Turkey extended a regional peace drive to Iraqi Kurds when Foreign Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu met with top Kurdish officials in a landmark visit to Arbil. “It is time for Arabs, Turks, Kurds, Shiites and Sunnis to rebuild the Middle East. Therefore, it is time for everyone to take brave steps,” Davuto?lu told a joint press conference with Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani late on Friday. Barzani praised Davuto?lu’s visit, saying it is even more significant now as the Middle East is passing through such a sensitive time. Full article.