Mon Aug 11, 2008

TUNCELI, Turkey (Reuters) - Nine Turkish soldiers including a lieutenant colonel were killed on Monday when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device planted by separatist guerrillas, military sources told Reuters.

Tue, Aug 05, 2008

JV project led by Gas Cities LLC to generate investments over USD 40 billion

Erbil, 28 July 2008: Gas Cities LLC, a joint venture between Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East's first and largest regional private-sector natural gas company, and its partner Crescent Petroleum, announced today that the 461 million square foot site for the Kurdistan Gas City has been officially assigned by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), for development by Gas Cities LLC, following extensive surveys that have been completed on potential sites within the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Thu July 31, 2008

ARBIL, Iraq (CNN) -- Two United Arab Emirates based companies announced on Tuesday that they will be investing in the Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan.

July 31, 2008

Good news has been a long time coming in Turkey, but the drought ended yesterday when the high court narrowly decided not to ban the country's governing party. Maybe Ankara now can get back to the important work of building a liberal Muslim democracy.

July 30 2008 | By Demetri Sevastopulo in Washington

Iraqi oil production has risen to its highest level since the 2003 invasion on the back of improved security across the country, according to a new US government report.

Geneva, July 29, 2008

29 Adults and Two Juvenile Offenders Hanged

The Iranian judiciary should immediately halt all executions of juvenile offenders and Iran’s parliament should move swiftly to ban such executions, a group of human rights organizations said today.

23.07.2008

Newly elected Democratic Society Party (DTP) Chairman Ahmet Türk criticized the main opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) for its stance over the Ergenekon investigation, at a meeting of the DTP parliamentary group yesterday.

23.07.2008 by ALTAN TAN*

The idea of an ethnic federation is not an ideal response to contemporary needs, just as the idea of recognizing a separate state or government model for every sect and language would not be appropriate.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

THE INITIAL MEDIA coverage of Barack Obama's visit to Iraq suggested that the Democratic candidate found agreement with his plan to withdraw all U.S. combat forces on a 16-month timetable. So it seems worthwhile to point out that, by Mr. Obama's own account, neither U.S. commanders nor Iraq's principal political leaders actually support his strategy.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 | By Sudarsan Raghavan and Ernesto Londoño

Kurds Boycott Vote, Putting Measure's Future in Doubt

BAGHDAD, July 22 -- Iraq's parliament passed legislation Tuesday setting new rules for provincial elections, a step widely viewed here as critical to the country's process of political reconciliation.