Brussels 07.09.2021 “…It would be impossible to visit Iraq without paying strong attention to the Kurdistan region” the EU top diplomat Josep Borrell said, during his meeting with the President of the Kurdistan region of Iraq Nechirvan Barzani. Thanks to @IKRPresident for warm welcome in Erbil. The #Kurdistan region plays a crucial role in ensuring…
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Nadia Murad: from ISIS slave to Nobel prize winner
Iraqi Nadia Murad, the winner of the Sakharov Prize 2016 of the European Parliament shared with Congolese Denis Mukwege the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon in war. BREAKING NEWS: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2018 to Denis Mukwege and…
Iraq insists Kurds cancel referendum
Iraq’s Kurdistan region has offered a joint Kurdish-Iraqi deployment at a strategic crossing into Turkey, with the participation of the U.S.-led coalition that was assisting to defeat Islamic State. The offer was disclosed hours after Iraqi armed forces accused the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) of delaying the handover to Iraq of control of the borders…
Kurdish leader Barzani stepped down
Masoud Barzani, who spent decades leading the long-oppressed Kurds, confirmed on he was stepping down as president of the Kurdistan Regional Government after his drive for independence backfired. Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani 'to resign' https://t.co/DrLfpkBHXF — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 29, 2017 After decades of struggle, critics say Barzani made one of his…
Kurdistan international flights banned
International flights to and from Iraq’s Kurdistan region were set to end from 6:00 p.m. (11.00 a.m. ET) on Friday, September 29, after the central government imposed a ban in retaliation for the region’s vote in a referendum for independence. Iraq blocks international flights to Kurdistan in retaliation for independence vote https://t.co/GmKD9W1uTI — Reuters (@Reuters)…
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