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Iraqi parliament passes Yazidi female survivors law after years of delays
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Iraqi parliament passes Yazidi survivor bill after years of delays
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Kurdish MP in Iraqi parliament stabbed outside... | Rudaw.net
Rûdaw - 2021-03-01 06:06What Does Kurdistan Bashur Means to Iraqi Kurds?
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Iraqi Parliament Presidency Receives Budget Law | Asharq AL-awsat
Aawsat - 2021-02-24 13:35Iraqi Kurdistan Islamic KJG party lawmaker files lawsuit against LGBT+ organization
E-Kurd - 2021-02-24 00:55
Deputy Prime Minister meets with Iraqi Parliament Deputy Speakers
Kurdistan Regional Government - 2021-02-23 01:59Kurdish member of Iraqi parliament dies during COVID-19 hospitalization
Kurdistan24 - 2021-02-18 03:19Omed Khoshnaw elected as new Erbil governor, Iraqi Kurdistan
E-Kurd - 2021-02-08 13:18
Wealthy KRG lets down its people: Iraqi parliament bloc spox
Rûdaw - 2021-02-03 17:50Iraqi Kurdistan parliament speaker strips three lawmakers of immunity
E-Kurd - 2021-02-01 18:08
Congress of Opposition Voices in the South of Kurdistan Issues New Statement
Kurdistantribune - 2021-02-01 14:52
Iraqi parliament slashes projected budget deficit by more than half: finance committee
Rûdaw - 2021-01-30 12:43Deputy Prime Minister meets with Iraqi Parliament Deputy Speakers
KRG-Spain - 2021-01-29 00:01
Iraqi Kurds vote for new parliament
Yahoo - 2021-01-25 07:09Kurdish singers face legal complaints for criticizing Iraqi Kurdistan parliament in clip: media office
E-Kurd - 2021-01-15 17:56
Ala Talabani appointed as new head of PUK bloc in Iraqi Parliament: co-president
E-Kurd - 2021-01-14 23:43
$78 billion transferred from Iraq since 2016, including $12 billion from Kurdistan, MP says
E-Kurd - 2021-01-13 12:56
Activist reveals that Kurdish MP in Iraqi parliament misrepresented credentials during Iraqi election
Kurdistan24 - 2021-01-13 11:24Iraqi Kurdistan court asks parliament to strip lawmaker Ali Hama Salih of immunity
E-Kurd - 2021-01-12 00:19
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament approves Kamal Atroshi as oil minister
E-Kurd - 2021-01-06 16:47
No budget dispute deal announced as KRG delegation visits Iraqi parliament
Rûdaw - 2020-12-17 17:58Iraqi parliament vote 'stabbed the people of Kurdistan in the back': Masoud Barzani
Kurdistan24 - 2020-12-10 15:50President Nechirvan Barzani: “Through dialogue, we can resolve our disagreements with Baghdad.”
Presidency of Kurdistan - 2020-11-16 21:10 The three Presidencies of the Kurdistan Region met on Sunday in Erbil to discuss a contentious fiscal deficit bridge bill passed by the Iraqi parliament. The Speaker of the Parliament, the Office of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Prime Minister, ...
Kurdistan ready to submit all its oil to Iraqi federal government if given $753 million monthly: Nechirvan Barzani
E-Kurd - 2020-11-15 23:44
12/11/2020 KRG signals opposition to loan bill approved by Iraqi parliament
ESTA - 2020-11-12 21:56Statement by Kurdistan Regional Government on Iraqi parliament’s federal budget bill
Kurdistan Regional Government - 2020-11-12 20:25 Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq (GOV.KRD) - The Kurdistan Regional Government expressed concerns and signaled its opposition to legislation put forward ... Continue reading ...
Kurdistan Region Presidency’s Statement on the Iraqi Parliament’s Passage of the Fiscal Deficit Bridge Law
Presidency of Kurdistan - 2020-11-12 18:57 ERBIL, Kurdistan Region, November 12, 2020 With regards to the fiscal deficit bridge law, which was passed on Thursday in Iraq’s Council of Representatives with a majority vote without considering the principles of partnership, consensus and equilibrium a ...
