KRG says ready to negotiate fuel supply with Baghdad amid crisis

Salih stressed that the KRG “has always demanded fairness in the distribution of oil revenues, and by all standards, the Region's share of crude oil for domestic use should be more than double what it currently is,” per the Region’s share of the population.

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Iraq’s largest laser fountain to open in Zakho within months

The development marks the completion of the second phase of the Zakho Corniche Project.

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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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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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PM Barzani directs swift resolution to fuel crisis

In a presser earlier on Monday, Barzani said regional tensions and a shortage of oil allocated to the KRG from Baghdad for producing fuel have been the main causes for the recent price surges.

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KRG to review proposed fuel price hike in Monday meeting: Source

The proposals include raising the prices of both Improved and Super gasoline by 300 Iraqi dinars per liter, the source explained. Based on the proposal, Super gasoline would rise to 1,500 Iraqi dinars per liter, while Improved gasoline would increase to 1,300 Iraqi dinars per liter.

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KRG meets to resolve fuel crisis ‘soon’: Spox

"The meeting is to find a root solution to the fuel problem, and the issue will be resolved as soon as possible,” KRG spokesperson Hawramani told The New Region in a phone call.

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PUK ready for high-level meetings with KDP: Source

A PUK leadership member told The New Region that the party's political bureau decided during a meeting on Tuesday that it is “ready” to hold meetings with the KDP, including high-level ones.

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KRG issues directive to tackle soaring fuel costs

The cabinet instructed the ministry to “provide necessary facilities in this regard to provide more fuel and prevent any measures that cause a burden on citizens.”

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