iraq
EgyptAir to suspend Erbil flights starting Friday
Egypt
September 28, 2017
EgyptAir to suspend Erbil flights starting Friday
Egypt’s flag carrier EgyptAir will suspend flights to and from Erbil airport in northern Iraq from Friday after the Baghdad…
Egyptian-Iraqi woman broadcasts alleged rape story on social media, names rapist
Egypt
September 28, 2017
Egyptian-Iraqi woman broadcasts alleged rape story on social media, names rapist
Massive controversy surfaced on social media in Egypt in the wake of video footage circulated in which a 30-year-old woman…
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Middle East
September 28, 2017
Baghdad piles pressure on Iraqi Kurds to reverse overwhelming independence vote
Baghdad heaped pressure on Iraq’s Kurds on Wednesday, demanding they cancel their overwhelming vote for independence while parliament urged the…
Turkey’s border with northern Iraq remains open, for now, minister says
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Turkey’s border with northern Iraq remains open, for now, minister says
Turkey’s border with northern Iraq remains open, although that does not mean it will remain so, the Turkish customs minister…
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Middle East
September 27, 2017
Iraqi Kurdish leader says ‘yes’ vote won independence referendum
Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani said on Tuesday that Kurds had voted “yes” to independence in a referendum held in…
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Middle East
September 26, 2017
Iranian Kurds rally in support of Iraqi Kurdish referendum
Thousands of Iranian Kurds poured into the streets of Iran overnight and into early Tuesday in support of the Iraqi…
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
Middle East
September 25, 2017
Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to cut off oil flow from Iraq’s Kurdish area over referendum
President Tayyip Erdogan warned on Monday Turkey could cut off the pipeline that carries oil from northern Iraq to the…
China says supports Iraq’s unity as Kurds vote in referendum
Middle East
September 25, 2017
China says supports Iraq’s unity as Kurds vote in referendum
China supports Iraq’s unity, the country’s foreign ministry said on Monday, as voting started in an independence referendum organized by…
Iraqi Kurds vote in referendum on independence from Baghdad
Middle East
September 25, 2017
Iraqi Kurds vote in referendum on independence from Baghdad
Iraqi Kurds were casting ballots on Monday in Iraq’s Kurdish region and disputed territories on whether to support independence from…
Iraq’s Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest
Middle East
September 24, 2017
Iraq’s Kurds to vote on independence amid fears of unrest
“For the sake of the sacrifices and blood of the martyrs, let’s all say yes for Kurdistan independence,” reads a…