ENERGY
MIDDLE EAST
Iraq to hold provincial elections on Nov. 6
DIPLOMACY
Iraq PM to hold Turkey talks on water, Kurdish rebels
DIPLOMACY
Iran, Iraq sign border protection deal months after strikes on Kurds
IRAQ
Kurdistan oil revenues to be moved to account under federal government supervision - INA
DIPLOMACY
UN chief on 'solidarity' visit to Iraq
MIDDLE EAST
Turkish drone kills 3 PKK-affiliated fighters in Iraq: Kurds
TURKEY
Kurdish militants suspend 'operations' after quake
MIDDLE EAST
Iraqi Kurdistan suspends oil exports through Turkey after quake
MIDDLE EAST
Protest-hit Iran detains journalist, pardons 'tens of thousands'
SECURITY
Eight rockets fired at Turkish base in Iraq, Kurdish security group says
SYRIA
Kurds protest against Paris attack in Hasakeh
TERRORISM
Islamic State claims bomb attack on Iraqi police near Kirkuk
UPRISING
President urges Iranians to thwart 'enemy' on visit to Kurdistan protest hub
MIDEAST
Why Tehran is attacking Iranian Kurds amid countrywide protests
DIPLOMACTIC RELATIONS