Baghdad to receive 80,000 oil barrels from Erbil ‘today or tomorrow’: Oil Minister

Abdul Ghani acknowledged that the drone attacks on the Kurdistan Region’s oil fields and the suspension of work by some international oil companies (IOCs) have reduced oil production, leading to Baghdad accepting 80,000 barrels per day, instead of the previously-agreed upon 230,000.

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KRG financial delegation in Baghdad for salary issues

The visit comes upon the request of Iraqi PM Sudani to begin the work of the recently-formed committees

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Runaki Project provides 24/7 electricity for over 2.7 million people

Roughly 40 percent of the Kurdistan Region's population can avail of round-the-clock electricity as a result of the landmark energy initiative.

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KRG develops digital app for online documentation submission

The KRD Pass application allows users to scan their official documents and manage bureaucratic tasks remotely. The app is currently only available for civil servants, but will expand to private citizens in future, the head of the Kurdistan Region's Department of Information Technology (DIT) told The New Region.

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KRG reiterates 'fully implemented' all obligations in Baghdad agreement

The Kurdistan Regional Government’s Council of Ministers also thanked the Kurdistan Region's population for their "responsible and resilient stance" despite being "victims of an unlawful and unconstitutional decision" by the federal government that saw their salaries withheld.

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Baghdad to disburse KRG payments in next few hours: Deputy Parliament Speaker

"I expect in the next few hours, the May salaries will be disbursed,” Iraq's Deputy Parliament Speaker Shakhawan Abdullah said, dismissing rumors of new issues with the Erbil-Baghdad deal.

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Kurdistan Region takes center stage in Rubio, Sudani call

“The Secretary noted the importance of paying Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) salaries consistently and resuming oil exports via the Iraq-Türkiye Pipeline,” read the statement.

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Unified Kurdish stance, Western pressure prompt progress in salary standoff with Baghdad

A firm message from Kurdish leadership and pressure from Western powers pushed Baghdad to reverse some of its unfeasible demands, prompting progress in the disbursement of the Kurdistan Region's civil servant salaries

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What are the terms of the Erbil-Baghdad agreement?

The KRG will immediately start to hand over 230,000 barrels of oil per day to SOMO for export purposes, while keeping 50,000 barrels for local consumption

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