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Outlines of Resolving Kurdish Component Ministerial Portfolios in the Upcoming Government

An informed source revealed on Tuesday (May 5, 2026) the outlines of the understandings regarding the distribution of ministerial portfolios for the Kurdish component in the upcoming government, expla...

Moving Toward a Comprehensive Settlement: Coordination Framework Empowers PM-Designate for Dialogue with Erbil

Rahim Al-Aboudi, a senior member of the National Wisdom Movement, confirmed on Sunday that the Coordination Framework has granted the Prime Minister-designate a comprehensive mandate to manage strateg...

Extensive Talks Between Al-Zaidi and Barzani in Erbil to Finalize New Government Formation

As part of intensive political efforts to end the deadlock, Prime Minister-designate Ali Faleh Al-Zaidi held extensive talks on Saturday (May 2, 2026) with the Prime Minister of the Kurdistan Regional...

Unlicensed Restaurants Fuel Gas Cylinder Crisis and Black Market Activity

A specialized observatory announced the end of the cooking gas cylinder crisis and full coverage of daily demand, despite the continuation of smuggling operations and black market activity, particular...

Erbil Reaffirms Neutrality and Demands Air Defense Systems Amid Repeated Attacks

Subhi Al-Mandalawi, a member of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), has highlighted the severe security challenges facing the Kurdistan Region, noting that official statistics place it among the are...

Baghdad and Erbil Reach Preliminary Agreement on Oil Exports via Turkish Ceyhan Port

An informed government source reported today that the federal government in Baghdad and the Kurdistan Regional Government have reached a preliminary agreement that paves the way for resuming crude oil...

Iraqi Parliament Passes New Local Elections Law and Sets Voting Date for Next November 15

The Speaker of the Iraqi Council of Representatives announced today, Friday, that the Council has finally approved the new local elections law after a marathon session lasting more than eight hours. T...

U.S. Embassy Warns of Iran-Backed Militia Plots Targeting American Citizens

The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad issued an urgent security warning on Monday (April 20, 2026), stating that Iraqi militias aligned with Iran continue to plot additional attacks against U.S. citizens and ta...

Iranian Kurdish Opposition Denounces UN Silence Over Attacks

The Alliance of Iranian Kurdistan Political Parties issued a strongly worded statement on Monday (April 20, 2026), condemning the "silence and passivity" of the United Nations mission in Iraq and the...

Historic Agreement Between Baghdad and Erbil Resumes Oil Exports via Ceyhan

Tigris Point News learned from high-level sources about the signing of a comprehensive oil agreement between the federal government and the Kurdistan Regional Government, mandating the immediate resum...

Official Agreement Reached to Resume Kirkuk Crude Pumping via Turkey's Ceyhan Port

The Federal Government and the Kurdistan Regional Government have concluded a final agreement to resume pumping and exporting crude from Kirkuk and the region towards the Turkish port of Ceyhan. Initi...