Baghdad reduces procurement of wheat from Kurdish farmers: Official

“We are in contact with the Iraqi trade ministry to increase the amount of wheat produced by Kurdistan farmers because the amount they have set to receive is very low,” said Nawzad Sheikh Kamil, an official from the Ministry of Trade and Industry. 

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Iraqi MPs skip session, watch national team lose

As Kurds awaited Halabja's long-overdue accession to province in the Iraqi parliament, Iraqi MPs were more focused on watching a football match

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PM Barzani stresses strengthening ties with Qatar during Doha visit

During Barzani’s tenure, Qatar and the Kurdistan Region have boosted their relations, with improved diplomatic and economic ties between Doha and Erbil

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The forgotten biodiversity hotspots in our own backyard

In this article, the author highlights the importance of small, often overlooked natural habitats like reedbeds, which provide vital ecosystems for a variety of wildlife

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PM Barzani, US national security advisor stress resumption of Kurdish oil exports

Earlier this month, Waltz urged Iraqi PM Sudani to work with the KRG “to address remaining contract disputes and pay arrears owed to US energy companies.”

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Kurdistan Region leaders deliver messages during Diyarbakir Newroz celebrations

This year’s Newroz celebrations come amid peace talks between the Turkish state and the PKK

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Kurdistan’s oil exports could resume next week: MP

The MP noted that there are several points that are up for discussion, but stressed that the first step would be the resumption of exports.

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Technical issue halts traffic at Ibrahim Khalil crossing with Turkey

Ibrahim Khalil border-crossing announced Tuesday the suspension of traffic between Turkey and the Kurdistan Region due to technical issues at the Passport Control department of the Turkish side of Habour border-crossing

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Sudani, Turkey’s energy minister discuss ‘efforts’ to resume Kurdish oil exports

In his meeting with Bayraktar, Sudani said that the Iraqi government is "making significant efforts to resume oil exports from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, indicating that negotiations are ongoing with foreign oil companies contracted with the Region to resolve some technical issues related to resuming exports."

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