Turkmen and Arab leaders in Kirkuk on Wednesday rejected statements made by Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) leader Bafel ...

1947 – At age 14, joins the Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP). 1951 – Member of the KDP’s Central Committee. June 1975 – Leaves the KDP to found the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), an ...

Both leaders expressed optimism following the talks, which focused on the procedures and steps required to establish a new ...

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Talks to focus on forming the new KRG cabinet, with expectations for a breakthrough before Ramadan Eid.

Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani said on Wednesday that the latest high-level meetings between the ruling parties have ...

Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's health is "completely normal and stable", his office said on Monday, a day after he was flown to a Jordanian hospital because of low blood pressure. "The initial ...