World
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Foreign missions in Iraq on Monday expressed concern about the Kurdistan Democratic Party’s (KDP) decision to boycott the Kurdistan Region’s general elections, reiterating the importance of holding the “essential” vote on time.
“Due to the delay of salaries, some of our employees have gone on strike,” Aso Mohammed, the head of Sulaimani’s general traffic directorate told Soran Hussein, “we do not know what this will lead to; so we advise citizens not to visit the directorate.”\
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Sweden on Thursday officially joined NATO, becoming the 32nd member of the US-led defence alliance. The bid was obstructed by Turkey for about two years due to its concerns about the activities of a Kurdish armed group in the Scandinavian country.
Sweden and Finland reversed their decades-long tradition of military non-alignment and applied to join NATO following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Turkey initially resisted the bids, citing concerns over the activities of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in both Nordic countries. Ankara reversed its decision after Stockholm, Helsinki and Washington met some of its demands, including limiting the activities of the armed group in both Nordic countries and approving the purchase of US F-16 fighter jets by Turkey.
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani will travel to the United States for a meeting with President Joe Biden in Washington on April 15, the White House said in a statement on Friday.
They “will consult on a range of issues during the visit, including our shared commitment to the lasting defeat of ISIS and evolution of the military mission nearly ten years after forming the successful Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS,” read the White House statement.