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US Says Supports Gas Deals with Kurdistan Region after Iraq Lawsuit

This is Beirut, 27/05 22:35 - Reading : 1 minute(s)

The United States said Tuesday it supported American energy companies' contracts with Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region after the Iraqi government filed a lawsuit against them. Regional Prime Minister Masrour Barzani announced the signing of the two deals valued at tens of billions of dollars during a visit to Washington, in which he met Friday ...

Iraq Sues Kurdistan Region Over US Gas Contracts

This is Beirut, 27/05 12:45 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iraq's federal authorities have filed a complaint against the autonomous Kurdistan region for signing gas contracts with two US companies, two officials told AFP on Tuesday. Oil exports have been a major point of tension between Baghdad and Arbil, with a major pipeline through Turkey shut since 2023 over legal disputes and technical ...

PKK Nears Disarmament After Historic Meeting

This is Beirut, 09/05 15:48 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) held a "successful" meeting this week with a view to disarming and disbanding, a Kurdish news agency close to the armed movement said on Friday. The meeting resulted in "decisions of historic importance concerning the PKK's activities, based on the call" of founder Abdullah ...

Iraqi Kurdish City Bans Groups Accused of PKK Links

This is Beirut, 02/01 18:50 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Authorities in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Sulaimaniyah have banned four organizations accused of affiliation with the Turkish-blacklisted Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), activists said Thursday, denouncing the move as "political". The four organizations include two feminist groups and a media production house, according to the METRO center for ...

Bodies of About 100 Kurdish Women, Children Found in Iraq Mass Grave

This is Beirut, 2024-12-26 22:10 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Iraqi authorities are working to exhume the remains of around 100 Kurdish women and children thought to have been killed in the 1980s under former Iraqi ruler Saddam Hussein, three officials said. The grave was discovered in Tal al-Shaikhia in the Muthanna province in southern Iraq, about 15-20 kilometres (10-12 miles) from the main road there, ...

Every Effort Counts for a Greener Kurdistan

Yara Germany, 2024-08-22 09:30 - Reading : less than a minute

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Deforestation affects several regions around the world, including Iraqi Kurdistan. To combat its effects, initiatives are multiplying. Among these, a campaign has been launched to plant one million oak trees in the region. (SHVAN HARKI, SHWAN NAWZAD/AFPTV/AFP)

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