Tuesday, 3 October, 2017 , 12:28 AFP — An opponent of Iraqi Kurd leader Massud Barzani is the only person to present his candidacy for next month's presidential election in the autonomous region, the electoral chief said Tuesday.

Tuesday, 3 October, 2017 , 12:12 AFP —

Monday, 2 October, 2017 , 15:45 AFP — Iranian and Iraqi forces staged joint military exercises on Monday near the border with Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, a Kurdish official said, following tensions over the Kurds' independence vote.

Monday, 2 October, 2017 , 14:11 AFP — Iranian and Iraqi forces conducted joint military exercises on Monday near the border with Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, a Kurdish official said, following tensions over the Kurds' independence vote.

Monday, 2 October, 2017 , 13:21 AFP — Iranian and Iraqi forces conducted joint military exercises on Monday near the border with Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, a Kurdish official said, amid tensions over the Kurds' independence vote.

Monday, 2 October, 2017 , 12:51 AFP — Iranian and Iraqi forces conducted joint military exercises on Monday near the border with Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, a Kurdish official said, amid tensions over the Kurds' independence vote.

Monday, 2 October, 2017 , 12:38 AFP —

Monday, 2 October, 2017 , 07:34 AFP — Iraq on Monday authorised foreigners stranded in Iraqi Kurdistan after an international flight ban to leave the country via Baghdad despite not having a federal visa.

Sunday, 1 October, 2017 , 10:24 AFP — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday denied Turkish claims of covert involvement in Iraqi Kurdistan's recent independence vote, reiterating however his "sympathy" for the Kurdish people.

Saturday, 30 September, 2017 , 17:48 AFP — Iraq and Iran have turned to economic weapons in retaliation for Iraqi Kurdistan's independence referendum, with Baghdad closing the Kurds' airspace to international flights and Tehran freezing trade in fuels.