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KRG referendum: Egyptair suspends flights to Erbil as neighbouring countries remain on alert
Al-Abadi threatens; Erdoğan warns of war; Iran spreads missiles
Egypt says Kurdistan referendum hinders anti-terrorism efforts
US, UN express regret as media highlights oil market, raising of Israeli flag
Regional threats mount as Kurdistan holds referendum
Iraq, Turkey aim at preventing Kurdistan’s oil exports
Kurdistan holds onto independence referendum amid international rejection
Why do Iraq and its neighbours feel threatened?
Egyptian products to be sold in 275 outlets in Iraq’s Kurdistan: Industry and Foreign Trade Ministry
Egyptian companies will showcase their products for free for the first two years
Turkish troops kill Kobani teen with cross-border fire
Turkish troops have reportedly killed a teenager and injured dozens of protesters after firing into Syrian Kurdistan. The people gathered were demonstrating against the building of a border wall on their land.
Kurdistan, a small region with big problems
Turkish attacks expose fissures among Kurdish groups
Three Turkish soldiers killed in PKK attack: military
Re-configuring the Middle East: IS and changing demographics
By James M. Dorsey The Syrian civil war and Iraqi sectarian conflicts involving “Islamic State” (IS) have had far-reaching consequences for the demographics across the region. Once a relatively ethnically homogeneous autonomous region, Iraqi Kurdistan has seen its demography change radically as large numbers of Arab refugees pour into what was once an independent …
Egypt FM calls for Arab unity in Iraq
Foreign minister warns against threat of descent into sectarian conflict and terrorism in the region
Iraq criticises Kurds over oil ‘grey area’
Baghdad argues that all oil sales must be overseen by the central government, and regards any independent exports as tantamount to smuggling.
Turkey says ball in Iraq’s court over oil dispute
Iraq’s federal government in Baghdad and Kurdistan have long been at odds over how to share the region’s vast energy wealth, a dispute which is seen as impeding the development of new energy projects.
Turkey peace process in limbo after Kurd pullout halted
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has, in turn, accused the PKK of breaking its promises, saying that barely 20% of its fighters had left Turkish soil for bases in Iraqi Kurdistan and most were women, children and the elderly.
Palestinian and Kurdish contestants politicise Arab Idol 2
The nationality of contestants on Arab Idol 2 drew comments from politicians as well as sparking huge social media debates.
UEFA decision on Gibraltar opens prospects for Kurds
By James M. Dorsey A decision by European football body UEFA granting Gibraltar the right of membership potentially opens the door to Kurdistan to seek association with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) in a move that would acknowledge demands for increased autonomy and the possible shifting of national borders in the Middle East as a …
Delegation travels to Iraqi Kurdistan
Part of plan to increase Egyptian exports to new markets
Iraq PM warns Kurd security forces to stay put
Kurdish leaders want to expand their autonomous region across a swathe of territory that stretches from Iraq’s eastern border with Iran to its western frontier with Syria
Iraq aims to unite with new national anthem, flag
Iraq aiming to create new unifying national symbols
Iraq angered by Kurdish deal with French Total
Total penned a deal for Halfaya with the Iraqi Ministry of Oil at the end of 2009
Iraq government condemns visit of Turkish FM
The Baghdad government says the visit underestimates “national sovereignty and violate the rules of international relations”