six months.

Iraq says entry of PKK violates its sovereignty, plans a complaint to the UN

15 May 2013 12:09 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi government has condemned the entry of militants from Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) into its territory calling the move a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty.

First PKK forces quit Turkey soil into Kurdistan Region(1)

15 May 2013 11:38 +3:30 +3:30

Xendan

Amar Hakim visits Erbil

15 May 2013 10:27 +3:30 +3:30

The Iraqi cleric and the leader of Islamic Supreme Council, Amar al-Hakim, arrived in Erbil on Tuesday to meet the high-ranking officials of the Kurdistan Region.

Peshmarga ministry denies welcoming PKK in Kurdistan Region

15 May 2013 09:57 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Peshmarga Ministry denied on Tuesday that the military ministry has welcomed the forces of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) into the Qandil Mountains in the autonomous region.

Turkey has left Syria border to bandits: BDP leader

15 May 2013 09:30 +3:30 +3:30

Turkey Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co-leader Selahattin Demirtas blamed Turkey government’s double policy in border with Syria, where he said Turkey has left it to the bandits while the citizens cannot easily cross into and out of the country.

Photos around the world

14 May 2013 17:20 +3:30 +3:30

Erdogan says Syria behind Reyhanli attacks, Turkey will retaliate

14 May 2013 16:41 +3:30 +3:30

Turkey Prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the Saturday car bombs outside a post office in the bordering town of Reyhanli were orchestrated by Syria, vowing to retaliate against the attacks that killed at least 51 people.

PUK blames Iraqi court head remarks over presidency

14 May 2013 15:36 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Region co-ruling Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) blamed today the Iraqi Supreme Court head’s Monday remarks, when Qazafar Hamud al- Jasem asked Parliament Speaker Osman al-Najufi to replace ailing president Jalal Talabani.

Hoshyar Zebari meets Danaeifar, talks to Iranian foreign minister on phone

14 May 2013 15:15 +3:30 +3:30

The Foreign Minister, Hoshyar Zebari, met on Monday the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Ambassador to Iraq, Hassan Danaiefar and his accompanying delegation and talked to his Iranian counterpart Ali Akbar Salehi on phone.

Kurdish schools opened in Germany

14 May 2013 15:02 +3:30 +3:30

A number of Kurdish teachers living in Germany have voluntarily have opened two schools in Hanover, Germany to teach Kurdish language, PUKmedia said.

Kirkuk- Ceyhan oil flow suspended after bomb attack

14 May 2013 13:51 +3:30 +3:30

The oil flow of Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline which carries Iraq’s oil to Turkey, was suspended on Monday after a bomb hit the line at around 1:30 local time, Reuters said.

Boat carrying 100 Rohingya Muslims capsizes off Myanmar

14 May 2013 13:48 +3:30 +3:30

(Reuters)- A boat carrying about 100 Rohingya Muslims capsized off western Myanmar with many feared drowned at the start of a mass evacuation from low-lying regions ahead of Cyclone Mahasen, a U.N. official said on Tuesday.

Kurdistan Region opposition parties discussed upcoming elections behind closed doors: official

14 May 2013 12:35 +3:30 +3:30

The three opposition parties of Kurdistan Region discussed in a meeting different issues including the region’s upcoming elections behind closed doors, Islamic Communities political bureau member Taufiq Karim told Rudaw website.

Tensions fueled among Syrian Kurdish parties

14 May 2013 12:12 +3:30 +3:30

Disputes between Syria Kurdish parties fueled after the forces of Democratic Union Party (PYD) stopped the cars of a number of Kurdish party leaders in Turkey- Syria border and investigates their cars.

First PKK forces arrive in Kurdistan Region

14 May 2013 10:47 +3:30 +3:30

The first group of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) members withdrew from Turkey under a peace process entered into Kurdistan Region in the north of Iraq on Tuesday.

