KRG welcomes Baghdad approval for tripartite oil agreement

“It is expected hereafter that salaries for August and other months will also be disbursed to the Kurdistan Region," said the KRG

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GeoSpace Ep.11 with Myles Caggins: Iraq amid the US troops withdrawal, Erbil-Baghdad tensions

In this episode of The New Region’s GeoSpace, host Mohammed A. Salih talks with Myles B. Caggins III on the US troop withdrawal from Iraq and ongoing oil disputes between Erbil and Baghdad.

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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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