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Kurdish delegation headed by Nechirvan Barzani arrives in Baghdad
2/15/2015
Baghdad: Kurdistan Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani arrived on Sunday, to Baghdad International Airport on the head of KRG delegation in the framework of the official visit to meet with Iraqi PM, Haider al-Abadi oil to settle outstanding differences and other files related to financial and security aspects. A political source said that “Bazrani arrived earlier to Baghdad International Airport, and will meet prime minister, Haider al-Abadi at 1 p.m. to discuss the outstanding issues between the two governments, most notably the settlement of disputes over oil agreement.” Baghdad and Erbil have signed a preliminary agreement early last December after a bitter struggle on the management of oil wealth and that includes Kurdistan Regional Government KRg to export the amount of 250 thousand barrels per day of oil fields in favor of Baghdad…shafaaq.com | Ekurd.net
Kurdistan Region is to declare independence: Ayad Allawi
Baghdad: Iraqi Vice President and former PM Ayad Allawi said the Kurdistan Region in Ira’s north to declare its independence from Iraq and establish an independent state, al-Ma’alomeh news agency reported. Allawi’s office said in a statement that the region would declare its independence soon or later, adding that the situation is not suitable for such a move. The statement, however, went on to say that if the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish government in Erbil reach accord on oil and its venues then there would be no place for the expected decision. The militants of the Islamic State (IS) are not removed though bombing, the best way, however, is to overcome the extremists group in ideological ways. Stressing on Iraq’s unity and integrity to fight the group, Allawi said clashes are continuing between Iraqi forces and the IS jihadists and the northern second-biggest city of Mosul is still under the control of the group. kurdpress.ir | Ekurd.net
Islamic State kidnaps 41 Kurdish families near Zumar
Nineveh: Islamic State group (IS) militants kidnapped 41 Kurdish families near Zumar district in Nineveh province. Iraqi News reported. Security source said “Some Kurdish families were trying to reach Kurdistan Region next to Zumar district where the IS militants kidnapped 41 of them and took them to unknown area.” Ekurd.net
Conference against IS in Slemani
Slemani: Islamic scholars in Kurdistan Region are holding a conference in Slemani (Sulaymaniyah) city in response to the rise of the Islamic State (IS) group, which still controls a significant amount of territory in Iraq. An NRT correspondent reported the conference commenced on Saturday with an open meeting between Islamic scholars from the region. The aim of the conference, which is set to continue for several days, is to face the Islamic State’s thoughts and perspectives. It is anticipated that a large number of scholars will attend the conference. IS announced a “caliphate” across parts of Iraq and Syria last summer, following the fall of Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul to the group in June. By August, the group launched an attack on the predominately Kurdish Yazidi region of Sinjar (Shingal) and drew increasingly closer to the Kurdish capital of Erbil, which prompted the establishment of the U.S.-led coalition against IS. With support from coalition airstrikes, Kurdish and Iraqi forces have made gains in recent months, and an offensive to retake the city of Mosul is planned for the near future. nrttv.com | Ekurd.net
Corruption scandal of KDP and Gorran: documents
Selmani: According to an official document, the Kurdistan Finance Minister Rebaz M. Hamlan use public money to finance KDP party publishing houses close to Kurdish PM Nechirvan Barzani. The finance Minister from Goran movement, is giving 30000 USD monthly to those KDP private magazines. An activist stated that this is an obvious wasting of public money in these harsh economic crises. milletpress.com | Ekurd.net
Kurdish parliament speaker : Political decentralism saves Iraq’s integrity
Erbil: Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Yusuf Muhammad said Iraqi is needed to be decentralized politically to keep its integrity. Addressing an S.I.O.I gathering in Italy, the Kurdish speaker said there are different sects and lines in Iraq and all of them should play a role in the state’s politics. Remaining in a united Iraq depends on the involvement of all lines and sects in the country’s policy and following a decentralized policy, he said, adding that the Kurdish people in the north of Iraq are seeking to have a modern government free of any corruption and need help from all European states and Italy in particular. In a meeting with Italy Senate council Chief Piero Grasu, Muhammad reiterated on necessity to respect Kurds’ will in reshaping the region. kurdpress.ir | Ekurd.net