12/11/2020 Iraqi parliament approves fiscal deficit financing bill; Kurds boycott session
ESTA - 2020-11-12 08:20
Iraqi parliament committee meets PM Kadhimi for... | Rudaw.net
Rûdaw - 2020-11-10 13:07
Iraqi Parliament approves controversial amnesty law
Al Monitor - 2020-11-05 15:30
Iraqi parliament votes on Kirkuk constituencies for 2021 election
Rûdaw - 2020-10-30 00:15Kurdish man kills his wife in Erbil, Iraqi Kurdistan: police
E-Kurd - 2020-10-16 01:28
Iraqi government submits 2020 budget to parliament, nine months late
Rûdaw - 2020-09-15 06:0806/09/2020 Speaker of Iraqi parliament visits Kurdistan Region Sunday: representative
ESTA - 2020-09-06 12:1402/09/2020 Kurdistan Region president meets Iraqi PM, parliament’s speaker in Baghdad
ESTA - 2020-09-02 14:56Protesters set fire to parliament office in Iraq’s Basra
E-Kurd - 2020-08-23 17:25 BASRA, Iraq,— Protesters in the southern Iraqi city of Basra set fire to parliament’s local office on Friday as security forces fired live rounds in the air to disperse them, a Reuters witness and security sources said. The protesters had gathered to dema ...
Arab Parliament condemns deadly Turkish attack on Iraqi land
ANF - 2020-08-12 20:25 Reactions against Turkey killing two top Iraqi commanders continue growing. ...
12/08/2020 Arab Parliament denounces Turkish strike on Iraqi border guards
ESTA - 2020-08-12 11:1301/08/2020 Speaker calls for ‘urgent session’ of Iraqi parliament on early election
ESTA - 2020-08-01 11:48Iraqi Kurdistan parliament approves resignation request of lawmaker Soran Omar
E-Kurd - 2020-07-29 01:57 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— During its first session in more than three weeks and second since early May, Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament approved on Monday the resignation request of one of its lawmakers, Soran Omar of the Kurdistan Islamic Group ...
The protests continue in Baghdad and some other province
Waar Media - 2020-07-18 18:17 WAAR_DUHOK Iraqi protests continue for the 33rd day in Baghdad, Nasiriya, Basrah and Dhi Qar provinces. The protesters are asking the government to resign. The protests started on October 25th against the Iraqi government and Parliament. The post The pro ...
Kurdish MP Soran Omar resigns from Iraqi Kurdistan parliament following immunity saga
E-Kurd - 2020-07-15 22:50 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— An outspoken opposition Iraqi Kurdistan Region parliamentarian officially resigned on Wednesday, attributing the move to “the parliament not carrying out its “lawmaking duties”. “I am calling on the parliament to ap ...
Iraqi MPs dies of Covid-19
ANF - 2020-07-11 13:20 Iraqi MP Ghida Kambash has died at the age of 46 from corona infection. She is the first member of parliament to succumb to the disease. Up to 20 other MPs have been infected with the virus. ...
Iraqi lawmaker Ghida Kambash dies of coronavirus
E-Kurd - 2020-07-11 03:29 BAGHDAD,— Iraqi lawmaker Ghida Kambash died Friday after contracting the novel coronavirus, parliament announced, its first member to succumb to the virus as its spread ramps up across the country. The 46-year-old was a three-time MP from Baquba, northeas ...
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament to send delegations to areas bombed by Turkey, Iran | Ahval
Ahvalnews - 2020-07-05 14:13New parliament coalition to support Iraqi PM against pro-militia blocs
Gulan Media - 2020-07-01 20:433 hours ago New parliament coalition to support Iraqi PM against pro-militia blocs
Rûdaw - 2020-07-01 15:57All Iraqi Kurdistan lawmakers will be quarantined after coronavirus confirmed in parliament
E-Kurd - 2020-06-11 22:15 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— All members of Iraqi Kurdistan region Parliament will be quarantined inside their homes for two weeks after four tests came back positive for coronavirus on Wednesday, including a parliamentarian and three employees ...
First coronavirus case recorded inside Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament
E-Kurd - 2020-06-10 00:40 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— A senior employee in Iraqi Kurdistan Region’s parliament tested positive for coronavirus Tuesday, forcing the legislative body to postpone a planned assembly. Saman Ahmed, the spokesperson for the Kurdistan Parliame ...