Picture of the day

13 May 2013 16:53 +3:30 +3:30

Great white shark close-up

Prosecution asks Nujaifi to elect Talabani’s successor

13 May 2013 16:44 +3:30 +3:30

The prosecution presidency of Iraq demanded Parliament Speaker Osama al- Nujaifi to take a legal action and elect a politician to replace ailing Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, Shafaq news said.

When fire replaces water

13 May 2013 16:08 +3:30 +3:30

Fire englufed a Sar Asyab village farmer's well while the farmer was digging the well

Change Movement sets conditions for talking to PUK

13 May 2013 15:43 +3:30 +3:30

The Kurdistan Region’s main opposition of Change Movement said it would negotiate with Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) if the ruling party will announce its stance about time of the upcoming elections, Dabashan Agreement (between PUK leader Jalal Talabani and Change leader Nawshirwan Mustafa).

Iraqi Kurdistan real estate market makes a comeback

13 May 2013 15:27 +3:30 +3:30

The economy of the Kurdistan region of Iraq fluctuates according to the state of relations between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government.

Baghdad delegation arrives in Erbil

13 May 2013 15:14 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- A political- military delegation of the central government in Baghdad arrived yesterday in Erbil to discuss bilateral relations and the 7-point agreement signed between the two sides weeks ago, Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) office said in a statement.

Kurdistan Region young residents going to Syria for Jihad

13 May 2013 14:49 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- A number of Kurdish youths in the Iraqi northern region of Kurdistan are joining the Islamic groups in Syria to fight, or what they call Jihad, an Islamic term for fighting against “the unfaithful,” against government forces.

Massoud Barzani condemns Reyhanli attacks

13 May 2013 12:14 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani condemned in a statement the Sunday bombings in Turkey’s bordering city of Reyhanli where more them 40 persons were killed and dozens of others were injured.

Barham Salih to visit Iran today

13 May 2013 11:50 +3:30 +3:30

Sulaymaniya- The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) former Prime Minister and co-ruling Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) deputy leader Barham Salih is due to visit the Iranian city of Isfahan, Radio Nawxo said.

Picture of the day

12 May 2013 17:21 +3:30 +3:30

Source: Fecakface

Arab tribes ask Peshmarga forces to withdraw from Kirkuk

12 May 2013 17:13 +3:30 +3:30

Kirkuk- The Arab nomads of Iraqi northern city of Kirkuk asked the Kurdish forces of Peshmarga in a congress on Saturday to withdraw to their former positions.

Turkey says Syrian forces behind Reyhanli bombings / Syria denies accusations

12 May 2013 16:58 +3:30 +3:30

Ankara- Turkey believes fighters loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were behind two car bombings that killed 46 people in the Turkish border town of Heyranli where thousands of Syrian refugees live, officials said on Sunday.

PUK and Change Movement to resume talks

12 May 2013 16:39 +3:30 +3:30

Sulaymaniya- The Kurdistan Region’s co-ruling Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and main opposition Change Movement are due to resume bilateral talks, halted after PUK leader Jalal Talabani’s heart stroke in December 2012.

KDP blames Maliki for Iraq’s chaos

12 May 2013 16:08 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The Kurdistan Region’s co-ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party placed the responsibility of Iraq’s political crisis on the country’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Danaeifar and Nujaifi discuss the Syria crisis

12 May 2013 15:45 +3:30 +3:30

Baghdad- The Iranian ambassador to Baghdad Hassan Danaeifar discussed on Sunday the Syrian crisis and its impact on the region with the Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi, Shafaq news said in a report.

Massoud Barzani ends visit incomplete

12 May 2013 15:36 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani ended his visit incomplete and returned Erbil last night after her older sister passed away.

Photos of Hatay blasts

12 May 2013 07:00 +3:30 +3:30

Zaman daily

Hatay blasts toll rises to 43, Ankara blames Syria

12 May 2013 06:49 +3:30 +3:30

Ankara- The death toll of the Saturday bomb blasts in Turkey border city of Hatay raised to 43 persons, where more than 140 others wounded, some seriously, TGRThaber said in a report.

