President Barzani encourages World Kurdish Congress participants to play greater role in Kurdistan

Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq - (KRG.org) – The 2nd World Kurdish Congress in concludes in Eribl today after four days of presentations and discussions about applying the experiences and knowledge of experts from the Kurdish Diaspora and the international community to the Kurdistan Region.

Massoud Barzani: Flying the Kurdish flag

The Kurdish president warns that Iraq's Kurds could seek independence if they do not get what they need from Baghdad.

Justice for Iraqi Kurds

The Kurdistan Region in Iraq is booming. It is the safest part of the country, the least impoverished, and is attracting a great deal of foreign investment. It may come as a surprise to some but Kurdistan has two international airports, five-star hotels, shopping malls, universities and a theme park. That's in addition to the abundance of oil and gas and rich heritage that dates our capital city to about 8,000 years ago.

Kurdistan football takes the international stage

Erbil, Kurdistan Region - They might support different teams, but one thing Nawzad Hadi, Governor of Erbil, and Turkish Consul General to Erbil Aydın Selcem can agree on is that last night’s VIVA World Cup final was more than just a football match.

730 Anfal victims returned and laid to rest in Suleimaniah

Suleimaniah, Kurdistan Region - Iraq (KRG.org) – The remains of 730 Kurdish people shot through the head or buried alive as part of the former regime's Anfal genocide campaign were returned to their homeland on Monday for a ceremony in Suleimaniah and reburial the following day.

‘Saddam’s attacks on us must be called genocide – to stop it happening again’

A British endorsement would help gain international recognition that the suffering endured by Iraq’s Kurds was genocide

Prime Minister: Kurdistan's energy relations with Turkey to enter a new phase

Erbil, Kurdistan – Iraq (KRG.org) – Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani at a major energy conference in Erbil yesterday said that Kurdistan’s relations with Turkey in the energy sector have entered a new phase. He expressed his optimism that after his recent visit to Turkey, more political will and understanding will lead to stronger economic relations.

President Barzani's Chief of Staff: Kurds Cannot Decide to Replace Maliki Alone

Fuad Hussein, chief of staff to Kurdistan Region President Masoud Barzani, sat down with Rudaw to discuss some of the high-stake issues currently facing the region, including the mounting tensions between Erbil and Baghdad, the possibility of withdrawing confidence from Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri Maliki along with his recent visit to Kirkuk, and the future of a Kurdish state.

Kurdish leader: No to arming the Syrian opposition

The international community should support a transition to democracy in Syria, but shouldn't arm the rebel fighters, Kurdistan regional President Masoud Barzani said in Washington Thursday.

Iraq risks return to dictatorship, Kurdish leader says

Bloomberg News - Kurdish President Masoud Barzani said Iraq risks a return to dictatorship unless its ethnic and political factions resolve their stalemate.

“I have called on all the Iraqi parties and groups to get together and find a solution for this situation” so as not to allow a dictatorship to develop, Barzani said today through an interpreter at a policy group’s luncheon in Washington.