Shiite leader Hadi al-Amiri resigns from Iraqi parliament
E-Kurd - 2020-06-07 02:53 BAGHDAD,— The Iraqi Parliament has approved the resignation of prominent Shiite leader and head of the Fatah Alliance Hadi al-Amiri, rumoured to be eyeing the presidency of the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF). Amiri sent his letter of resign ...
Shiite leader resigns from Iraqi parliament | Rudaw.net
Rûdaw - 2020-06-07 02:34Iraqi Kurdistan does not owe $27 billion in debt: parliament speaker
E-Kurd - 2020-05-27 03:26 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— In order to make a political point about the way in which debt was accumulated over the past several years, the Speaker of Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament said on Monday that the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) could ...
PUK party says stripping parliamentary immunity is a dangerous development
E-Kurd - 2020-05-11 21:18 SULAIMANI, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan’s (PUK) General Leadership Council said on Sunday that the events of Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament’s May 7 session represented a dangerous development that has the potential undermine nati ...
KDP, PUK trade barbs in parliamentary immunity vote fallout, Iraqi Kurdistan
E-Kurd - 2020-05-09 02:11 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) and the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) issued dueling statement late on Thursday attacking each other’s conduct during a controversial vote in the Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament ...
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament strips opposition lawmaker of immunity
E-Kurd - 2020-05-07 22:31 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament voted to strip Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) lawmaker Soran Omar of parliamentary immunity on Thursday during a contentious session that saw Speaker Rewaz Fayaq leave her position on the d ...
Iraqi parliament approves new government headed by Haider al-Abadi - Reuters
Reuters - 2020-05-07 18:21Iraqi Parliament confirms Mustafa Al Kadhimi as new Prime Minister - The National
Thenational - 2020-05-07 16:22Iraqi Kurdistan parliament seeks to strip immunity from four lawmakers
E-Kurd - 2020-05-06 00:27 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament is expected to vote on whether to strip the parliamentary immunity of four lawmakers for alleged infractions. During its scheduled session on Wednesday, lawmakers are expected to decide Ka ...
Iraq’s PM-Designate Plans Snap Elections within a Year
BAS News - 2020-04-04 19:06 ERBIL — Iraq’s Prime Minister-designate Adnan al-Zurfi revealed that he is planning to hold early elections within the first year of his cabinet if approved. Zurfi touched upon the issue in his future cabinet’s agenda he submitted to the Iraqi parliament ...
Iraqi Parliament remembers Halabja massacre, calls for prosecution of perpetrators of mass killings
Gulan Media - 2020-03-17 14:55Iraqi Parliament to Vote on New Cabinet on Thursday
Gulan Media - 2020-02-24 21:11Allawi calls on parliament to vote for his government next Monday
ANF - 2020-02-20 12:42 Iraqi prime minister-designate, Mohammad Allawi, said he has formed a politically independent executive and has called on parliament to hold a vote of confidence next Monday to allow his government to take office. ...
Iraqi PM-designate rejects KDP, PUK demands on ministerial candidates: MP
E-Kurd - 2020-02-18 21:09 BAGHDAD,— Head of the Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG) in Iraqi parliament Salim Shushkay said on Tuesday that Prime Minister-designate Mohammed Tawfiq Allawi has rejected demands by the main Kurdish parties regarding nominees for ministerial positions. He i ...
543 people killed since the beginning of the protests in Iraq
ANF - 2020-02-08 16:50 Since October, hundreds of thousands of people in Iraq have been protesting against mismanagement and corruption. According to the Human Rights Commission elected by the Iraqi Parliament, 543 people have been killed. ...
The Iraqi Parliament’s Resolution Revoking the Treaty Governing ‘Foreign Troops Stationed in Iraq,’ and America’s Options
E-Kurd - 2020-01-30 19:51 Dr. Saman Shali | Exclusive to Ekurd.net The Middle East is currently undergoing some dangerous political and military developments and events as a direct result of the “American-Iranian” nuclear treaty dispute for which Iraq has, unfortunately, become th ...
Iraqi parliament votes to kick US troops out following killing of Soleimani
Militarytimes - 2020-01-28 19:08Iraqi Kurdistan parliament passes pension reform bill despite objections
E-Kurd - 2020-01-16 17:25 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Iraqi Kurdistan parliament approved the government’s pension reform bill on Thursday, despite protests by lawmakers and activists calling for changes to the legislation. Lawmakers from the New Generation Movement (N ...
