Irbil Province

Former Lebanese Tourism Minister visits Irbil

alsumaria.tv     19-Jul-2008   1 related          

Former Lebanese tourism Minister Joe Sarkis said that his visit to Kurdistan region aims to encourage Lebanese investors and businessman to make projects in the region and to start off from Kurdistan to other parts of Iraq....                    

Al Quwwa Al Jawia wins over Kirkuk

alsumaria.tv     19-Jul-2008          

Al Quwwa Al Jawia Team boosted its rank in the first group when it added 3 points to its overall of points after winning over its guest Kirkuk team with a score of (6-3). Thus, hawks’ overall of points became 6 and their rank...                    

Northern Iraq's Kurdish Region Seeks Tourists

voanews.com     09-Jul-2008   2 related          

Presto report - Listen (MP3) Iraq's northern Kurdish region offers security and stability that is hard to find elsewhere in the country. The Minister of Tourism for northern Iraq's largely autonomous Kurdish region, Nimrud...                    

Kurdish regional leader stands by oil deals

wtop.com     28-Jun-2008   648 related          

By SAMEER N. YACOUB Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD (AP) - The prime minister of Iraq's self-ruled Kurdish region said Saturday that oil deals unilaterally signed by the Kurds with foreign companies will stand despite...                    

Iraqi PM: Security Gains Luring Business Investment

aina.org     21-Jun-2008   373 related          

Irbil (VOA) -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told sheiks assembled in Karbala, south of Baghdad, that improved security in the nation has prompted many companies to seek out investment opportunities in Iraq. Prime...                    

Dana aims to power Iraqi needs

ft.com     18-Jun-2008          

In the twilight years of the Iraqi monarchy in the late 1950s, Dhia Jafar, then Iraqi development minister, inaugurated two hydroelectric dams in the mountains of Kurdistan. For more than half a century afterwards, no new power...                    

Weaving Project Revives Traditions, Empowers Kurdish Women

voanews.com     17-Jun-2008          

The Kurdish Textile Museum in Irbil has launched a new program aimed at creating job opportunities for women, while reviving traditional Kurdish weaving skills. But Aziz has only been at this for two weeks, under the attentive...                    

Tourists Embrace an Unexpected Destination: Iraqi Kurdistan

voanews.com     16-Jun-2008   1 related          

Presto report - Listen (MP3) A group of American tourists just wrapped up a two-week trip to Iraqi Kurdistan. Local tourism officials say they are the first American tour group, and only the second tour group ever, to travel...                    

Young Kurdish Woman Finds Business Opportunities in Beauty

voanews.com     08-Jun-2008          

Presto report - Suzanne Presto speaks to one young woman who balances a family, two beauty salons and entrepreneurial classes - while planning to expand her beauty business in the northern city of Irbil. Chnar Raza sets to her...                    

France Opens Diplomatic Mission in Northern Iraq

globalsecurity.org     02-Jun-2008   5 related          

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner inaugurated a new French diplomatic office in the northern Iraqi city of Irbil on Sunday evening, the second day of his two-day trip to Iraq. VOA's Suzanne Presto attended the opening...                    

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