Kurdish Institute of Paris

June 16, 2008 | By ALISSA J. RUBIN and SUADAD AL-SALHY

BAGHDAD — Discussions among Iraqi politicians on the country’s long-term security agreement with the United States were under way over the weekend, but it will take many weeks and more likely months before the agreement is completed, people close to the negotiations said.

June 2, 2008

Erbil, Kurdistan – Iraq (KRG.org) - Dr Bernard Kouchner, France’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, today presided over the opening of the French Embassy Office in Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan Region.
France has had a diplomatic presence in the Erbil for some time, and the opening of the Embassy Office signals its dedication to developing closer ties with the Kurdistan Region.

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?” 

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.