Saddam sees new president's election
Iraqi transitional assembly elects Kurdish leader
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's new transitional assembly took an expected but historic step Wednesday, electing Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the nation's president -- a symbol of the new Kurdish clout in the largely Arab nation.
Iraq's new Kurd president sworn in
BAGHDAD (AFP-Thu Apr 7, 9:38 AM ET) - Former rebel leader Jalal Talabani took the oath of office as Iraq's first Kurdish president as the country's new government finally took shape more than two months after watershed elections.
A Kurd Is Named Iraq's President as Tensions Boil
By EDWARD WONG - New York Times - Published: April 7, 2005
AGHDAD, Iraq, April 6 - A Kurdish militia leader who fought Saddam Hussein for decades was named president on Wednesday by Iraq's national assembly as Mr. Hussein watched the proceedings on a television inside his prison.
Saddam Sees Kurd Elected As President
Iraqi Parliament Elects Kurd As President, While Saddam Hussein Watches From His Jail Cel
By MARIAM FAM Associated Press Writer
Constitutional battle lies ahead
08/04/2005 (KurdishMedia) IWPR -By Kamran Al-Karadaghi in London (ICR No. 120, 07-Apr-05)
The debate over the new constitution could turn into the real “mother of all battles”. The National Assembly this week made history more than once. Members chose a Kurd as the first ever democratically elected president of the country.
Turkey rejects European pressure for Armenian genocide recognition
ISTANBUL, April 7 (AFP) - 17h02 - Turkey will not bow to European Union pressure to recognize the World War I killings of Armenians as genocide as a condition for joining the EU, Turkish President Ahmet Necdet Sezer said Thursday.
Kurd leader named Iraq president
Wednesday, April 6, 2005 BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) - Iraq's transitional National Assembly chose a president and two vice presidents Wednesday in a televised session reportedly watched by ousted dictator Saddam Hussein
Iraqi Parliament Appoints Kurd as New President
By Mariam Karouny BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's parliament elected Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the country's new president on Wednesday, breaking a political impasse and paving the way for a new government more than nine weeks after historic elections.
Syria's Assad pardons Kurd rioters
From correspondents in Damascus, Syria March 31, 2005
SYRIAN President Bashar al-Assad, in a bid to fortify national unity, today pardoned 312 Syrian Kurds accused of taking part in riots.
More than 40 Syrian Kurds arrested in Aleppo: lawyer
DAMASCUS, March 24 (AFP) - 15h32 - Syrian authorities arrested more than 40 Kurds following Kurdish New Year celebrations in the northern city of Aleppo, human rights lawyer Anwar Bunni said Thursday.
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