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Exxon out of Iraq energy auction after row


Thursday, 19 April, 2012 , 10:35 AFP — Oil giant ExxonMobil, which drew Baghdad's ire for signing a deal with the Kurdistan region, will not participate in an auction of exploration blocks next month, Iraq's oil ministry said on Thursday.

Iraqi Kurd official commits suicide in jail cell


Saturday, 14 April, 2012 , 19:07 AFP — A senior Iraqi Kurdish official, detained on suspicion of taking bribes, committed suicide on Saturday by hanging himself in his prison cell, officials said.

Iraqi Kurdish donkey-themed party unveils statue


Thursday, 12 April, 2012 , 12:59 AFP — A political party in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region called the Donkeys' Party has unveiled a statue of its four-legged namesake in dress attire in central Sulaimaniyah.

Iraq Kurd leader accuses PM Maliki of 'dictatorship'


Sunday, 8 April, 2012 , 13:37 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is monopolising power and preparing the ground for a return to dictatorship, Kurdish leader Massud Barzani charged in an interview published on Sunday.

Iraq Kurd leader accuses PM Maliki of 'dictatorship'


Sunday, 8 April, 2012 , 12:51 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki is monopolising power and preparing the ground for a return to dictatorship, Kurdish leader Massud Barzani charged in an interview published on Sunday.

Blasts temporarily shut down Iraq-Turkey pipeline


Thursday, 5 April, 2012 , 09:42 AFP — Overnight blasts in southeastern Turkey on Thursday temporarily shut down a pipeline pumping oil from Iraq, with Kurdish rebels suspected to be behind the explosions, authorities said.

Obama joins meeting with Iraqi Kurd leader


Thursday, 5 April, 2012 , 05:24 AFP — US President Barack Obama dropped in on a meeting Wednesday between Vice President Joe Biden and the leader of Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region, the White House said in a statement.

Turkish soldier killed in clash with Kurdish rebels


Wednesday, 4 April, 2012 , 11:53 AFP — A Turkish soldier was killed and another was injured Wednesday in clashes with Kurdish rebels in a rural village in Turkey's southeast, according to local security sources.

Iraq rows with Kurds over oil and fugitive VP


Monday, 2 April, 2012 , 15:15 AFP — Iraq was at loggerheads with Kurdistan Monday over the autonomous region's move to stop oil exports and allow Baghdad's fugitive vice president to visit Qatar despite terror charges against him.

Iraq rows with Kurds over oil and fugitive VP


Monday, 2 April, 2012 , 13:17 AFP — Iraq was at loggerheads with Kurdistan Monday over the autonomous region's move to stop oil exports and allow Baghdad's fugitive vice president to visit Qatar despite terror charges against him.