29 September 2012 BAGHDAD: Ahrar bloc MP Ali al-Timimi said that the return of President Jalal Talabani to Baghdad does not mean solving the political issues, charging political blocs of "creating" ...

Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani was in Erbil for the talks, while the key Kurdistan region officials, Masrour Barzani and Nechirvan Barzani were abroad, the latter returning on Wednesday.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Kurdish people. Kurds do not have an official homeland or country. Most reside within countries in the Middle East including northern Iraq ...

1998 – Talabani and rival Kurdish Democratic Party leader Massoud Barzani sign a peace agreement that provides for the joint governing of their respective areas of Kurdistan.

1998 – Talabani and rival Kurdish Democratic Party leader Massoud Barzani sign a peace agreement that provides for the joint governing of their respective areas of Kurdistan.

Kurdistan Region Deputy Prime Minister and senior Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) member, Qubad Talabani, on Thursday stressed the need for genuine partnership between his party and the rival ...

The DEM delegation yesterday met with Masoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP). Their talks lasted nearly two hours and focused on Öcalan’s stance on the peace process and the ...

It will never work. As the generations change from Masoud to son Masrour and nephew Nechirvan and even Masrour’s son Areen on the Barzani side and Jalal to sons Bafil and Qubad on the Talabani ...

News about Massoud Barzani. Commentary and archival information about Massoud Barzani from The New York Times.

June 1975 – Former leader Jalal Talabani leaves the KDP to form the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), forcing a reorganization of the KDP. 1979 – Escapes an assassination attempt in Vienna ...

In the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, the inseparable brothers Bafel and Qubad Talabani — sons of the late Mam Jalal Talabani – either put down or executed a coup (depending on whose account you ...