7 February 2008

London, UK (KRG.org) - " Dr Ashti Hawrami, the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Minister for Natural Resources, on Tuesday said that the oil and gas sector must be managed fairly to ensure the unity of Iraq.

Wednesday, 06 February 2008 | Randy Fabi

The Kurdistan regional government (KRG) said on Tuesday it will continue to sign contracts with oil companies despite threats from Baghdad to cut exports due to a dispute over their legality.

Wednesday, 6 February 2008 | By Aiyob Mawloodi

Ministry of Planning in a conference about the mechanism of improving the banking system.

5 February 2008 | Ministry for Natural Resources

Erbil, Kurdistan Region -- The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has received an expert independent legal opinion that confirms the KRG’s constitutional authority to manage the Kurdistan Region’s oil and gas resources.

Thursday, 7 February 2008 | Kirkuk - Voices of Iraq

Kirkuk, Feb 2, (VOI) —" Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said Kirkuk would not witness regional conflicts for it is an Iraqi city subject to the country's constitution, noting article 140 on the situation in Kirkuk was legal and would be implemented.

February 5, 2008 | By ALISSA J. RUBIN and SABRINA TAVERNISE

BAGHDAD —" Turkish warplanes bombed villages in Iraqi Kurdistan on Monday as the Kurds came under pressure on several fronts. Representatives in Parliament discussed the Kurdish share of the budget, and the Turkmen, a minority group primarily in northern Iraq, declared that they would no longer support efforts to hold a referendum on whether the city of Kirkuk should join the Kurdistan region.

February 5, 2008 | Commentary | By DAVID L. PHILLIPS

Continued democratization and economic development is the best way for Turkey to drain the swamp of domestic support for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK).

Tuesday, February 05, 2008 | Theo Caldwell,  National Post 

An interview with Iraq's ambassador to Canada

Howar Ziad, the Iraqi ambassador to Canada, has seen the best and the worst of humanity in his homeland. The courage of the Iraqi people, and in particular the emergence of the Kurdistan region from decades of genocide and devastation, represents the highest aspirations of the human spirit.

Friday February 1 2008 | Reuters | Editing by Anthony Barker

VIENNA, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Iraq has halted oil supplies to Austria's OMV AG in protest over a deal between the company and the Kurdish regional government, Iraq's oil minister said on Friday.

February 4, 2008 | Harry Schute - Erbil, Kurdistan; Iraq

I have no problem with the U.S. military rewarding tribal sheikhs with contracts in thanks for their turning against the insurgency ("Military: 75% of Baghdad areas now secure," News, Jan. 18).