PKK asks Iraq to support its withdrawal

11 May 2013 13:52 +3:30 +3:30

Qandil Mountains- The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) asked the Iraqi government to support the withdrawal of the party forces from Turkey soil, Shafaq news said.

Kirkuk oil export to Turkey’s Ceyhan resumes

11 May 2013 13:13 +3:30 +3:30

Kirkuk- The export of Iraq’s Kirkuk oil to Turkey’s Ceyhan port was resumed days after the line was attacked by a chain of bombs, Kurd Oil quoted a source on the condition of anonymity.

Picture of the day

11 May 2013 13:08 +3:30 +3:30

Spectacular solar eclipse in Asia

Osama al-Nujaifi meets Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan

11 May 2013 12:11 +3:30 +3:30

Baghdad- Iraqi Parliament Speaker Osama al-Nujaifi met on Friday the Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and discussed the relations between the two countries, Shafaq news said in a report.

Barzani may announce its withdrawal from candidacy: official

11 May 2013 11:19 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani may announce his withdrawal from candidacy for the upcoming presidential elections of the region, official said.

Will Iraqi cabinet meet in Kurdistan Region? / Ali Abel Sadah

11 May 2013 10:39 +3:30 +3:30

The news on May 2 that the Iraqi cabinet will hold a session in Erbil opens the door to a number of possibilities, including the return of friendliness to the tense relationship between Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and Massoud Barzani, president of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). Such a meeting also indicates that Baghdad continues to probe the intentions of the Iraqi Kurds, especially given that its request that the cabinet meet in Erbil was vehemently opposed by some Kurdish members of the parliament in Baghdad.

Former Jalal Talabani advisor released

11 May 2013 10:30 +3:30 +3:30

Ankara- Khadice Yasar former advisor of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani was released on Friday, two days after she was arrested in Ankara.

PKK is not allowed in Iraq: foreign ministry statement

11 May 2013 09:29 +3:30 +3:30

Baghdad- Iraq Foreign Ministry announced in a statement it would not allow the forces of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) into Iraq, Russia Today said.

Erdogan says Turkey backs US land attack against Syria

11 May 2013 09:09 +3:30 +3:30

Ankara- The Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced his country will back the United State of America’s land attack against the Syrian government, NTV msnbc said.

Jalal Talabani health status is stable: son

10 May 2013 22:44 +3:30 +3:30

Iraq- The son of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says his father’s health status is stable and progressive, asking the people of the country not to heed media reports about the ailing president hospitalized in Berlin Charite hospital after he had a severe heart stroke in December.

The picture of the day

10 May 2013 22:27 +3:30 +3:30

Extreme mountain biking

The Kurds' last battle in Turkey: teaching kids Kurdish

10 May 2013 22:17 +3:30 +3:30

Following months of talks aimed at resolving a conflict that has spanned three decades and cost more than 40,000 lives, fighters from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) began withdrawing from Turkey into their mountain hideouts in northern Iraq this week.

I’m not considering Iraq presidency: Talabani’s wife

09 May 2013 14:00 +3:30 +3:30

Sulaymaniya- The wife of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani said she is not mulling the presidency post of Iraq, Radio Nawa said.

Massoud Barzani’s sister passes away in Iran

09 May 2013 13:41 +3:30 +3:30

Tehran- The oldest sister of Kurdistan Region’s President Massoud Barzani passed away on Thursday in a hospital in the Iranian capital Tehran, a member of Barzani family was quoted by Rudaw as saying.

Jalal Talabani’s former advisor arrested in Turkey

09 May 2013 13:27 +3:30 +3:30

Ankara- The former advisor of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani and one of Turkey Kurdish politicians who founded Freedom Flag Party in 1980s, Khadice Yasar was arrested in Ankara on Wednesday.

Kurdistan Workers' Party: is the war really over?

09 May 2013 13:08 +3:30 +3:30

After 30 years of conflict, the difference this time is that the ground for peace has been assiduously cultivated.

