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Foreigners leave Iraqi Kurdistan to avoid being 'stuck'


Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 18:42 AFP Bag on his back and suitcase in tow, Khider Ahmad stands at the Arbil airport eagerly awaiting his flight out of Iraqi Kurdistan to leave while he still can.

Baghdad cranks up pressure on Kurds with flight ban


Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 17:50 AFP Iraq has suspended all international flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil from Friday, sending anxious foreigners rushing to the airport, as Baghdad cranked up the pressure on the Kurds over their independence referendum.

Kurds reject post-vote Iraq moves as 'collective punishment'


Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 16:48 AFP The Iraqi Kurdish regional government on Thursday rejected measures adopted by Baghdad in the wake of its independence vote as illegal and nothing more than "collective punishment".

Turkey wants summit with Iran and Iraq after Kurd vote: PM


Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 16:12 AFP Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Thursday he wants to hold a summit with Iranian and Iraqi leaders to coordinate how to respond to the controversial Iraqi Kurdish independence referendum.

Baghdad cranks up pressure on Kurds with flight ban


Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 14:32 AFP All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil will be suspended from Friday, officials said, as Baghdad increases pressure on the Kurds over this week's independence referendum.

Baghdad cranks up pressure on Kurds with flight ban


Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 09:42 AFP All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil will be suspended from Friday, officials said, as Baghdad increases pressure on the Kurds over this week's independence referendum.

All foreign flights to Iraq Kurd capital to stop Friday


Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 08:56 AFP All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil will be suspended from Friday evening on Baghdad's orders, its airport director said, following a controversial independence referendum.

All foreign flights to Iraq Kurd capital to stop Friday


Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 08:18 AFP All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil will be suspended from Friday evening on Baghdad's orders, its airport director said, following a controversial independence referendum.

All foreign flights to Iraq Kurd capital to end Friday


Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 07:45 AFP All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish regional capital Arbil will be suspended from Friday evening, its airport director Talar Faiq Salih said.

All foreign flights to Iraq Kurd capital Arbil to end Friday: airport chief


Thursday, 28 September, 2017 , 07:29 AFP