Resumption of oil exports to remove excuses for suspending salaries: KRG

“With the resumption of oil exports, no excuses will remain in the way of disbursing the Region's financial entitlements by the federal finance ministry,” the statement added.

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Good progress on resolving Kurdish oil export issues: Sources

According to the expected agreement, the KRG would hand over around 300,000 barrels of oil to SOMO to be exported through the Turkish Ceyhan pipeline, with an additional 100,000 barrels for domestic use. In return, Baghdad is set to reimburse Erbil for the production and transportation cost of the oil at the rate of $16 per barrel.

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Iraqi MP 'optimistic' that Baghdad-Erbil salary, oil disputes 'will be resolved very soon'

Iraqi lawmaker Amanj Harki told The New Region that he expects all issues between Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region to be resolved promptly, explaining that the delays were caused by political interference, disagreements over oil pricing, and Baghdad's demand for full control of oil revenues.

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Iraqi delegation in Erbil to discuss salary, oil issues

The delegation is set to meet with top KRG officials and relevant authorities

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Baghdad imposing sanctions on people of Kurdistan for 11 years: KRG

The fair distribution of the Kurdistan Region’s share of the federal budget has long been a point of contention between Erbil and Baghdad. Years of conflict and unresolved issues between Erbil and Baghdad, and economic sanctions and pressure on Erbil by federal authorities, have pushed employees in the Region to live from paycheck to paycheck.

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UN urges swift formation of KRG cabinet, resolving Erbil-Baghdad issues through dialogue

UN ambassadors urged the swift formation of the next KRG cabinet and called for constructive dialogue between Erbil and Baghdad amid funding disputes

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‘We will never let go of our constitutional rights’: PM Barzani

Barzani reiterated that Erbil has fulfilled all its constitutional obligations, decrying that Baghdad has failed to respect both the rights of the people of the Kurdistan Region and the agreements signed between the two sides.

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Kurdish NGO to raise salary issues before UN council

The NGO stated that the decision impacts all people in the Kurdistan Region, especially women, children, and pensioners.

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Kurdish leaders slam Bagdad’s ‘collective punishment’ on Eid eve

Baghdad’s decision, deemed “a political decision” by Kurdish authorities, jeopardizes the livelihoods of the Region’s over one million salaried workers for the next eight months.

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