KRG says did not approve Dana Gas, Crescent gas supplies to Iraqi electricity ministry

“The KRG has neither consented nor authorized this move, and any insinuation that it supported or championed the operators’ unilateral decision is untrue and misleading.”

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Iran bill aims to prohibit Hormuz passage for ‘hostile countries’: MP

“The passage of vessels belonging to the United States, the Zionist regime, and other hostile countries through the Strait of Hormuz will be prohibited,” said Iranian parliamentarian Alireza Salimi, adding that all Israeli-linked cargo, military or civilian, will also be denied passage.

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Houthis say struck Saudi bases in Yemen, inflicted ‘hundreds’ of casualties

"Our armed forces conducted a large-scale and precise military operation targeting Saudi enemy troop concentrations in the areas of Al-Ruwaik, Al-Abr, Al-Thaniyah, and other camps belonging to the so-called First and Third Emergency Divisions, using a large number of ballistic missiles and drones," said Yahya Saree.

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UN experts condemn Iranian ‘targeting’ of Kurds, other minorities

"Reports point to a significant increase in arbitrary arrests, and what appears to be politically motivated sentences, including against individuals from ethnic minorities, who are often arrested under broadly defined national security charges," said a panel of UN-appointed human rights experts.

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As economic pressure mounts, Iranians make trade-offs to stay afloat

For many Iranians, such trade-offs have become a daily reality to navigate Iran's worsening economy, battered by decades of international sanctions and further pressured by the US-Israeli war that erupted on February 28.

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Kurdish board defends Article 140 after Kirkuk governor remarks

The KRG’s General Board for Kurdistani Areas Outside the Region slammed Seman’s remarks as “unconstitutional,” stressing, “Article 140 of the constitution has charted the clearest roadmap for resolving a longstanding national issue — namely the question of the identity of a vast area of the country's territory in Iraq.” 

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Kurdish artist Mozaffar Shafeie dies after battle with cancer

Shaffeie, a renowned Kurdish artist from western Iran (Rojhelat), died in a hospital in Turkey on Tuesday after battling cancer. He was the husband of Abdulrahman, a former Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) representative in the US and UK and current senior advisor to Prime Minister Masrour Barzani. 

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Iraqi parliament moves to address worsening financial deficit

“A number of members of parliament have submitted an official request to the speaker of the legislature to hold an emergency session,” Thaer al-Kaabi, a member of the parliamentary legal committee, told the state-owned al-Sabah newspaper on Thursday. 

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‘Irresponsible’: KDP slams Kirkuk governor's remarks on Article 140

The KDP’s Kirkuk-Garmiyan Organization Office slammed Seman’s remarks as “irresponsible” and “an attempt to stir sedition,” stressing, “The constitution and Article 140 have laid out a correct and contemporary roadmap for resolving and eliminating disputes in Kirkuk province and other areas of Iraq.” 

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