We hope to resolve issues with Baghdad soon: PM Barzani

Kurdistan Region PM Masrour Barzani said Erbil and Baghdad are "at the final stages" of reaching an understanding over non-oil revenues

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Iraqi lawmakers, analysts accuse ministers of using state offices to win votes

Iraqi lawmakers and political observers criticized several ministers in Prime Minister Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani’s government for allegedly misusing their positions to make decisions aimed at gaining voter support.

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KRG, Baghdad negotiating delegations discuss oil export resumption, domestic revenues

Erbil and Baghdad have spent months seeking to come to an agreement regarding the resumption of the Kurdistan Region's oil exports and the handover of revenues to the Iraqi federal government.

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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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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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US ends ‘ordered departure’ of personnel from Erbil, Baghdad

On June 11, two days before the Israel-Iran war began, the US Department of State told The New Region that they had decided to reduce their mission in Iraq in line with Washington’s commitment to keep its personnel safe.

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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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