Scottish nationalists pledge independence referendum by end of 2023
- 16-Apr-2021
The SNP currently has 61 of the 129 seats in the Scottish Parliament but by working with the Greens' 5 lawmakers, it has effective control of the devolved parliament.
Iraq suspends flights to Kurd region over independence referendum
- 28-Sep-2017
BAGHDAD: All foreign flights to and from the Iraqi Kurdish capital Arbil will be suspended from Friday, officials said, as Baghdad increases pressure on the Kurds over this week’s independence referendum. The move by the Iraqi central government marks the first major step taken in retaliation for Monday’s vote, which delivered a resounding 92.7 percent […]
Historic independence referendum for Kurdistan underway in Iraq
- 25-Sep-2017
ARBIL: Iraqi Kurds are to vote in an independence referendum on Monday in defiance of Baghdad which has warned of “measures” to defend Iraq’s unity and threatened to deprive their region of lifeline oil revenues. The non-binding vote on the Kurds long-cherished dream of independence, initiated by veteran leader Massud Barzani, has angered not only […]
Turkey’s Erdogan says Iraq should avoid independence referendum
- 10-Jul-2017
ANKARA: Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday it was increasingly important that neighbouring Iraq remain a unified country and said a planned Kurdish referendum on independence should not go ahead. Authorities in Kurdish northern Iraq have announced an independence referendum on Sept. 25, and the president of the Kurdistan Regional Government told Reuters last […]