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Broadening the mind on Iraq’s lawless roads
Viva explores the globe following three intrepid women taking the path least travelled. In the third adventure Cathrin Schaer visits a country which appears different from... Read more
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Take in Erbil, Iraq’s Dubai
Mariwan Salihi The National Oct 15, 2011 Why Erbil? Erbil is the Iraq you don’t know about from the news. Spared from the carnage seen elsewhere in the country, the... Read more
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An Unexpected Friday in Iraqi Kurdistan
Iraqi Business News It’s early Friday morning and I’m in a SUV travelling from Sulymaniya to the picturesque border town of Ahmad Awa. But it’s not the SUV I expected... Read more
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U.S. opens consulate in Iraqi Kurdistan
BY ROY GUTMAN MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS ERBIL, Iraq — The United States on Sunday opened its first consulate in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, a symbol of the normalization of U.S.-Iraqi relations... Read more
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British tourists venture into Kurdistan, will business follow?
By John McTernan, The Telegraph I wrote recently about the huge business opportunities in Kurdistan – and the welcome any visitor from Britain gets. Back for my second visit this... Read more
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Kurdistan: the other Iraq
By Liz Sly So, I’m lying on a fluffy white duvet and surfing the flat-screen TV embedded in my hotel room wall. I’ve just finished a meal of Milanese risotto... Read more
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Best Western signs first hotel in Iraq — and its in Erbil
Best Western has signed its first hotel in Iraq in the city of Erbil. The new Best Western Premier hotel is intended to serve demand from the region’s oil and... Read more
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Erbil remedy to develop Iraqi tourism
(National, The (United Arab Emirates) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ERBIL // Erbil is fast developing as the gateway to the rest of Iraq. Modern buildings are springing up around the... Read more
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Restoration of the Erbil Citadel moves forward
UNESCO and the High Commission for Erbil Citadel Revitalization are working together to bring the life back to the ancient monument which is considered an archaeological and national treasure. Below... Read more
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Qubad Talabani speaks throughout New England
Qubad J. Talabani, the KRG’s special representative to Washington, appeared before World Affairs Council sponsored events in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine during Vermont. The photo above is during his... Read more
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