Kurdish part of Iraq calm for now


 By Aamer Madhani
Tribune staff reporter
Published November 9, 2006, 7:47 PM CST

IRBIL, Iraq -- The skyline in this northern Iraqi boomtown is a mosaic of half-built concrete retail centers, sparkling new hotels and giant earthmovers and cranes working overtime. The cafe-lined streets buzz late into the night.

  

Iraq president says deal with some rebels possible


  SUNDAY, APRIL 30, 2006
 
 
BAGHDAD Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said on Sunday he had met insurgents and a deal to end violence could be reached with some groups.

  

Saddam is absent as his trial reopens


WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2006 The Associated Press BAGHDAD -Saddam Hussein was not present Wednesday at a new session of his trial, which his lawyers boycotted after demanding the removal of the chief judge, who they claim is biased against the former Iraqi leader.

  

DNO lifted by hopes Iraq oil deal close



Wed Apr 16, 2008 | By Wojciech Moskwa and Joergen Frich

OSLO, April 16 (Reuters) - Shares in Norwegian oil and gas producer DNO (DNO.OL: Quote, Profile, Research) soared on Wednesday on hopes Iraq is close to finalising an oil and gas law for Baghdad to back oil contracts signed by Kurdish authorities.


  

A milestone for Kurdistan



June 25, 2007 | Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman

The guilty verdict against Ali Hassan al-Majid or Chemical Ali is a milestone for the people of Kurdistan in Iraq.


  

Timeline: Saddam Hussein Anfal trial


Tuesday, 17 October 2006

Saddam Hussein and six other defendants - including his cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid, known as "Chemical Ali" - have gone on trial over the killing of more than 100,000 Kurds during "Operation Anfal" in 1988.

  

Kurd to Preside at Hussein Trial, Set to Resume Tuesday


NewYorkTimes By ROBERT F. WORTH, BAGHDAD, Iraq, Jan. 23 - A new judge was appointed Monday to take charge of the trial of Saddam Hussein and seven co-defendants, the latest twist in a legal process that has been plagued by unruliness and accusations of political influence.


  

Conference on higher education begins



Wednesday, 12 December 2007 | By The Globe- Erbil

Partnerships in academic research merely one goal of conference.

President Barzani speaks at Erbil education conference, addresses central government issues and universities' roles in developing society.


  

Saddam's genocide trial resumes



 Tuesday, 17 October 2006

Saddam Hussein's genocide trial against the Kurds has resumed, a day after the former president predicted Iraq's "liberation" from US military control.

  

Death penalty sought for Saddam



By John F. Burns The New York Times
TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2006

BAGHDAD Saddam Hussein uttered only two sarcastic words - "Well done!" - on Monday as the prosecutor demanded that Saddam and three top associates, one of them his half brother, be given the death penalty for their role in the persecution of hundreds of Shiite townspeople after an alleged assassination attempt on Saddam in 1982.