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Iraqi ministry to oversee Kurdistan Region oil and gas field management
Iraq’s oil ministry has taken all necessary measures required to implement a federal court’s ruling that gives it the authority to manage oil and gas fields in the Kurdistan Region, state oil marketer SOMO said on Monday, April 11.
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Masrour Barzani: We are part of an alliance that Iran does not welcome
the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) premier stated "We are part of an alliance that Iran does not like, so the Iranian missile attack on Erbil is a kind of political pressure to pull us out of this alliance."
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Iraqi oil ministry to build new refinery in Kirkuk – report
Iraq’s oil ministry plans to build a new refinery in Kirkuk province, the Iraqi official news agency reported on Wednesday.
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Mullah Bakhtiar says 200 years of Kurdish armed struggle were wrong
Member of the Supreme Political Council and the interests of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan stated that the Kurdish armed struggle for the past 200 years have been wrong, noting that all the uprisings of the 18th and 19th centuries had failed and that no nation had been failed as much as the Kurds.
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Erdogan not giving up on gas from Iraqi Kurdistan / Fehim Tastekin
Erdogan appears bent on advancing energy deals with Iraqi Kurdistan, even as a gas project remains bogged down by legal, technical and financial snags.
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Top Iraqi court decision a political move: former deputy speaker
The former Deputy Speaker of the Iraqi Parliament, Bashir Haddad, said on Friday, February 18, the decision from the Iraqi Federal Supreme Court on the Kurdistan Region’s law on oil and gas sales was political.
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Baghdad initiates proceedings to implement Supreme Court's decision on KRG's oil autonomy
Iraq's Ministerial Council of National Security on Wednesday has initiated the implementation proceedings of the Supreme Court's decision against Erbil's independent administration of Kurdistan's oil resources.
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Kurdistan Region's Parliament denounces Baghdad's decision about oil and gas
The Kurdistan Region Parliament said that the Federal Court's decision regarding the oil and gas law is a "serious blow to the Iraqi federal system and the rights of citizenship."
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Erbil blames Iraq federal court’s decision, calling it ‘unconstitutional’
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil said on Tuesday a decision by the federal court deeming the Region’s oil and gas unconstitutional was “unjust and unconstitutional”.
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Iraqi federal supreme court deems Kurdish oil, gas law unconstitutional
The Federal Supreme Court issued a verdict on Tuesday, February 15, that the Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) law on the independent sale of the Region’s oil and natural gas was against the Iraqi constitution.
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Iraq’s KDP isn’t after the presidency. It wants Kirkuk instead / Suadad al-Salhy
Kurdish leaders tell MEE that the row being played out with the PUK over who will become president is a pressure tactic to win the governorship of Kirkuk's oil-rich province
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Masrour Barzani meets discusses ISIS threat with Peshmerga and interior ministers
Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani met with Peshmerga Minister Shorsh Ismael and Minister of Interior Rebar Ahmed on Sunday, January 23, to discuss the threat of recent Islamic State (ISIS) activity, official media reported.
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Mustafa al-Kadhimi visits Erbil, meets Masrour Barzani
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi met with Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister Masrour Barzani in Erbil on Wednesday, December 8, to discuss joint operations between Peshmerga forces and Iraqi Security Forces against Islamic State (ISIS) militants.
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Secretary General announces deal between Erbil and Baghdad to confront ISIS
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Peshmerga of the Kurdistan Region announced that during a meeting with the Iraqi Joint Operations Command, they had reached an agreement on practical action and joint operations against the ISIS.
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Vladimir Putin's special envoy arrives in Erbil
Mikhail Bogdanov, special envoy of Russian President Vladimir Putin, arrived at Erbil International Airport, in the capital of the Kurdistan Region.
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Students protest in Kurdistan Region for third day in row
University and institute students protested in the Kurdistan Region for a third day in a row, calling on the government to resume payment of their monthly stipends.
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No obstacle on fulfilling Shingal deal: military official
Major General Tahsin Khafaji, the spokesman for theIraq Joint Operations Command, said on Sunday, November 21, there were no barriers in implementing the Shingal agreement.
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Secretary of Defense reaffirms US support to Peshmerga
US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reaffirmed Washington's support to the Kurdish forces of Peshmerga in fight against the Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist group.
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Iraq's elections weaken PKK in Sinjar / Mahmut Bozarslan
Iraq's October elections may have strengthened the Iraqi Kurdistan administration's hands in the Yazidi enclave of Sinjar.
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US aims to strengthen Kurdistan region, says top official
The United States’ presence in Iraq is for the long term and aims to “strengthen the Kurdistan region”, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Iran and Iraq Jennifer Gavito said.
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Iraqi PM, Masrour Barzani hold phone call after Sunday election
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi spoke by phone with Kurdish premier Masrour Barzani on Sunday, following the closure of polling stations across Iraq.
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Iraq oil minister calls on Erbil to send oil to Baghdad
Iraq’s Ministry of Oil said that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) in Erbil should hand over 250,000 barrels of oil per day or its cash equivalent to the federal government at the price set by the country’s oil marketer SOMO.
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KRG to take measures against forum that called for Iraq-Israel normalization
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) ministry of interior said on Saturday that it would take necessary measures against the organization of a conference that called for normalization of ties between Iraq and Israel.
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Kurdistan Region territory shouldn’t be used to disrupt its security: spokesman
The Kurdistan Region’s territory should not be used to disrupt security of the region, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.
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SOMO manager says Erbil has sent no oil or money to Baghdad despite budget obligations
General Manager Iraq’s oil marketer SOMO Ala Yasseri said on Saturday, September 18, that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has not delivered any quantity of crude oil or its monetary equivalent to the federal government, despite its obligations under the 2021 Federal Budget Law.
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Turkish opposition courts Kurds in trip to Erbil / Amberin Zaman
The Republican People’s Party, Turkey’s main opposition party, has sent a senior delegation to Iraq's Kurdistan Region, perhaps because popular elections have become difficult to win without Kurdish votes.
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Former Kirkuk Provincial Council chairman appointed as KRG PM advisor
Rebwar Talabani, the former chairman of the Kirkuk Provincial Council, was appointed as advisor to the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Region.
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Iraqi Kurdistan to cancel two Genel Energy licenses
The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has informed Genel Energy that it intends to terminate two gas contracts, the company said on Friday.
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Spokesman says Iran always respects Iraq’s territorial integrity
Spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry Saeed Khatibzadeh said that Iran has always respected Iraq’s territorial integrity and this policy wouldn’t change.
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Jaafar Mustafa, head of Peshmerga command meet anti-ISIS coalition advisors
Kurdistan Region Vice President Jaafar Sheikh Mustafa and head of the Peshmerga Forces 70 Command Mustafa Chawrash met with advisors from the anti-ISIS International Coalition in Sulaimani on Friday, August 6, to discuss ongoing efforts to depoliticize and unify the Kurdistan Region’s military.