Aug. 2, 2007 | Ben Lando, UPI Energy Correspondent
WASHINGTON - The Iraqi Kurdistan oil minister says progress on a regional oil law shows "democracy at work," but final approval will be next week at the earliest.
Friday, May 30, 2008 | Mehmet Ali Birand
One of the most frequently asked questions during recent times is “What's happened to our secular system?”
December 11, 2005 - Op-Ed Contributor By KANAN MAKIYA - London
WASHINGTON and Baghdad will be tempted, with the adoption of a new Constitution and the election on Thursday for a four-year government, to declare victory in Iraq. In one sense, they are right to do so. The emerging Iraqi polity undoubtedly represents a radical break not only with the country's past but also with the whole Arab state system established by Britain and France after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire.
June 2, 2008
Erbil, Kurdistan – Iraq (KRG.org) - Dr Bernard Kouchner, France’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, today presided over the opening of the French Embassy Office in Erbil, capital of the Kurdistan Region.
France has had a diplomatic presence in the Erbil for some time, and the opening of the Embassy Office signals its dedication to developing closer ties with the Kurdistan Region.
By Richard A. Oppel Jr
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
KIRKUK, Iraq - The phone rang, and it was answered by a Kurdish security commander, Hallo Najat, sitting in his office in this deeply divided city. On the line, he said, was a United Nations official wanting to know whether it was true that the Kurdish militia, the pesh merga, had left its bases in northern Iraq and was occupying Kirkuk.
January 22, 2008
LLC, to Operate the Kurdistan Business Center
RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Enterra Solutions, LLC, has signed a services contract with the Minister of Trade for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to provide a full service Business Center in the Kurdistan region of Iraq. The contract marks a new era for business and economic development in the Kurdistan region and provides a viable model for similar centers in other emerging market countries. Under the multi-year service contract, Enterra Solutions will establish and operate the Kurdistan Business Center in Erbil, Iraq, with a branch in Washington, DC and a future location in Europe.
February 26, 2008 | WKI Press Release
Washington, D.C. – The President of Washington Kurdish Institute, Dr. Najmaldin Karim, urged the government of Turkey to withdraw its troops from Iraqi Kurdistan and immediately cease military attacks that infringe on the sovereignty of Iraq.
The Guardian - Monday December 12, 2005
Pop star drafted in as voters threaten to stay away in protest at living conditions Michael Howard in Sulaimaniya
