KDP, PUK agree on intensifying efforts to resolve Erbil-Baghdad financial disputes

High-profile officials from the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) agreed that "all efforts must be intensified toward resolving the issue and the provision of the Region's financial entitlements and salaries."

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Another drone shot down in Erbil

Ahmed Hoshyar, director of the Erbil International Airport, told The New Region that no projectiles had fallen into the compound, and confirmed that the attack did not disrupt any scheduled flights.

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Iraqi committee starts work to solve Kurdistan Region’s salary crisis

The committee has been tasked with studying the drafts put forth by the two governments, holding meetings with relevant parties on both sides, and then submitting recommendations to the Iraqi Council of Ministers based on their findings to help the council make a final decision

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PM Barzani, Mashhadani stress Erbil’s funds 'must not be mixed’ with political disputes

Prime Minister Barzani and Iraq's parliament speaker Mashhadani "agreed that the matter of salaries must not be mixed with problems and political rivalries whatsoever, and that the Kurdistan Region’s civil servants should not pay the price of such disputes."

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Drone attacks in Erbil, Kirkuk; no damage reported

Thursday’s attacks come amid an increase of aerial assaults on the Kurdistan Region and Kirkuk province in recent days.

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Erbil green belt project begins first stage

The Erbil Green Belt Project entails the creation of a two-kilometer-wide belt of green space and over ten water ponds in a bid to make the Kurdistan Region's capital more verdant.

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KRG delegation in Baghdad to discuss resolving oil exports, financial issues

"Positive steps have been taken to resume oil exports,” Vian Sabri, head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) bloc in the Iraqi Parliament, told The New Region. "We have to reach a concrete agreement.”

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Landmine kills young shepherd in Erbil’s Sidakan

At least 24 people have been killed in the Kurdistan Region due to landmine explosions since the start of the year

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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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