Iraqi Parliament Votes to Expel All American Troops From Iraq
Thedailybeast - 2020-01-14 21:02Iraq’s Shiite cleric Sadr calls for mass protests against U.S. presence
E-Kurd - 2020-01-14 19:38 BAGHDAD,— Firebrand Iraqi leader Muqtada Sadr called Tuesday for a “million-strong march” against the presence of US troops in Iraq, days after parliament voted for their departure following Washington’s killing of an Iranian general in a Baghdad drone st ...
Lawmakers brawl in Iraqi Kurdistan parliament over pension reform bill
E-Kurd - 2020-01-14 10:04 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— A brawl broke out between a number of lawmakers during a session of Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament on a pension reform bill on Monday. The Kurdistan Parliament continued to debate the government’s reform plan for a seco ...
Iraqi Kurdistan parliament approves bill on narcotics, Turkmen national days
E-Kurd - 2020-01-12 20:37 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Iraqi Kurdistan Parliament on Sunday approved a legislation about narcotics use and trafficking in the Kurdish Region and a resolution to establish national days for the Turkmen nation. The lawmakers approved the na ...
Iraqi parliament calls for troop withdrawal: What next for the United States? - Atlantic Council
Atlanticcouncil - 2020-01-10 22:16The Washington Post: Here’s what might happen if the U.S. were to suddenly quit Iraq
Justice for Kurds - 2020-01-10 22:12 Iraqi Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi has asked U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to set up a mechanism for U.S. troops to withdraw from the country, according to an Iraqi statement released Friday. On Sunday, the Iraqi parliament issued a nonbinding ca ...
US-led Coalition Waiting for Clarification on Iraqi Parliament’s Resolution
BAS News - 2020-01-09 14:36 ERBIL — The US-led Coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) has put its operations on hold due to the recent escalation of tensions in the region, and it now is waiting for Iraq’s clarification on a resolution attempting to expel foreign troops from Ira ...
Speaker of Iraqi Parliament condemns Iranian attack
ANF - 2020-01-08 18:02 The Speaker said the attack of Iran was a "violation of Iraqi sovereignty". ...
Iraqi President, Speaker Denounce Iran Missile Attack on US Bases
BAS News - 2020-01-08 17:23 ERBIL - Iraqi President Barham Salih and Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi have denounced Iran's missile attack on the US bases in Anbar province and Kurdistan Region's Erbil capital. "We denounce the Iranian missile bombing that hit the military in ...
What's Happening In Baghdad Following Iraqi Parliament Vote To Expel U.S. Forces | Delaware First Media
Delawarepublic - 2020-01-08 08:19U.S. military says it will withdraw from Iraq: official letter
E-Kurd - 2020-01-08 03:01 U.S. military tells Iraq it is preparing to ‘move out’ BAGHDAD,— The US military informed its counterparts in Baghdad on Monday it was preparing for “movement out of Iraq,” a day after the Iraqi parliament urged the government oust foreign troops. The hea ...
German troops to partially withdraw from Iraq
ANF - 2020-01-08 01:46 After the Iraqi parliament decided that foreign troops should leave the country, the German government ordered a partial withdrawal. ...
Trump Says "Not Right Point" to Leave Iraq
BAS News - 2020-01-08 01:46 ERBIL - US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he believes this was not "the right point" for his country to withdraw the forces from Iraq. Trump's remarks came after the Iraqi parliament passed a resolution to oust the US and other foreign troop ...
Some thoughts on the potential impact of the Soleimani & Muhandis killings on the Iraqi Kurds
AEI - 2020-01-08 00:19 The killing of Qassim Sulaymani and Abu Mehdi al-Muhandis creates tremendous risks for the Kurdistan Regional Government. If American troops are forced to leave Iraq, as the Iraqi parliament and government are already threatening, the Kurds truly will hav ...
THE IRAQI PARLIAMENT’S VOTE TO END U.S. PRESENCE IN IRAQ IS ILL-ADVISED. BUT IT CAN STILL BE NULLIFIED
Washington Kurdish Institute - 2020-01-08 00:05Iraqi president Barham Salih says ready to resign amid political row
E-Kurd - 2019-12-26 19:52 BAGHDAD,— Iraqi President Barham Salih on Thursday expressed his readiness to submit resignation to the parliament after he refused to appoint the candidate Asad al-Eidani as prime minister-designate, the Iraqi official television reported. In a letter s ...
