Who's to blame? AKP or us...
Friday, May 30, 2008 | Mehmet Ali Birand
One of the most frequently asked questions during recent times is “What's happened to our secular system?”
Remarks at The Iraq Compact Conference
May 29, 2008 | Secretary Condoleezza Rice | Stockholm, Sweden
SECRETARY RICE: Thank you all for being here today. The United States, of course, remains committed fully to fostering a sovereign, democratic, prosperous, and unified Iraq, a federal Iraq that is at peace with itself and at peace with its neighbors. And as we move forward with the International Compact with Iraq, the United States is deeply grateful to our international neighbors for their efforts in helping Iraq develop that framework and the mechanisms not only to transform economically, but to become a full, viable partner in the international economy.
Arab states still wary of investing in Iraq
May 29, 2008 | By Liam Stack | Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
At a United Nations conference in Sweden Thursday, Iraq appealed for debt forgiveness to boost development.
Iran's Failed 'Litmus Test'
Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Will there be consequences for Tehran's stonewalling of U.N. nuclear inspectors?
LAST AUGUST, the International Atomic Energy Agency struck a deal with Iran on a "work plan" for clearing up outstanding questions about its nuclear program within three months -- in other words, before December 2007.
Shake-up in DTP as parliamentary group chief resigns
28 May 2008, Wednesday | TODAY'S ZAMAN ANKARA
The Democratic Society Party (DTP) received a blow from within yesterday as the chairman of the party's parliamentary group, Ahmet Türk, resigned from his post.
Turkey Beefs Up Investment in Kurdish Regions
 May 28, 2008 | AMMONEY VS. UNREST The Turkish government on Tuesday announced billions in new investments for its impoverished and rebellious southeast. Prime Minister Erdogan hopes the money will help undermine support for Kurdish separatists. But will it be enough to convince detractors in Europe?
Kurdish politicians boycott Turkish prime minister's speech to protest government policies
May 27, 2008 | The Associated Press
ANKARA, Turkey: Kurdish politicians boycotted a major speech by Turkey's prime minister on Tuesday to protest what they say is the government's refusal to recognize the country's Kurdish minority.
Iraq could have largest oil reserves in the world
May 20, 2008 | Sonia Verma in Sharm el-Sheikh
Iraq dramatically increased the official size of its oil reserves yesterday after new data suggested that they could exceed Saudi Arabia’s and be the largest in the world.
First contact with Barzani
Friday, May 2, 2008
ANKARA - A Turkish delegation comprised of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's chief policy advisor and Turkey's special envoy for Iraq departed for Baghdad yesterday for meetings with central Iraqi government officials as well as Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani.
KRG statement on first high-level talks with Turkey
1 May. 2008
Erbil, Kurdistan – Iraq (KRG.org) – A Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) delegation led by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani today in Baghdad met with a delegation from the Republic of Turkey headed by Mr Ahmet Davutoğlu, the senior advisor to the Turkish Prime Minister; Mr Murat Özçelik, the Special Coordinator for Iraqi Affairs at the Turkish Foreign Ministry; and Mr Derya Kanbay, Turkey's Ambassador in Baghdad.
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