Kurdistan

US expert links Obama's success to role of Turkey

The success of US President Barack Obama's foreign policy hinges on Turkey's role, said Walter Russell Mead, a senior fellow at the New York-based Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), during a seminar held at the US Embassy...

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MP: Seats distribution in Kurdistan unfair

Kurdistan Alliance MP Mohammed Ismail Shakar said Iraqi President Jalal Talabani supports the election law and did not reject it. Kurdistan Alliance wants to increase compensatory seats, he added. Distribution of seats in...

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Zankana: Difference of registers is normal

Trade Deputy Minister Sowaybka Zankana told Alsumaria News that the difference between Trade Ministry’s registers and Planning Ministry’s registers is normal. Some citizens mainly Kurdistan citizens abstain from registering...

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Talabani:US pressured Parliament on poll law

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani revealed that US officials pressured Iraq’s Parliament and political powers to approve the election law. In a press conference he held at Sulaymaniya airport, which Alsumaria News attended,...

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IWPR Women Journalists Film Election Coverage

IWPR journalists produce video of trainee reporters involved in newspaper and radio coverage of Kurdish regional government elections. The IWPR Women’s Media Initiative production team followed the work of three IWPR journalism...

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Iraq and its neighbours: A regional cockpit

As Americans prepare to leave, Iraq’s biggest neighbours vie for influence OF ALL the foreign officials an American general or ambassador would least want to be seen with, General Qassem Suleimani would—you may think—be high on...

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Europe: Prevent Turkey Turning East

Ghassan Dahhan: Europe should be alerted by Turkey's foreign policy shift and start treating Turkey as a respected ally, by offering Turkey real EU membership prospects. Turkey is of major strategic importance to Europe and it...

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Kurds Threaten to Boycott Iraq Elections

SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq - Kurdish political leaders threatened Tuesday to boycott January's national elections unless Kurdish areas receive more seats in parliament, throwing into doubt the vote which could determine how quickly...

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Raytheon aids Saudis on air traffic

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Defense contractor Raytheon has won a contract from Saudi Arabia to help expand its nationwide air traffic management system. The terms of the deal have yet to be disclosed, but the...

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Petition Seeks Release Of 3 Hikers Held In Iran

Families File Petition At UN Seeking Release Of 3 American Hikers Detained In Iran Since July (AP) PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The families of three American hikers detained in Iran have filed a petition with the Iranian mission to the...

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