Iraq-Turkey arbitration moves one step closer to final ruling

A draft ruling is pending approval by the International Court of Arbitration, with Kurdistan's oil independence potentially hanging in the balance.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) receives KRG President Nechirvan Barzani (left) in Ankara on Jan. 26, 2023. (Photo credit: KRG Presidency Office)

Energy

Oil minister appoints new deputies and removes several DGs

Hayyan Abdulghani's leadership team is taking shape, with some high-profile promotions and departures.

Politics

Iraqi court strikes down Kurdistan budget transfers

Iraq's highest court ruled against stop-gap financial transfers seen as key confidence-building measures in a sputtering rapprochement between Baghdad and Erbil.

Security

Drone attack signals ongoing threat to Khor Mor

Friday's attack did not cause damage, but it did highlight unresolved security risks to a gas field responsible for most of Kurdistan's electricity feedstock.

Interviews

Q&A: Uday Awad, member of the Parliament Oil and Gas Committee

An MP from Basra and influential member of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Awad outlined his position on foreign oil companies in Iraq and Iran's role in the oil sector.