Kurdistan Parliament is currently discussing the budget of 2010 for the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG). The budget has been announced in a press conference by Dr. Barham Salih, the prime minister, before getting it to the representatives of the people. The budget was delayed for months before finalizing it and getting it to the parliament. Furthermore, the oil revenues of the region were not included in the budget and the opposition is furious about that.

Amkara- The United States may offer Turkey more help with equipment and intelligence to combat separatist Kurdish rebels taking refuge in the Iraqi north, US Secretary of Defence Robert Gates said Saturday.

Top security official tours region urging residents to express frustrations peacefully, in wake of Pirmagrun riot.

Erbil- A survey conducted by the Kurdistan Institution for Political Issues (KIPI), released on 13th January, showed that the cost of housing in the region is people’s number one cause for concern.

Baghdad- Iraq looks set to play a key role in the Nabucco pipeline project that will carry natural gas 2,000 miles from the Caspian Sea basin through Turkey to Austria to feed energy-hungry Europe and break Russia's stranglehold.

Erbil-What really sickens me for a while are voices within Kurdistan that condemn modern and enlightened people, including some good artists and entertainers who are brave enough to start a 'Revolution' in our very conservative society.

This past week’s visit by Masoud Barzani, President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, to the United States underscored the special relationship that has developed between the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and the United States.

It is amazing how Henry Kissinger has been able to retain his aura of invincible genius in international relations, continuing to counsel presidents, foreign governments and major global businesses, while occasionally writing lofty Op Ed pieces advising the U.S. on what it should or should not be doing next.

Erbil- A stock exchange has been inaugurated in Erbil, the capital city of Iraq’s Kurdistan region, the market’s director said on Thursday,reported by Aswat Al-Iraq website.