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Brawl erupts as Kurdish parliament descends into chaos over elections
The Independent UK via AOL· 1 year agoChaos ensued after a brawl broke out in the Kurdish parliament in Erbil on Monday, 22 May, in a...
Kurdish PUK party returns to cabinet meetings after boycott
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoERBIL (Reuters) -One of the dominant Kurdish parties in northern Iraq on Sunday ended a more than half-year boycott of regional government cabinet meetings with its main coalition partner, easing ...
Iraqi parliament to vote Thursday on new president amid divisions
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraq's parliament will convene this week for a session meant to elect a new president, the speaker's...
An airstrike on a military airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region kills 3 people
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAn airstrike on a military airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region killed three...
Blast at north Iraqi airport raises tension in Kurdish area
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn explosion struck next to the Suleimaniyah International Airport in northern Iraq’s...
Hamas Arms Maker and ‘Serial Fraudster’ Gets 70 Years in Prison for Torture
Rolling Stone via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIn a secret recording produced at trial, Ross Roggio, an international arms dealer and con artist...
Iraq, Syria's Kurdish leader condemn attack on airport
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe commander of the main U.S.-backed force in Syria and Iraq’s presidency Saturday condemned what...
‘This was not a wedding. This was hell': More than 100 dead, 150 hurt in fire at reception
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoAt least 100 people are dead and 150 were injured at a wedding reception in northern Iraq Tuesday...
Close US partners in the Middle East demand air defenses after Iranian drone attacks
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles on Jan. 15 that struck buildings in...
Iraq elects new president and premier, ending stalemate
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIraq’s parliament on Thursday elected Kurdish politician Abdul Latif Rashid as president, who...