Further oil talks between Erbil and Baghdad
Erbil: A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), chaired by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, will visit Baghdad to discuss the agreement between the central government and Erbil on oil exports. Speaking during a conference in Erbil, KRG spokesman Safeen Dzayi said the Kurdistan region will abide by the agreement, but he added the Iraqi government must calculate the shipped oil annually, not daily. In response to Adel Abdul Mahdi’s statement to NRT that what existed between Iraq and Kurdistan was an understanding, not an agreement, Dzayi said it was an agreement, given its adoption as an article in the 2015 federal budget. A Kurdish delegation previously went to Baghdad on Feb. 2 to negotiate and activate the oil accord between Baghdad and Erbil, which was signed in December…nrttv.com
Iran ready to cooperate with Iraqi Kurdistan in fight against IS: official
Erbil: A senior Iranian diplomat underlined Tehran’s readiness to continue cooperation with the Iraqi Kurdistan region in the fight against the IS terrorist group.Tehran’s readiness for continued cooperation with the Kurdistan Regional Government KRG was stressed by Director-General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry for Persian Gulf Affairs Mohammad Farazmand in a meeting with the Iraqi Kurdistan region’s Vice-Speaker Jafar Iminki in Erbil. During the meeting, Farazmand described IS as a serious threat to regional security and peaceful coexistence among religious and tribal streams, and stressed Iran’s preparedness to cooperate with the Iraqi Kurdistan region in fighting the IS, Fars News agency reported. Iminki, for his part, appreciated Iran’s assistance to Iraq in the war on terrorist groups, and called for the further expansion of the two countries’ relations in different fields……kurdpress.ir | Ekurd.net
Civilian Abducted in Khurmatu
Tuzkhurmatu: Two planted bomb blasts wounded two civilians in the town and one civilian was kidnapped by an unknown armed group in Tuzkhurmatu. A security source from Khurmatu told Millet that last night two IDEs went off in Askari Alley of the town and in front of a shop which injured two civilians. Meanwhile a masked group abducted a civilian in to an unknown place, said the source. According to the security force, 15 IEDs attacks were carried out within a week in the town killed and injured several people. milletpress.com | Ekurd.net
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2/15/2015
Baghdad: Kurdistan Prime Minister, Nechirvan Barzani arrived on Sunday, to Baghdad International Airport on the head of KRG delegation in the framework of the official visit to meet with Iraqi PM, Haider al-Abadi oil to settle outstanding differences and other files related to financial and security aspects. A political source said that “Bazrani arrived earlier to Baghdad International Airport, and will meet prime minister, Haider al-Abadi at 1 p.m. to discuss the outstanding issues between the two governments, most notably the settlement of disputes over oil agreement.” Baghdad and Erbil have signed a preliminary agreement early last December after a bitter struggle on the management of oil wealth and that includes Kurdistan Regional Government KRg to export the amount of 250 thousand barrels per day of oil fields in favor of Baghdad…shafaaq.com | Ekurd.net
Kurdistan Region is to declare independence: Ayad Allawi
Baghdad: Iraqi Vice President and former PM Ayad Allawi said the Kurdistan Region in Ira’s north to declare its independence from Iraq and establish an independent state, al-Ma’alomeh news agency reported. Allawi’s office said in a statement that the region would declare its independence soon or later, adding that the situation is not suitable for such a move. The statement, however, went on to say that if the central government in Baghdad and the Kurdish government in Erbil reach accord on oil and its venues then there would be no place for the expected decision. The militants of the Islamic State (IS) are not removed though bombing, the best way, however, is to overcome the extremists group in ideological ways. Stressing on Iraq’s unity and integrity to fight the group, Allawi said clashes are continuing between Iraqi forces and the IS jihadists and the northern second-biggest city of Mosul is still under the control of the group. kurdpress.ir | Ekurd.net
Islamic State kidnaps 41 Kurdish families near Zumar
Nineveh: Islamic State group (IS) militants kidnapped 41 Kurdish families near Zumar district in Nineveh province. Iraqi News reported. Security source said “Some Kurdish families were trying to reach Kurdistan Region next to Zumar district where the IS militants kidnapped 41 of them and took them to unknown area.” Ekurd.net
Conference against IS in Slemani