Prominent British scientist Hawking boycotts top Israeli conference

09 May 2013 12:57 +3:30 +3:30

Jerusalem (Reuters) British cosmologist Stephen Hawking has pulled out of an Israeli conference, joining an academic boycott of Israel to protest against its occupation of Palestinian lands, Cambridge University said on Wednesday.

Jalal Talabani’s health is progressing: doctor

09 May 2013 12:47 +3:30 +3:30

Kirkuk- The health status of Iraqi president Jalal Talabani is progressing and Iraqi people will soon hear good news about him, the president’s doctor Najmadin Karim said.

No PKK element entered Kurdistan Region: military source

09 May 2013 11:34 +3:30 +3:30

Dohuk- A military source in the autonomous region of Kurdistan denied any Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) militants have entered the region on Wednesday, the day PKK said its pullout process from Turkey soil will start.

Peshmarga ministry warns “Baath elements”

09 May 2013 10:40 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The Kurdistan Region Ministry of Peshmarga accused toppled Baath officials and elements for attacking Peshmarga forces in Dozkhormato, Kirkuk, Yesterday, warning it will revenge the attack that killed dozens of People.

Turkey-PKK agreement leads to Iraq’s division: US analyst

09 May 2013 10:34 +3:30 +3:30

Washington- The American political analyst Henry Barkey believes the agreement between Turkey and Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will result in the disintegration of Iraq, BBCTurk said in a report.

Peshmarga displaces Iraq security forces in Kirkuk

09 May 2013 09:01 +3:30 +3:30

Kirkuk- The Kurdish military forces of Peshmarga were decided to displace the Iraqi army forces in the northern districts of Kirkuk, a province in the north of Baghdad.

Number of Kurdish refugees in Kurdistan Region increases to 127000

09 May 2013 08:34 +3:30 +3:30

Kurdistan Region- The number of Syrian Kurdish refugees fleeing war in the country has increased to more then 127000 people, the region’s chief of migration and asylum office said.

Turkey Kurdish problem discussed in Columbia University

08 May 2013 13:38 +3:30 +3:30

New York- A Tuesday conference in Columbia University, New York, discussed the Kurdish problem in Turkey and a recent agreement between the government and Kurdistan Workers’ party (PKK) that is due to start withdrawing forces from Turkey today.

Car bombs hit Kirkuk, Peshmarga force killed

08 May 2013 13:04 +3:30 +3:30

Kirkuk- A car bomb left 15 people killed and wounded in the northern province of Kirkuk.

Muqtada al-Sadr stresses on Kurds-Shiites strategic agreement

08 May 2013 11:10 +3:30 +3:30

Najaf- The leader of Sadr Movement Muqtada al-Sadr stressed the strategic agreement between the Kurds and Shiites in Iraq has to be preserved.

Clashes reported in Turkey ahead of PKK pullout

08 May 2013 10:04 +3:30 +3:30

Istanbul- The supporters of Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) have thrown petrol bombs and firecrackers at police in the Cizre, a district in the southeastern province of Sirnak, Euronews said in a report.

Rift deepens among Syrian Kurdish parties

08 May 2013 09:01 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- Rifts among the Syrian Kurdish parties deepened after they failed to reach an agreement mediated by Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani.

Maliki to visit Erbil Soon

08 May 2013 08:39 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al- Maliki is planned to visit Kurdistan Region soon to finalize the recent agreement between Erbil and Baghdad, the first deputy of Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Jalal Talabani was quoted by PUKmedia as saying.

Turkish army is endangering peaceful pullout: PKK

07 May 2013 21:38 +3:30 +3:30

Qandil Mountains, Kurdistan Region – The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) has accused the Turkish army of endangering recent withdrawal agreement, due to put into practice on Wednesday, with surveillance drones and large-scale movements of men and equipment, Reuters said.

Iraq-Kurd oil talks break ice, long-term fix unlikely

07 May 2013 21:07 +3:30 +3:30

Baghdad/Erbil (Reuters) - A lasting solution to Iraq's dispute with its Kurdish north is unlikely even if recent talks between the two sides lead to a resumption of oil exports from the autonomous region.

