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Iraq restores telecommunications access to Kurdistan

A ban placed on the Iraqi Kurdistan region’s major telecommunications networks has finally been lifted, essentially allowing communication services to continue for Kurdish citizens. Iraqi Communications and Media Commission (CMC) cut Kurdistan’s landlines under governmental order. The ban was put into place shortly after the Kurdish Regional Government attempted to hold an independence referendum last […]

United States releases Peshmerga salaries to the KRG

According to the Kurdish Regional government’s Secretary General of the Ministry of Peshmerga, Jabar Yawar, the United States has begun paying the Peshmerga’s monthly salaries with an allocated fund of $365 million. Yawar told local media during a press release, “This year, the US will assist the Peshmerga with $365 million contribution. It’s expected these funds […]

Iraq is ranked among the world’s most corrupt countries

Transparency International is a Berlin based organization that has bestowed upon Iraq a corruption ranking of 169th out of 180 different countries. The report was filed yesterday and it comes as no surprise given Iraq’s propensity for extortion on any given level of authority or government. Turkey was ranked 81, Iran was 130, and Syria […]

Iraq declares intentions for Kurdistan flight ban.

Iraq’s Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi told press that he will only lift the flight ban for Kurdistan if the conditions put forth are met. He said, “If the conditions are met, I will open [the airports] tomorrow. If the conditions are not met, they will not be opened in five years or even 10 years. I […]

Kurdish PUK plans restructuring of party

In an effort to create a inclusive structuring for the newest generation of Kurds, the PUK (Patriotic Union of Kurdistan) is planning a major overhaul of their political party. Plans to overhaul the party were proposed in light of the upcoming congress to be held among its members. On Thursday acting head of the PUK, […]

Iraq sends delegation to inspect potential border crossing with Iran

Iraqi Kurdistan has an unofficial border crossing with Iran in the far Southeast recesses of of it’s territory that is set to be inspected by a ministry delegation. It is in doing this that the governing body for  the Halabja province hopes that the crossing will eventually become recognized as a official border point of […]

Iraq declares it has no knowledge of missing Peshmerga

A member of the Iraqi parliament has stated that it does not known the whereabouts of the many Peshmerga soldiers who have disappeared during the Islamic State conflict and that they are not being held in Iraqi prisons. Shakhawan Abdullah, a member of the Iraqi parliament’s council for security and defense, has denied accusations that […]

Iraqi government commits $380 million for KRG salaries

Iraq’s Central Bank has started a new account for the Kurdish Regional Government to pull its government wages from; a total of 450 billion dinars was deposited in to it according to documents recently made public by Iraqi government officials. According to a letter sent to the Ministry of Finance for Iraq, the account was […]

Kurdistan to begin talks with Baghdad over airports

A delegation from the Kurdish Regional Government intends to meet in Baghdad with the Ministry of Interior for Iraq to discuss the possibility of reopening the airports in both Sulaymaniah and Erbil while simultaneously addressing the issue of closed borders. A source from within the Iraqi Ministry of Interior confirmed that the meeting would take […]

Kirkuk to send oil to Iran as early as January

It has been made known by Jabar al-Luaibi, Iraq’s Minister of Oil, that Iraq will begin sending Iran approximately 30,000 barrels of oil a day around the end of January. Jabar was quoted  saying, “God willing, we will start before the end of the month.” The plan to sell the oil to Iran was announced in […]

Iran accuses KRG of collaborating with the CIA to fuel nationwide protests

A top advisor for the Iranian Government, Mohsen Rezaee, announced that his administration had obtained viable intelligence that the United States Central Intelligence Agency had orchestrated the anti Iranian Regime protests alongside the “Barzanis”; referencing the largest Kurdish family/political party in Kurdistan, the KDP or Kurdish Diplomatic Party. On December 28, Iran experienced an eruption […]

Venezuelans scramble to survive as merchants demand dollars

Whether he opted to pay in U.S. currency or in the devalued local bolivar currency at the equivalent black market price, Garcia would have had to save up for years. Though used to expensive repairs, this one was too much and put him out of business. “Repairs cost an arm and a leg in Venezuela,” […]