Slemani: Islamic scholars in Kurdistan Region are holding a conference in Slemani (Sulaymaniyah) city in response to the rise of the Islamic State (IS) group, which still controls a significant amount of territory in Iraq. An NRT correspondent reported the conference commenced on Saturday with an open meeting between Islamic scholars from the region. The aim of the conference, which is set to continue for several days, is to face the Islamic State’s thoughts and perspectives. It is anticipated that a large number of scholars will attend the conference. IS announced a “caliphate” across parts of Iraq and Syria last summer, following the fall of Iraq’s second largest city of Mosul to the group in June. By August, the group launched an attack on the predominately Kurdish Yazidi region of Sinjar (Shingal) and drew increasingly closer to the Kurdish capital of Erbil, which prompted the establishment of the U.S.-led coalition against IS. With support from coalition airstrikes, Kurdish and Iraqi forces have made gains in recent months, and an offensive to retake the city of Mosul is planned for the near future. nrttv.com | Ekurd.net
Corruption scandal of KDP and Gorran: documents
Selmani: According to an official document, the Kurdistan Finance Minister Rebaz M. Hamlan use public money to finance KDP party publishing houses close to Kurdish PM Nechirvan Barzani. The finance Minister from Goran movement, is giving 30000 USD monthly to those KDP private magazines. An activist stated that this is an obvious wasting of public money in these harsh economic crises. milletpress.com | Ekurd.net
Kurdish parliament speaker : Political decentralism saves Iraq’s integrity
Erbil: Kurdistan Parliament Speaker Yusuf Muhammad said Iraqi is needed to be decentralized politically to keep its integrity. Addressing an S.I.O.I gathering in Italy, the Kurdish speaker said there are different sects and lines in Iraq and all of them should play a role in the state’s politics. Remaining in a united Iraq depends on the involvement of all lines and sects in the country’s policy and following a decentralized policy, he said, adding that the Kurdish people in the north of Iraq are seeking to have a modern government free of any corruption and need help from all European states and Italy in particular. In a meeting with Italy Senate council Chief Piero Grasu, Muhammad reiterated on necessity to respect Kurds’ will in reshaping the region. kurdpress.ir | Ekurd.net
Further oil talks between Erbil and Baghdad
Erbil: A delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), chaired by Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani, will visit Baghdad to discuss the agreement between the central government and Erbil on oil exports. Speaking during a conference in Erbil, KRG spokesman Safeen Dzayi said the Kurdistan region will abide by the agreement, but he added the Iraqi government must calculate the shipped oil annually, not daily. In response to Adel Abdul Mahdi’s statement to NRT that what existed between Iraq and Kurdistan was an understanding, not an agreement, Dzayi said it was an agreement, given its adoption as an article in the 2015 federal budget. A Kurdish delegation previously went to Baghdad on Feb. 2 to negotiate and activate the oil accord between Baghdad and Erbil, which was signed in December…nrttv.com
Iran ready to cooperate with Iraqi Kurdistan in fight against IS: official
Erbil: A senior Iranian diplomat underlined Tehran’s readiness to continue cooperation with the Iraqi Kurdistan region in the fight against the IS terrorist group.Tehran’s readiness for continued cooperation with the Kurdistan Regional Government KRG was stressed by Director-General of the Iranian Foreign Ministry for Persian Gulf Affairs Mohammad Farazmand in a meeting with the Iraqi Kurdistan region’s Vice-Speaker Jafar Iminki in Erbil. During the meeting, Farazmand described IS as a serious threat to regional security and peaceful coexistence among religious and tribal streams, and stressed Iran’s preparedness to cooperate with the Iraqi Kurdistan region in fighting the IS, Fars News agency reported. Iminki, for his part, appreciated Iran’s assistance to Iraq in the war on terrorist groups, and called for the further expansion of the two countries’ relations in different fields……kurdpress.ir | Ekurd.net
Civilian Abducted in Khurmatu
Tuzkhurmatu: Two planted bomb blasts wounded two civilians in the town and one civilian was kidnapped by an unknown armed group in Tuzkhurmatu. A security source from Khurmatu told Millet that last night two IDEs went off in Askari Alley of the town and in front of a shop which injured two civilians. Meanwhile a masked group abducted a civilian in to an unknown place, said the source. According to the security force, 15 IEDs attacks were carried out within a week in the town killed and injured several people. milletpress.com | Ekurd.net
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