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Are the Days of Low Oil Prices Receding? Business Day http://ift.tt/2zsjm7Z Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Politics and Government, Kurds October 16, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- STANLEY REED Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Oil (Petroleum) and Gasoline, Politics and Government, Kurds The Kurdish vote for independence in Iraq is the latest geopolitical crisis to affect a market already weighing the impact of possible new sanctions on Iran.

Iraqi Forces Said to Seize Oil Sites and Airport Outside Kirkuk World http://ift.tt/2zdBTnD Politics and Government, Kurds October 16, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- DAVID ZUCCHINO Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Politics and Government, Kurds Iraq said it was at the gates of the Kurdish-held city, and Kurds loyal to an opposition party said they had intentionally made way for advancing government forces.

Democracy Is Possible in Syria. My Friend Knew How. Opinion http://ift.tt/2yrh2QA Kurds October 16, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- DAVID GRAEBER Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Kurds Mehmet Aksoy died helping to build a free society in a region that sorely needs one. Now I’m sharing his final call to action.

As Iraqis and Kurds Square Off Over Kirkuk, City Life Goes On World http://ift.tt/2gaUNnF Kurds October 15, 2017 at 05:00AM Author --- DAVID ZUCCHINO Source> -- The New York Times Keywords -- Kurds Shops were open in the disputed city, but weeks after an independence vote by the Kurds, soldiers on both sides were digging in.