Kurdish Institute of Paris

February 10, 2008

To the Editor: “Kurds Lose Sway in Iraq as Arabs Resist Demands” (front page, Feb. 1):

The Kurds are not seeking to “seize control of the oil-rich city of Kirkuk.” We have consistently called for implementation of Article 140 of the Iraqi Constitution to address the future of Kirkuk and other towns that were ethnically cleansed by Saddam Hussein.

8 February 2008 | Interview by Mina Al-Oraibi in Davos

[Asharq Al-Awsat] You have stated that 2008 will be the year of political progress in Iraq. How will you achieve that?

Wednesday, 6 February 2008 | by 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.

Like their colleagues across Iraq, the doctors and nurses at the Emergency Management Centre in Irbil work relentlessly.

February 8, 2008 | Op-Ed Contributor | By NOAH FELDMAN | Cambridge, Mass

THE West doesn’t know quite what to think of Turkey’s Islamic-oriented ruling party: does it envision a liberal, European future for Turkey or an Islamist one? A vote this week on the seemingly minor issue of whether head scarves should be allowed at universities will help us begin to answer that question.

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.