Saturday, 1 August, 2009 , 19:29 AFP — Iran has arrested three Americans who "infiltrated" from Iraq, state television said on Saturday, as Washington sought confirmation those picked up are backpackers who reportedly strayed across the border.
Saturday, 1 August, 2009 , 18:51 AFP — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will on Sunday make his first visit as premier to Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, where he will meet regional leaders, state television said.
Saturday, 1 August, 2009 , 17:27 AFP — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will on Sunday make his first visit as premier to Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, where he will meet regional leaders, a senior Kurdish MP said.
Saturday, 1 August, 2009 , 16:48 AFP — Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will on Sunday make his first visit as premier to Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, where he will meet regional leaders, a senior Kurdish MP said.
Saturday, 1 August, 2009 , 09:37 AFP — Kurdish rebels fighting Turkey will lose popular support and be forced to lay down arms if Ankara broadens the democratic rights of its Kurdish community, Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani said in comments published Saturday.
Friday, 31 July, 2009 , 17:47 AFP — Three Westerners were arrested on Friday by Iranian security forces for crossing the border between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, a senior official in Iraq's border guards told AFP.
Wednesday, 29 July, 2009 , 19:26 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani was comfortably re-elected to his post on Wednesday and pledged quick action on disputes with Baghdad that threaten to spiral into wider conflict.
Wednesday, 29 July, 2009 , 16:02 AFP — Iraqi Kurdish president Massud Barzani was comfortably re-elected to his post on Wednesday and pledged quick action on disputes with Baghdad that threaten to spiral into wider conflict.
Wednesday, 29 July, 2009 , 15:07 AFP — Massud Barzani was re-elected as Iraqi Kurdish president and the region's two main parties, running on a joint ticket, won 57 percent of votes in weekend elections, official results showed on Wednesday.
Wednesday, 29 July, 2009 , 15:03 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki will visit the autonomous Kurdistan region shortly to discuss land and oil disputes with authorities in Arbil, Kurdish president Massud Barzani told AFP on Wednesday.