Monday, 24 November, 2008 , 14:19 AFP — Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani said on Monday that Baghdad was keen to develop oil wells in the autonomous Kurdish region of northern Iraq but insisted exports pass through the national pipelines.
Saturday, 22 November, 2008 , 14:55 AFP — Separatist Kurdish rebels on Saturday claimed responsibility for an explosion at an oil pipeline linking Iraq with southern Turkey, an agency close to the rebels reported.
Saturday, 22 November, 2008 , 13:23 AFP — A 16-year-old shepherd was killed and two teenagers were wounded Saturday in a landmine blast in the Kurdish-populated east of Turkey, the Anatolia news agency reported.
Saturday, 22 November, 2008 , 10:09 AFP — Parliament in Iraq's northern autonomous region of Kurdistan is preparing to outlaw female circumcision, according to a woman MP and doctor who has long battled to halt the widespread practice.
Friday, 21 November, 2008 , 19:28 AFP — Iraq's presidential council demanded on Friday that Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki suspend pro-government tribal councils so their legality could be reviewed amid an escalating quarrel over them.
Friday, 21 November, 2008 , 15:47 AFP — A 16-year-old Kurdish youth was jailed for seven years and five months Friday for involvement in violent protests in Turkey's predominantly Kurdish southeast last June.
Friday, 21 November, 2008 , 14:58 AFP — Turkey is considering ending the solitary confinement of jailed Kurdish rebel leader Abdullah Ocalan, which has sparked protests from human rights groups and anxiety about his mental health, a minister said Friday.
Thursday, 20 November, 2008 , 14:11 AFP — Iraq's parliament appeared likely to approve a comprehensive US military pact that would see all troops leave by the end of 2011 despite a loud and contentious debate of the measure on Thursday.
Thursday, 20 November, 2008 , 10:12 AFP — The United States, Iraq, and Turkey have condemned the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) as a "terrorist organisation" and formed a joint committee to combat them, the US embassy said Thursday.
Thursday, 20 November, 2008 , 09:26 AFP — A Kurdish mayor in southeastern Turkey was sentenced Thursday to 15 months in jail for urging support for separatist Kurdish rebels in an interview with a French news channel last year.
