Security forces deploy in Iraqi oil city after four protesters killed in ethnic clashes
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Iraqi security forces deployed in the northern Iraqi oil city of Kirkuk on Sunday to prevent…
Kuwait appoints Fahd Al-Jarallah as finance minister
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Kuwait on Sunday appointed Fahd Abdulaziz Al-Jarallah as finance minister, the state news agency said, following…
PUK President receives phone call from Iraq’s Sudani on Kirkuk
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani late Saturday night received a phone call from…
PUK President urges justice for victims of Kirkuk unrest, says ‘unacceptable’
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani expressed his “deepest” concerns regarding the unrest…
Clashes in Kirkuk kill four protesters; more than dozen injured
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Four protesters were shot dead and 14 were wounded on Saturday during clashes between ethnic groups…
Nobel Foundation cancels Russia, Belarus, Iran invites to annual prize awards
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — The Nobel Foundation said on Saturday it would not after all invite the ambassadors of Russia,…
Turkish Foreign Minister to visit Iran, meet his counterpart – Ministry
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Iran on Sunday, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said…
Baghdad is strategic depth of Iraqi Kurds, says PUK President in Congress message
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) President Bafel Talabani on Friday released a message regarding the…
Putin to meet Erdogan amid push to revive grain deal
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold talks with Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan on Monday in the…
16 people killed in road accident in Iraq
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — At least 16 people, mostly Iranians, were killed in a road accident in Iraq, the Iraqi…
Iranian man, four Iraqis jailed for life for killing US citizen: sources
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — An Iranian man and four Iraqis were sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for…
Rockets fired at Kurdistan Region’s giant Khor Mor gas field
SULAIMANI (ESTA) — Several rockets were fired toward Khor Mor gas field in the Sulaimaniya region of northern…