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Iraq bars Turkey minister's plane from Kurd north


Tuesday, 4 December, 2012 , 15:13 AFP Iraq on Tuesday barred Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz's plane from landing in Arbil, capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region, in the latest sign of worsening ties between the once-close neighbours.

Iraq bars Turkish minister from landing in Kurdish north


Tuesday, 4 December, 2012 , 14:01 AFP Iraq on Tuesday barred a plane carrying Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz from landing in the autonomous Kurdistan region, where he was travelling for the completion of an energy deal, officials said.

Iraq bars Turkish minister from landing in Kurdish north: officials


Tuesday, 4 December, 2012 , 13:27 AFP

Dutch police swoop on suspected Kurdish PKK members


Monday, 3 December, 2012 , 15:03 AFP Dutch police arrested 55 suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Monday, crushing plans to stage a week-long secret meeting of the outlawed organisation, the Prosecutor's Office said.

Dutch police swoop on suspected Kurdish PKK members


Monday, 3 December, 2012 , 14:07 AFP Dutch police arrested 55 suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on Monday, crushing plans to stage a week-long secret meeting of the outlawed organisation, the Prosecutor's Office said.

PM warns of 'ethnic conflict' in Iraq


Saturday, 1 December, 2012 , 15:07 AFP Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Saturday warned of the danger of "ethnic conflict" in Iraq, after negotiations aimed at easing Arab-Kurd tensions in the country's north stalled this week.

Baghdad-Kurdistan talks stall over military command


Friday, 30 November, 2012 , 14:30 AFP Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said on Friday that talks on reducing tensions with the federal government have stalled over the contentious issue of a newly-established northern military command.

15 Turks face jail in France for financing banned group


Wednesday, 28 November, 2012 , 12:59 AFP French prosecutors Wednesday sought jail terms of up to eight years in prison against 15 Turkish citizens charged with financing a banned far-left group with links to Kurdish rebels.

Turkey wants to lift Kurdish officials' immunity


Tuesday, 27 November, 2012 , 18:26 AFP The Turkish government on Tuesday asked lawmakers to lift the prosecutorial immunity of 10 Kurdish politicians who were filmed fraternising with Kurdish rebels in a combat-torn part of the country.

Bombs kill six in Iraq's disputed Kirkuk province


Tuesday, 27 November, 2012 , 14:58 AFP Car bombs killed four people in Kurdish areas of the disputed northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk on Tuesday, while roadside bombs killed two more in a nearby Arab town, officials said.