Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraqi Kurdistan’s main parties are facing increasing pressure over the current political stalemate, with several MPs planning to hold a sit-in on Tuesday to protest against delays in the formation of the new Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), Asharq Al-Awsat has learned. A n
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Although Iraq has hit the headlines across the globe again this week, the country’s northern Kurdistan region remains more peaceful. Life in the rest of Iraq continues under a shadow of violence, with the specter of the sudden explosion of a car bomb making a visit to a
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has sought to play down discrepancies in its population estimates for the region and those of Iraq’s federal government, denying that they are due to any “political agenda” on the part of Baghdad. The latest figures issued by the federal
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—An agreement has been reached between the Syrian Kurdish National Council (KNC) and the Syria-based Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) on Syrian Kurdish participation at the Geneva II conference. After eight days of meetings between the parties an announcement was made at a
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iraq’s Dijla Operations Command, a special force launched in June by Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki to protect the oil-rich Kirkuk region, plans to establish its headquarters in the municipality of Tuz Khormato, 55 miles (90 kilometers) south of Kirkuk in Salah Al-Din gov
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—Negotiations between Kurdistan Regional Government President Massoud Barzani and delegations from the Kurdish National Council (KNC) and the Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) have failed to reach agreement on a formula for attending the Geneva II conference on ending the co
Erbil, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Syria-based Kurdish Democratic Union Party (PYD) denied accusations of having strong ties with the Syrian government, and told Asharq Al-Awsat that it is still determined to “liberate the Kurdish parts of Syria and establish a federation with a local Kurdish administration
