http://www.ekurd.net News about Kurds and Kurdistan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:24:37 GMT ListGarden Program 1.3.1 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/kirkuk596.htm The Kurds have their eyes on a much bigger prize: seven to eight seats and the political heft these bring in shaping Kirkuk's future. While the results are not yet known, whatever happens these elections are unlikely to significantly advance the Kurds' chances to integrate Kirkuk into the Kurdistan Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:25:34 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-09-25-34 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/govt1654.htm In a surprise move immediately following the Iraqi elections, Tareq al-Hashemi, the Sunni Iraqi vice-president, told Arab media on Tuesday that he favors an Arab to take over the presidency. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:54:28 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-09-54-28 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3622.htm Suli's cultural elite marked International Women’s Day with speeches, poetry, music and a play depicting family violence at a gathering in Tawar Hall in the city centre. Girls in spectacular sequined kaftans and spiked heels... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:24:44 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-08-24-44 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3625.htm A member of Kurdish Parliament from Change "Gorran" list believes the presents of Counter Terrorist Group (CTG) under the command of Peshmarga Ministry are "dangerous", while the CTG chief says they are only carrying out operations against terrorists. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:29:37 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-10-29-37 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/irankurd579.htm Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ramin Mehman-Parast criticized Germany on Tuesday for releasing the leader of the "terrorist" Party of Free Life of Kurdistan ( PJAK), local satellite Press TV reported. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:34:40 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-13-34-40 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3623.htm A Kurdish leading cleric running for parliament in Iraq’s national elections, argues that the nearest system to an ideal Islamic state is the United States. “What we are most in need of here in Iraq and the rest of the Middle East is justice... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:36:22 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-08-36-22 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/irankurd578.htm Iran's Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani Monday urged Germany to hand over the captured leader of the outlawed Iranian Party of Free Life of Kurdistan (PJAK), the semi- official ISNA news agency reported. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:56:39 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-08-56-39 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/turkey2558.htm Hundreds of earthquake survivors huddled in aid tents and around bonfires Monday in the mainly Kurdish eastern Turkey, seeking relief from the winter cold after a strong temblor knocked down stone and mud-brick houses in five villages, killing 51 people. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:42:06 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-10-42-06 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3624.htm An Iraqi supreme court reversed an earlier decision by recognizing chemical weapons attacks on the Kurdish city of Halabja in 1988 as an act of genocide. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 10:05:44 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-10-05-44 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3626.htm As millions of Iraqis, including Kurds, went to the ballot boxes on Sunday, March 7, to cast their votes for the Iraqi Parliamentary Elections, some youth in Kurdistan Region decided to not participate in the historical event... Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:09:53 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-13-09-53 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/turkey2557.htm A Turkish soldier was killed and three others were injured in the mainly Kurdish southeastern Turkey on Monday when a mine laid by Kurdish rebels exploded, local security officials said. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:46:26 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-08-46-26 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/govt1652.htm Preliminary results were not expected for another day or two in a poll that Iraqis sickened by violence hope will help bring better governance and stability after years of sectarian slaughter, and as U.S. troops prepare to withdraw. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 09:14:45 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-09-14-45 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/kurdlocal823.htm Kurdistan Region-Iraq News in brief. March 9, 2010 Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:23:54 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-09-14-23-54 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3621.htm A power struggle is going on inside Iraq's Kurds and could change the country's balance of power... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:58:44 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-08-14-58-44 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3620.htm Iraq is headed for a post-election political deadlock that could lead to security problems and deepen sectarian rifts, politicians and analysts say. The Iraqi constitution states that a new government should be formed within a month of election results being certified. But the usual delays caused... Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:47:02 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-08-14-47-02 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3618.htm According to preliminary results and sources of Rudaw, Kurds for now will get 63 seats in the Iraqi parliament elections. The final results will be announced on Thursday. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:54:58 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-08-09-54-58 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3619.htm With the Iraqi parliamentary elections set for Sunday, various Iraqi political groups are preparing for a reorganization of the national politics due to unprecedented openness and increased expected participation. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:41:48 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-08-10-41-48 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3613.htm Today wrapped up the final day of Iraqi parliamentary election. The voter turnout was more than anticipated and the ambiance was quite serene. Except for capital of Iraq where some trifle violence as a series of explosions was reported, the election was held successfully else where in the country and abroad. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:23:53 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-08-07-23-53 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3616.htm “Go, go to vote, for renewal and change” starts a song that has rallied voters, particularly the young, around the political movement trying to end the decades-long domination of the two parties in Iraq’s Kurdistan region in Sunday’s elections. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:28:59 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-08-08-28-59 http://www.ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2010/3/state3617.htm The leader in Change "Gorran" list said that the electoral process in Sinjar was not fair, while an official in Kurdistan Alliance condemned this statement as untrue. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:54:12 GMT ekurdnet-2010-03-08-08-54-12