International pressure has raised the stakes of the planned referendum, but the Kurds have made their case even if the vote is canceled. Nearly every major regional and international player stands against the independence referendum that the Kurdistan Regional Government has planned for September 25. In Washington, the White House issued a statement on September 15 asking th
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BAGHDAD: A referendum on independence for Iraqi Kurdistan set for September 25 comes as the autonomous region faces the worst economic crisis in its short history. Plunging government income, the challenge of fighting the Daesh group and the cost of hosting hundreds of thousands of refugees have combined to punch a gaping hole in the Kurdistan Regional Government’s budget.
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Am 13. Und 14. September 2017 organisierte die Ghorfa (Deutsch-Arabisch Industrie- und Handelskammer) in Zusammenarbeit mit der Botschaft der Republik Irak in Berlin den 4. Deutsch-Irakischen Wirtschaftsforum im Palace Hotel in Berlin. An dem Forum nahm eine hochrangige Delegation von Regierungsvertreter und Geschäftsleute aus dem Irak, sowie die Ministerin für Wirtschaft und
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Citizens in Baghdad envisage a united Iraq with its territorial integrity respected Iraqi women walk on the street in Erbil near banners supporting the referendum for Kurdish independence. Alaa Al Marjani / Reuters Hayat Hassan is a novelist living in Baghdad. "The outcome of Monday's vote is not in question. The Kurds of Iraq have sought independence for decades. It's als
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Press Statement Heather Nauert Department Spokesperson Washington, DC September 20, 2017 The United States strongly opposes the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government’s referendum on independence, planned for September 25. All of Iraq’s neighbors, and virtually the entire international community, also oppose this referendum. The United States urges Iraqi Kurdish leaders to ac
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