Second Deloitte report on Oil and Gas review in the Iraqi Kurdistan Region - H2 of 2017Thursday, 2 August, 2018 , 18:41

Cabinet.gov.krd

Pursuant to the Kurdistan Regional Government Council of Ministers resolution No.73 (3 February 2016) establishing an independent review of the oil and gas industry, today new verified data on oil exports, consumption and revenues have been published covering the period from 1 July 2017 to 31 December 2017. This is a continuation from the first public report of the first half of 2017 published in January 2018.


  

 Rosneft to start extracting oil in Kurdistan Region Thursday, 2 August, 2018 , 18:38

Rudaw.net

The Minister of Natural Resources for the Kurdistan Regional Government Ashti Hawrami and Rosneft CEO Igor Sechin sign an oil agreement in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on June 2, 2017, as KRG Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani and Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani look on.

  

Erdogan’s Most Charismatic Rival in Turkey Challenges Him, From JailThursday, 2 August, 2018 , 17:36

Nytimes.com | By Carlotta Gall

EDIRNE, Turkey — A prominent Kurdish politician, Selahattin Demirtas once helped Turkey’s leader come close to ending the decades-old conflict with Kurdish militants that has killed tens of thousands of people.


  

 Public anger grows, Iraqi protesters take over Najaf airport Monday, 16 July, 2018 , 15:54

Rudaw.net

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Public anger over the lack of basic services and high unemployment is growing in Iraq as protests that have raged in the southern province of Basra this week spread northwards on Friday.


  

Two killed in southern Iraq as protests spreadMonday, 16 July, 2018 , 15:49

AFP

Two more demonstrators were killed in southern Iraq, officials said, as protests against unemployment spread on Saturday from the port city of Basra to other parts of the country including Baghdad, reported AFP.


  

Death of Ephrem-Isa YousifWednesday, 4 July, 2018 , 18:24

It is with great sadness that we have learned the death of our friend Ephrem-Isa Yousif on Tuesday, in the morning of July 4th, at the age of 74, at the Bichat Hospital in Paris where he had just undergone a heavy surgery.


  

Iran Is Changing, but Not in Ways Trump ThinksThursday, 28 June, 2018 , 17:36

Nytimes.com | Thomas Erdbrink

TEHRAN — President Trump says his decision to leave the nuclear agreement is already having a huge impact on Iran. He is right, Iranians say, but for the wrong reasons.


  

Iran protests broaden as U.S. sanctions takes toll on the economyWednesday, 27 June, 2018 , 18:37

By Associated Press / Jun.25.2018

The unrest signaled widespread unease after the U.S. decision to withdraw from Tehran's nuclear deal and restore sanctions on the country.


  

For Erdogan and his cronies, losing was never an optionTuesday, 26 June, 2018 , 17:33

Thenational.ae | Henri Barkey

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan had a resounding victory at the polls on Sunday. Not only did he manage to win a majority of votes for a first round victory but also, through his alliance with the arch-nationalist party MHP, the National Movement Party, he has secured a parliamentary majority.


  

I Am Running for President in Turkey. From My Prison CellWednesday, 20 June, 2018 , 18:32

Nytimes.com | By Selahattin Demirtas

EDIRNE, Turkey — Turkey will vote in presidential and parliamentary elections on June 24. I am one of six candidates running for president. I am running from my prison cell.