http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/scat/kurds kurdish kurdistan The latest news about Kurdistan in Iraq en support@iraqupdates.com support@iraqupdates.com PHP RSS Feed Generator Kurdish officials threatened Tuesday to boycott the upcoming national election in the three provinces they control in northern Iraq unless more parliament seats are allocated to the region. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62570/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:53:00 +0000 Kurdistan government's Premier Barham Saleh has confirmed that Kurds list the potentiality of elections' boycott at the end. He called for moving to find the proper solutions of Kurdish demands. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62529/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:15:00 +0000 Iraq's general election in January was thrown into doubt on Monday when the war-torn country's presidential council demanded a greater say for minorities and nationals living abroad. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62455/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:59:00 +0000 Iraqi Kurds threatened Tuesday to boycott national elections slated for January unless parliament seats are reallocated in what they consider a fair manner, throwing into doubt the vote which could determine how quickly US troops can go home. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62453/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:54:00 +0000 An official from the Kurdistan Islamic Union, one of the main Islamic political parties in Iraq's Kurdistan Region, says that his party has no objections in having diplomatic ties with Israel. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62449/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:36:00 +0000 Barzani says that allowing Kurds in Turkey to participate in the political process will give them incentive to not take up arms. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62448/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 08:34:00 +0000 Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani last week concluded his European tour, visiting Austria, Belgium and the institutions of the European Union. He called for closer ties with the European Union and European nations, and asked for their expertise... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62372/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:45:00 +0000 With 6 venues, 127 films, Cannes 09 prize winners look set to take the Sixth London Kurdish Film Festival to new heights http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62371/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:45:00 +0000 After an initial rights auction that drew a tepid response at best, the war-torn nation has unleashed a flood of recent agreements to develop massive crude and gas fields. The chance to discover more reserves has international firms chomping at the... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62264/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:25:00 +0000 A former U.S. ambassador who served as a private advisor to Kurdish leaders in Iraq defended his financial stake in oil fields in the country's north, insisting Saturday there was no conflict of interest. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62268/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:36:00 +0000 Iraq's Kurdish regional government said on Thursday it is willing to probe allegations that its forces had abused ethnic minorities, but rejected claims by Human Rights Watch of widespread abuse. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62254/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 06:16:00 +0000 Iraq's Kurdish regional government said on Thursday it is willing to probe allegations that its forces had abused ethnic minorities, but rejected claims by Human Rights Watch of widespread abuse. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62166/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:43:00 +0000 Eight Turkish Kurd rebels based in Iraq have surrendered, becoming the second such group to turn themselves in since the government pledged in July to boost political rights to end a 25-year separatist conflict. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62160/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:38:00 +0000 A prominent former United Nations official was forced to defend himself yesterday against accusations that he used his influence in Iraq to enrich himself. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62152/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:17:00 +0000 Peter Galbraith, a former U.S. diplomat and longtime adviser to ethnic Kurdish leaders in Iraq, is defending himself against accusations of a conflict of interest over a business deal he made with a Norwegian oil firm. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62151/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:16:00 +0000 The ongoing saga of the Iraqi oil patch pie adds a new chapter, and it comes courtesy of the Thursday NY Times, and its above-the-fold front pager, "American Adviser to Kurds Stands to Reap Oil Profits." http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62150/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:14:00 +0000 The story atop the left side of The New York Times' front page this morning is one that seems likely to generate several days' worth of follow-ups: http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62149/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:13:00 +0000 The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) expressed their rejection of the Human Rights Watch report on the minorities’ affairs in Ninewa, describing the report as a delusive. http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62111/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:17:00 +0000 Mr Barzani was congratulated on making Iraqi Kurdistan the "most stable area in Iraq", by Foreign Affairs Committee Vice Chair, Fiorello Provera (EFD, IT), Tunne Kelam (EPP, ET) and Ana Gomes (S&D, PT), at Tuesday's joint meeting of the... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62087/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:24:00 +0000 Peter W. Galbraith, an influential former American ambassador, is a powerful voice on Iraq who helped shape the views of policy makers like Joseph R. Biden Jr. and John Kerry. In the summer of 2005, he was also an adviser to the Kurdish regional government... http://www.iraqupdates.com/p_articles.php/article/62086/refid/RSS-kurdistan-20-11-2009 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:21:00 +0000