Nouri al-Maliki:

Corruption in Al-Sudani’s Government Had Turned into "Plunder"

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Desk – Nouri al-Maliki, leader of the State of Law Coalition, criticized the performance of Mohammed Shia al-Sudani’s government regarding the fight against corruption. He stated that corruption within the administration had become so pervasive that it could no longer be termed merely "corruption"; rather, it had evolved into the "plunder" of public assets.

Hoshyar Zebari:

All Kurdistan Region parties have concluded that Baghdad is our strategic depth

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Desk – Hoshyar Zebari, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) Politburo, announced that he has been tasked by his party with overseeing all its political and governmental affairs in Baghdad. He emphasized that all parties in the Kurdistan Region have reached the conclusion that Baghdad constitutes the Region's "strategic depth."

Ali Zaidi:

We Are Deeply Grateful to the KDP and the PUK

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service – Ali Zaidi expressed appreciation for the support shown by Iraqi political parties and institutions—including the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK)—for the government's anti-corruption agenda. He emphasized that combating corruption is a national responsibility and affirmed that, despite pressures and challenges, the government will resolutely continue the reform process, the prosecution of corrupt individuals, and the recovery of state assets.

New details of the anti-corruption operation in Iraq

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Iraqi security and political sources have published new details of the extensive anti-corruption operation known as "Sulah Al-Fajr"; According to these sources, the operation was carried out after several days of planning and following the strictest security measures.

Ali Zaidi:

No corrupt person is immune

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Ali Zaidi, the Prime Minister of Iraq, announced that the extensive anti-corruption operation that the government has started is only the first stage, and no person or movement will be immune from prosecution and supervision. At the same time, he announced the approval of a 35% tax on the income of foreign oil companies and the government's plan to strengthen the electricity sector.

Barzani's happy attempt to prevent the deduction of 120 billion dinars from the salary budget

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - The sources of the region report direct consultation between Masrour Barzani and the Iraqi Prime Minister and sending a delegation to Baghdad to prevent the reduction of the salary budget.

Zaidi completes the Iraqi cabinet before traveling to Washington

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Fadi Shamri, advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister, announced that the Iraqi government intends to appoint the Minister of Interior and finalize the composition of the cabinet before Zaidi's trip to Washington.

Ali Zaidi's meeting with Trump's special envoy; Emphasis on limiting weapons and developing economic cooperation

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Zaidi, in a meeting with Donald Trump's special representative in Iraq and Syria, discussed the implementation of the program to disarm armed groups outside the framework of the government, strengthening Iraqi sovereignty and expanding economic and investment cooperation between Baghdad and Washington.

The imminent visit of the Iraqi Prime Minister to America; Arms control and economy-oriented discussions

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - Ali Zaidi's expected visit to the White House is aimed at redefining strategic relations between Baghdad and Washington based on arms control, stabilization of the financial system and management of the dollar market, as well as attracting American investment in the energy sector. At the same time, Baghdad is trying to keep Iraq away from regional tensions and competitions and get more military and economic support.

The Prime Minister of Iraq announced that any group that does not hand over weapons is considered terrorist

Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The Iraqi government, in its strongest stance against armed groups outside the government, has warned that any movement that refuses to hand over weapons to the government will be recognized as a terrorist group and outlawed and will be dealt with.

Tom Barak welcomed the delivery of Iraqi armed groups' weapons to the government

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Tom Barak, the US special representative for Syria and Iraq, welcomed the decision of some Iraqi armed groups to hand over their weapons to the government and considered it an important step towards the formation of the "new Iraqi government".

Al-Zaidi's green light for Kurdistan region's oil; Resuming the activities of companies after months of suspension

Service of Iraq and the Kurdistan Region - The Prime Minister of Iraq, in a meeting with a delegation from the Kurdistan Regional Government and representatives of oil companies, issued an order to resume the activities of foreign companies in the region's oil fields. At the same time, political sources in Baghdad say that the Iraqi government has conditioned the payment of regional employees' salaries to the resumption of Kurdistan's oil exports.

Ali Al-Zaidi met with a delegation from Asaib Ahl Al-Haq and Imam Ali Brigades

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - In a meeting with delegations from Asaib Ahl Al-Haq and Imam Ali Brigades, the Iraqi Prime Minister appreciated the support of the leaders of these two groups for the government's plan to monopolize weapons in the hands of official institutions and announced the formation of a joint committee to develop implementation mechanisms for this process within two days.

A look at the dimensions of Ali al-Zaidi's trip to the Kurdistan region

On Saturday, May 2, Ali Al Zaidi traveled to Kurdistan Region. He went to Erbil and Sulaymaniyah during this trip. The purpose of this trip was to conduct consultations to form a government and listen to the demands of the Kurds, as well as to try to return the Democratic Party to the political system. After the trip, he announced the support of the regional parties to his government.

The Shiite candidate for the formation of the Iraqi government met with the Barzanis

Service of Iraq and Kurdistan Region - The Shiite candidate for the formation of the Iraqi cabinet met in Erbil with Masoud Barzani, the head of the Democratic Party, Masroor Barzani, the head of the regional government, and Nechirvan Barzani, the head of the region.

Ali al-Zaidi's trip to Erbil to discuss the formation of the government

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - At the same time as part of the Shiite leaders are worried about the absence of the Democratic Party in the new government, Ali al-Zaidi is going to Erbil for political talks and will meet with Masoud Barzani.

Member of Parliament of Kurdistan:

29 years of power is monopolized by two members of the same family 

Iraq and Kurdistan Region Service - Hardi Salah, a member of the Kurdistan Parliament, criticized the long-term monopoly of power in the Kurdistan Region, referring to the introduction of the new Iraqi Prime Minister candidate who was born in 1986.