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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.