The KRG sends proposed 2010 budget to parliament

The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) yesterday sent a draft budget law to the Kurdistan Parliament for consideration. Prime Minister Barham Salih chaired the cabinet meeting on the draft budget, and announced later at a press conference a proposed budget of 11.433 trillion Iraqi Dinars (9.6 billion US Dollars). ...

Kurdish, Turkish journalists call for dialogue

More than 60 journalists from Turkish and Kurdish magazines, television stations and newspapers convened for a meeting organized by the Medialog Platform. Kurdish and Turkish journalists who met in İstanbul on Saturday to discuss the role of the media put forward suggestions for the purpose of eliminating misperceptions and prejudices that exist both among Iraqi Kurds and in Turkey. ...

Halabja, the massacre the West tried to ignore

It has taken nearly 22 years for Ali Hassan al-Majid to be judged by Iraqis for perpetrating one of the worst massacres in modern history. Even peering out from the smudged window of an Iranian military helicopter, it was clear that a terrible crime had been committed against the inhabitants of Halabja, as part of a campaign by Saddam Hussein and his commanders to teach Iraqi Kurds the cost of siding with the enemy - at that time Iran. ...

Iraqi Tribunal finds Ali Hassan Majid guilty of Halabja gas attack

Erbil, Kurdistan – Iraq (KRG.org) - The Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal yesterday in Baghdad convicted Ali Hassan al-Majid of crimes against humanity for ordering the gassing of the Kurdish city of Halabja and killing more than 5,000 civilians. ...

KRG statement on Kurdistan Region oil contracts and revenues

Statement by Dr Ashti Hawrami, Minister for Natural Resources

After talks with the Kurdistan Region's Prime Minister Dr Barham Salih, Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on 3rd January said in a statement to the press, “It is time to look at this file and settle it with flexibility and realism, in order to preserve the rights and interests in these contracts.” He added, “The revenue will be part of the national revenue that is distributed equally to all Iraqis”. ...

A strong Kurdistan is a stronger Iraq, Prime Minister Salih tells conference on federalism

Erbil, Kurdistan – Iraq (KRG.org) – A strong Kurdistan Region translates into a stronger Iraq, Prime Minister Barham Salih told officials from provinces across Iraq in his keynote address at a conference on federalism arranged by the International Republican Institute. ...

Lufthansa is planning flights to Erbil

Baghdad and Erbil new Middle East destinations

As Iraq is increasingly opening up to civil aviation, demand for flights to the country is growing. Lufthansa is therefore examining the possibility of launching several new services to Iraq and is currently planning to serve the capital, Baghdad, and the city of Erbil in Northern Iraq from Frankfurt and Munich. ...

Kurdistan’s anti-corruption strategy

The new government lead by Prime Minister Dr. Barham Salih has reaffirmed the commitment of the KRG to the project. In a recent statement celebrating International Anti-Corruption Day, Dr Barham reiterated the right of all citizens of the KRG to expect the highest standards of conduct and announced that the government would soon release a new comprehensive Code of Conduct that will govern the behavior of the civil service. ...

Kurdistan’s education ministers attend technology conference and launch of UK-Iraq partnership

London, UK (KRG.org) – The Kurdistan Region's ministers for education and higher education today concluded their visit to the UK, where they participated in the Moving Young Minds conference opened by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. The Higher Education Minister also spoke at the launch of a new British government programme for Iraqi higher education. ...

Head of UK parliament’s Kurdistan group welcomes Region’s progress

Erbil, Kurdistan – Iraq (KRG.org) - Mrs Meg Munn, chairman of the British parliamentary group on the Kurdistan Region in Iraq, made her first visit to the Region last week, meeting with President Masoud Barzani, Speaker of Parliament Dr Kemal Kirkuki, and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Barham Salih. ...

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