http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/scat/23 The latest news about Kurdistan in Iraq en support@iraqupdates.com support@iraqupdates.com PHP RSS Feed Generator Activities of the workshop on people with special needs in the media resumed its activities on Friday for the second day running in the city of Arbil, capital of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33973 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:16:00 -0400 A key Kurdish legislator said statements by Sheikh Khalaf al-Alyan, the leader of the Sunni National Dialogue Council (NDC) party, about previous arrangements with the Iraqi Islamic Party (IIP) to get it alone back to the government were "groundless". http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33955 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:40:00 -0400 This project is another achievement of joint cooperation between the private sector and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). It sends yet another message that, as part of the international community, we are ready to benefit from all opportunities... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33936 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:12:00 -0400 Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani today launched the Rotana Hotel project saying that the world class development showed foreign investors’ growing confidence in Kurdistan. He also pointed to the investment as another sign of increasing cooperation... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33935 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 01:11:00 -0400 Lawmaker from the Kurdistan Coalition (KC) on Thursday called on the KC to change its policy toward the political parties in the parliament for not supporting it when the KC withdrew from the parliament’s session last Tuesday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33914 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:04:00 -0400 Iraq's Kurdish leaders blocked a vote on the country's proposed provincial election law Tuesday when they walked out of parliament, leaving the legislature without a quorum. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33898 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:36:00 -0400 Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani today met Australia’s outgoing ambassador to Iraq to thank him for his work and for his country’s continued positive role in Iraq. He also asked that the Kurdistan Region become a full partner in Australia’s future... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33896 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 19:34:00 -0400 A lawmaker from the secular Iraqi National List on Wednesday warned against pressures exerted by Kurds over parliamentary blocs to change their stance on the Kirkuk issue. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33884 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:54:00 -0400 The Kurdistan Coalition (KC) said on Wednesday that it supports holding the provincial councils elections on time. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33863 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:25:00 -0400 Turkish troops have killed 22 Kurdish guerrillas over the last five days in an operation in south-east Turkey, the Turkish military says. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33842 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:11:00 -0400 In a press conference held in Sulaymaniyah today 15 July 2008 director of directorate of monitoring violence against women has revealed that crimes of violence against women in the governorate and Gramiyan area have been increasing, according to a... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33840 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:08:00 -0400 A lawmaker said the Kurdish bloc withdrew from Tuesday's session after the draft law on provincial councils was included on the agenda, despite agreements to postpone it until Thursday, terming the debate as "bone-breaking" for Kurds. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33799 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:34:00 -0400 This week marked a development in Armeno-Kurdish relations with a major Conference held in the UK parliament. Nearly all of the UK Kurdish organisations were represented. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33776 Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:50:00 -0400 The Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK) warned Germany about the "negative consequences" of its policy towards Kurds before it kidnapped three Germans in Turkey this week, the weekly Der Spiegel reports in its edition to go on sale Monday. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33730 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:34:00 -0400 A Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) official on Sunday described accusations regarding his party's involvement in the killing of a Shabak official as "false and groundless." http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/33693 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:27:00 -0400