Massoud Barzani heads out of the region

07 May 2013 17:08 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The President of Kurdistan Region Massoud Barzani headed out of the region, the presidency’s website said.

Change deputies won’t accompany Kurdish representatives in returning Baghdad

07 May 2013 16:46 +3:30 +3:30

Sulaymaniya- The deputies of Kurdistan Region’s main opposition party, Change Movement said they would not accompany other Kurdish deputies in ending Baghdad parliament boycott.

Kurdish language center reopened in Syrian Kurdish city

07 May 2013 16:26 +3:30 +3:30

Remilan- The Kurdish language center of SZK was reopened in the Syrian Kurdish city of Remilan, Firat news agency said.

Peshmarga forces remain in Diyala, source says

07 May 2013 16:18 +3:30 +3:30

Baghdad- Two Kurdistan Region Peshmarga ministry and Iraqi army agreed the Kurdish forces of Peshmarga remain in Qare Tape region in the eastern province of Dyala, a source was quoted by Payamnir news agency on the condition of anonymity.

Only a Jalal Talabani can fill Iraq political vacuum: Ahmadinejad

07 May 2013 15:07 +3:30 +3:30

Tehran- The Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in a meeting with Iraq’s first lady Hiru Ibrahim Ahmad that a character like Iraqi President Jalal Talabani can fill the political vacuum of the country.

Erbil- Baghdad agreement should be studied in parliament: Kurdistan Region oppositions

07 May 2013 14:34 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The opposition parties of Kurdistan Region in the north of Iraq demanded the study of a recent agreement between Erbil and Baghdad over political disputes between the two sides.

Jalal Talabani's wife meets President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

07 May 2013 14:26 +3:30 +3:30

Hiru Ibrahim Ahmad, the wife of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, met on Tuesday the Iraninan President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Kurdistan Alliance says it’s pessimist about Erbil- Baghdad agreement

06 May 2013 14:18 +3:30 +3:30

Erbil- The Kurdistan Alliance bloc, which represents the Kurdish officials in Baghdad, expressed its pessimist on Sunday that the recent agreement between Erbil and Baghdad to end their disputes, Shafaq news said.

Sadr orders followers to respond Israel attack on Syria

06 May 2013 13:57 +3:30 +3:30

Najaf- The leader of Sadr Movement, Muqtada al- Sadr, ordered on Sunday his fighters to respond to the Israeli shelling on Syria, Shafaq news said.

Kurdish school opened in Netherlands

06 May 2013 12:21 +3:30 +3:30

Delft- A number of Kurdish teachers, living in Netherlands, have established a Kurdish teaching primary school in the city of Delft, PUKmedia said in a report.

PKK withdrawal, Israel apology not occidental: Egyptian analyst

06 May 2013 12:18 +3:30 +3:30

Qairo, Egypt- An Egyptian political analyst, Professor Nadieh Mustafa said there is a big special project to change the geopolitical structure of the Middle East adding that Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) withdrawal from Turkey soil and Israel apology from Ankara government are not accidental, Milliyet daily said.

Jalal Talabani’s wife meets Saeed Jalili

06 May 2013 11:38 +3:30 +3:30

Tehran- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani’s wife who arrived in Tehran on Sunday met the Iranian secretary of Supreme National Security Council Saeed Jalili and discussed bilateral relations between the two sides.

Even one attack will end peace talks: BDP

06 May 2013 10:04 +3:30 +3:30

Hakkari- The Kurdish Peace and Democracy Party (BDP) co- chair Selahattin Demirtas said even a Turkey army attack against Kurdistan workers’ Party (PKK) militants will make the peace talks come to an end, Dogan news agency said.

Talabani’s role important for the stability Iraq and the region: Salehi tells visiting Hiru Khan

06 May 2013 09:20 +3:30 +3:30

Tehran- The Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi praised the pivotal role of Iraqi President Jalal Talabani in Iraq and the whole region’s stability, wishing the ailing president’s wellbeing.