Iraq President Says Ready to Resign
BAS News - 2019-12-26 15:36 ERBIL — Iraqi President Barham Salih said on Thursday that he is ready to hand in his resignation amid the deepening tensions over the nomination of a new prime minister. In a letter to Iraqi parliament, Salih said he would rather step down than nominati ...
Iraqi President Salih submits resignation to Parliament
ANF - 2019-12-26 15:36 People remain on the streets, protesting against the corrupt ruling class of Iraq. ...
Deadlock remains in Iraq after Iran-backed candidate withdrew
ANF - 2019-12-26 10:36 The Iraqi parliament has passed a new election law, a key demand of protesters for fairer elections, but the political deadlock continues to delay the selection of an interim prime minister after Qusay al-Suhail withdrew his candidacy. ...
Kurdish MPs boycott Iraqi parliament as lawmakers approve election bill
Kurdistan24 - 2019-12-25 12:51Iraqi parliament approves new election law, a key demand of protesters
E-Kurd - 2019-12-24 20:59 BAGHDAD,— Iraq’s parliament approved on Tuesday a new electoral law, a key demand of protesters to make elections fairer, but political deadlock is still holding up the selection of an interim prime minister. Mass protests have gripped Iraq since Oct. 1 ...
Iraqi parliament speaker in Erbil to discuss government formation with senior KRG officials
Kurdistan24 - 2019-12-22 19:09Kurdistan President, Iraqi Speaker Discuss Closer Erbil-Baghdad Cooperations
BAS News - 2019-12-22 15:14 ERBIL — Kurdistan Region President on Sunday received Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi in Erbil where they discussed a range of issues, including the relations between the regional and federal governments. Halbusi arrived in Erbil in an unan ...
Barzani Receives Iraqi Parliament Speaker in Erbil
BAS News - 2019-12-22 14:38 ERBIL — Kurdish prominent political leader and the president of ruling Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), Masoud Barzani, on Sunday received Iraq’s Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbusi in Erbil. During the meeting, Barzani and Halbusi discussed a range ...
Federal Court Clarifies on “Largest Bloc” as Iraq Struggles to Find a New PM
BAS News - 2019-12-22 11:32 ERBIL — Iraq’s Federal Court issued a statement on Sunday in response to a request by country’s president to define and determine the “largest bloc” of the parliament. According to the Iraqi Constitution, the president is required to nominate a candidate ...
Iraqi Parliament adjourns session after vote on articles of draft election law
Kurdistan24 - 2019-12-19 06:55Iraqi Parliament Fails to Pass New Election Law
BAS News - 2019-12-18 22:27 The session was delayed for Monday ERBIL - Iraqi Parliament failed on Wednesday to pass the new election law after the Kurdish representatives left the session due to disputes on part of the law. The Wednesday's parliamentary session had been slated for ...
Iraqi Kurdistan cabinet approves pension, salary reform bill, to be sent to parliament
E-Kurd - 2019-12-12 16:09 HEWLÊR-Erbil, Iraq’s Kurdistan region,— Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government’s (KRG) Council of Ministers on Wednesday approved a draft pension and salary reform bill, which will now be returned to the Kurdistan Parliament for a vote. The meeting was chai ...
Iraq to Establish Special Court for Corruption Cases: MP
BAS News - 2019-12-10 10:11 ERBIL — A special court will be established to deal with the cases of corruption, said a Kurdish member of Iraqi parliament. Iraq’s judicial authority has already submitted a proposal for the establishment of the anti-corruption court to the Iraqi govern ...
Iraqi Parliament to Convene over Militia Attack on Protesters
BAS News - 2019-12-09 09:23 ERBIL — Iraqi parliament members are invited to an extraordinary session at the legislature on Monday to discuss the recent deadly attack on protesters in central Baghdad. A group of armed men, driving mini vans and pick-up vehicles, opened fire at peace ...
Iraqi parliament passes law reforming electoral IHEC commission
E-Kurd - 2019-12-06 12:48 BAGHDAD,— Iraq’s parliament on Thursday passed the law of the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC), as part of efforts by the Iraqi government and parliament to ease the tension of anti-government demonstrations demanding comprehensive reform in ...
